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Surf City City Zoning Code

§ 30-11.4

Refuse Enclosures.

[Ord. No. 95-20]
a. 
No new refuse enclosures shall be constructed on or placed upon any property or lands within the Borough except as follows:
1. 
The front wall of the enclosure, defined as being one of the two longest sides in length, shall have a maximum height not to exceed 18 inches from the ground.
(a) 
The front wall may be situated on the property so as to face either parallel or perpendicular to the roadway.
2. 
The remaining walls, rear and side shall be no higher than 36 inches from the ground.
3. 
In any event, the front wall shall be no higher than 18 inches from the ground and the rear and side walls shall be no higher than 36 inches from the ground.
4. 
Refuse enclosures shall have a width large enough to have one can placed inside in an inverted manner and shall have a length of no more than that which is required to have placed inside the proper number of cans in accordance with Borough Ordinance 90-13.
b. 
Existing refuse enclosures shall be modified in the following manner:
1. 
The front wall of the enclosure, defined as being one of the two longest sides in length, shall have a maximum height not to exceed 18 inches from the ground.
2. 
The rear and side walls may remain as originally constructed so long as the front wall is only 18 inches from the ground.
c. 
Refuse enclosure shall be located one foot from the roadway edge and shall be placed on a level surface.
d. 
Refuse enclosures constructed and or placed on lands prior to the introduction of this ordinance must be brought into conformance within nine months from the date of the final adoption and publication according to law.
e. 
A zoning permit must be obtained for said construction or placement from the Zoning Official of the Borough at no cost to the applicant. Renovations to existing enclosures may be done with no permit being required.
f. 
The sketch as drafted by the firm of Henderson and Breen and kept on file in the offices of the Borough may be used as a reference in the construction of a refuse enclosure.