In all residential districts, portable home storage units or portable sheds, hereinafter referred to as “PODS” that are loaded with materials and placed on a residential property shall comply with the following requirements:
(a) Permit Required; Application; Insurance; Fee. Before placing a PODS unit on his or her property, a person must submit an application and receive a permit from the Borough of White Oak. An insurance certificate providing liability insurance in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) provided by the company supplying the POD must accompany the application. There is a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for a sixty day permit.
(b) Duration. Permits will be granted for a period of sixty days. At the expiration of the sixty day period, applicants may seek to extend their permits for an additional sixty days by seeking an extension for cause from the Borough Code Enforcement Officer. Extension of a permit will cost one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each additional sixty days granted.
(c) Location. PODS units are prohibited from being placed in streets or the front yard of a property. PODS units must be kept in the driveway of the property at the furthest accessible point from the street. All locations must be paved off-street surfaces. The applicant must obtain pre-approval of the location by the Borough Code Enforcement Officer in the following situations:
(1) If the property does not have a driveway.
(2) If the location of the unit in the driveway is in the front yard of the property.
(3) If the property is a corner lot.
(d) Number of Units. Only one PODS unit may be placed at any residential property at one time.
(e) Violations and Penalties. Any person who shall place a PODS unit in violation of this article shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), together with the costs of prosecution, and upon default in the payment thereof be sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period not exceeding thirty days.
(Ord. 3545. Passed 7-20-09.)