(A) No person or legal entity shall place or maintain a collection box within the City of Valparaiso unless the items collected are utilized for charitable purposes. Should a question of whether items collected are being used for a charitable purpose, the city's Board of Public Works and Safety shall have jurisdiction to make such determination;
(B) No person or legal entity shall place or maintain a collection box on any property open to the public except when issued a permit by the Building Department;
(C) No person or legal entity shall place or maintain a collection box on property of which they are not the legal owner or tenant, unless a notarized affidavit signed by the property owner granting permission for the placement of the collection box is submitted with the collection box permit application ("application"). For purposes of this section, the affidavit may be executed by an individual who is an authorized officer, director, member or manager of the property owner;
(D) The Building Commissioner is authorized to prepare and promulgate forms concerning collection boxes including the application and affidavit;
(E) A collection box shall not be permitted on any property zoned or used for residential purposes;
(F) A collection box shall not be permitted on any property that has been closed or unoccupied for more than 30 days;
(G) A collection box shall not exceed six feet in height, six feet in width and six feet in depth;
(H) A collection box shall not create a visual obstruction to vehicular and pedestrian traffic;
(I) A collection box shall not be placed closer than ten feet to a paved street, a driveway, a sidewalk, the nearest easement line, the nearest property line, or the nearest right-of-way line as established by the city's official Thoroughfare Plan;
(J) A collection box shall be located on the side or rear of the primary structure on the property;
(K) A collection box shall not be placed in required parking spaces;
(L) A collection box shall not be placed on a vacant parcel of property;
(M) A collection box shall not obstruct pedestrian or vehicular circulation, nor be located in public rights-of-way, landscaped areas, drive aisles, fire lanes, loading zones, or any other location that may cause hazardous conditions, constitute a threat to the public safety, or create a condition detrimental to surrounding land uses and developments; and,
(N) A collection box must be located on a hard, level surface and not within 600 feet from any other collection box.
(Ord. 31, 2019, passed 11-25-19; Am. Ord. 4, 2020, passed 3-30-20)