[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Farmingdale 12-6-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any container intended for the purpose of storing or keeping
household goods and other personal property that is intended to be
filled, refilled, or emptied while located outdoors on a residential
property.
[Amended 2-7-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or entity
to place, keep or maintain any storage container on any property without
securing a permit.
B.
Any person desiring a permit to place or maintain a storage container
shall file an application with the Building Department. The form for
this application is to be furnished by the Building Department and
shall be sworn to and filed by the applicant with the Building Department,
along with an application fee, which shall be set, from time to time,
by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees. There shall be no
fee for a permit during the pendency of a valid building permit provided
the permittee has paid all building permit fees and is otherwise in
good standing.
A.
A storage container may not be more than 160 square feet and no more
than 8.6 feet in height.
B.
The storage container shall be set back from any side yard property
line a minimum of five feet and from the front property line by a
minimum of five feet and also be a minimum of five feet away from
any structures on the property. In granting the permit the Building
Inspector shall consider the rights of adjacent property owners so
that there shall not be any unreasonable deprivation of light, air
or a reasonable use of adjoining property.
C.
The Building Inspector is hereby authorized, in the exercise of reasonable
discretion, to revoke any permit issued hereunder if, after due investigation,
he deems that the holder thereof has violated any provisions of this
subsection, in that the storage container is being maintained in an
unsafe manner or is being maintained as a nuisance. Written notice
of said revocation shall be given, either by personal service upon
the person to be notified or by depositing said notice in the United
States mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed to such
person at the address which appears on the records of the Building
Department.
D.
The length of time a storage container shall be permitted to remain
shall be 90 days. An extension beyond 90 days will be considered upon
application to the Board of Trustees. It shall be mandatory that the
storage container be removed at the end of the permitted period of
time.
[Added 2-7-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
Any person violating this chapter, or any section hereof, shall
be liable for a penalty not exceeding $250 or 15 days' imprisonment,
or both. Each and every day a violation exists or continues shall
be a separate violation and punishable as such.
