Pitman City Zoning Code
§ 35-37.2
Requirements.
[Ord. No. 3-2013]
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person shall place, use or employ a charitable clothing bin/donation clothing bin for solicitation purposes, unless all of the following requirements are met:
a.
Permit. The person has obtained a permit, valid for one calendar year, from the Zoning Officer of the Borough of Pitman. In applying for such a permit, the person shall include:
1.
The location where the bin would be situated, as precisely as possible;
2.
The manner in which the person anticipates any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used, sold or dispersed, and the method by which the proceeds of the collected donations would be allocated or spent;
3.
The name and telephone number of the bona fide office of any entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin; and
4.
Written consent from the property owner to place the bin on his property.
b.
Renewal of Permit. An expiring permit for a charitable clothing bin/donation clothing bin may be renewed upon application for renewal and payment of fees outlined in Subsection 35-37.3. Such application shall include:
1.
The location where the bin is situated, as precisely as possible, and, if the person intends to move it, the new location where the bin would be situated after the renewal is granted, and written consent from the property owner to place the bin on his property;
2.
The manner in which the person has used, sold or dispersed any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, the method by which the proceeds of collected donations have been allocated or spent and any changes the person anticipates it may make in these processes during the period covered by the renewal; and
3.
The name and telephone number of the bona fide office of any entity which shared or profited from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, and of any entities which may do so during the period covered by the renewal.
c.
Denial of Permit. The Zoning Officer of the Borough of Pitman shall not grant an application for a permit to place, use or employ a charitable clothing bin/donation clothing bin if it is determined that the placement of the bin violates any section of the Zoning Ordinances of the Borough and/or could constitute a safety hazard. Such hazards shall include, but not be limited to, the placement of a donation clothing bin within 100 yards of any place which stores large amounts of, or sells, fuel or other flammable liquids or gases.
d.
Display of Permit Information. The permit number and its date of expiration shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed on the exterior of the donation clothing bin, in addition to the information required pursuant to Subsection a.
1.
The following information must clearly and conspicuously be displayed on the exterior of the charitable clothing bin/donation clothing bin:
(a)
The name and address of the registered person who owns the bin, and of any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin;
(b)
The telephone number of the person's bona fide office and, if applicable, the telephone number of the bona fide office of any other entity which may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin. For purposes of this subsection, an answering machine or service unrelated to the person does not constitute a bona fide office;
(c)
In cases when any entity other than the person who owns the bin may share or profit from any clothing or other donations collected via the bin, a notice, written in a clear and easily understandable manner, indicating that clothing or other donations collected via the bin, their proceeds, or both, may be shared or given entirely to an entity other than the person who owns the bin, and identifying all such entities which may share or profit from such donations; and
(d)
A statement, consistent with the information provided to the Zoning Officer of the Borough of Pitman, in the most recent permit or renewal application indicating the manner in which the person anticipates any clothing or other donations collected via the bin would be used, sold or disbursed, and the method by which the proceeds of collected donations would be allocated or spent.