City of Northfield - Procedures | Portable Home Storage Units (PODS)

Portable Home Storage Units (PODS)

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Permit required.

(1)

It shall be unlawful to place a portable home storage unit (PODS) on any property, including in any right-of-way, within the City of Northfield for any purpose without first securing a portable home storage unit (PODS) permit.

(2)

In order to obtain a permit to place a portable home storage unit (PODS) on any property within the City of Northfield, the applicant must file a completed application form with the City of Northfield Zoning Office. Applications and permits will be issued by the City of Northfield Zoning Office.

(3)

The completed application form will also be examined by the City of Northfield Police Department, which will make all final determinations pertaining to safety.

(4)

The permit shall be displayed in a conspicuous position on the property on which the portable home storage unit (PODS) is located during the period the portable home storage unit (PODS) is on the property.

(5)

Permits, if granted, will be granted for a period of 60 days. On or before the expiration of the sixty-day period, but after the permit is issued, the permittee may seek one extension of the permit for up to an additional 60 days, by filing a complete application form with the City of Northfield Zoning Office. Applications for an extension will be issued by the City of Northfield Zoning Office.

Submission requirements.

(1)

Submission requirements for permit.

(a)

Application. Application for permission to place a portable home storage unit (PODS) on any property within the City of Northfield shall be made to the City of Northfield Zoning Office. Such application shall be made on the required application form and shall be signed by the applicant and shall specify:

[1]

The applicant's name, address and phone number (local and out of town).

[2]

The address of the property on which the portable home storage unit (PODS) is to be located.

[3]

The estimated time the portable home storage unit (PODS) is to remain on the property.

[4]

Such other information as may be prescribed by the City of Northfield Zoning Office.

(b)

Diagram.

[1]

The diagram must indicate, at a minimum, all structures and buildings on the premises, parking lots on the premises, rights-of-way in/near the premises, and the proposed location of the portable home storage unit (PODS).

[2]

The diagram must indicate other information as may be prescribed by the City of Northfield Zoning Office.

[3]

The diagrams do not require the engagement of a design professional in order to satisfy this submission requirement.

(c)

Fee. A fee of $50 shall be paid to the City Clerk c/o the City of Northfield Zoning Office prior to the issuance of the permit to place a portable home storage unit (PODS) on any property within the City of Northfield.

(2)

Submission requirement for extension of permit.

(a)

Application. Application to extend the length of permit shall be made to the City of Northfield Zoning Office. Such application shall be made on the required application form and shall be signed by the applicant and shall specify:

[1]

The applicant's name, address and phone number (local and out of town).

[2]

The address of the property on which the portable home storage unit (PODS) is located.

[3]

The estimated additional time the portable home storage unit (PODS) is to remain on the property.

[4]

Such other information as may be prescribed by the City of Northfield Zoning Office.

(b)

Fee. A fee of $25 shall be paid to the City Clerk c/o the City of Northfield Zoning Office prior to when any permit under this § 215-44.1 is extended.

(c)

If the permittee proposes to change the location of the portable home storage unit (PODS), the permittee must file for a new permit, not for an extension of the permit, and must comply with the submission requirements for a permit, as set forth in Subsection C(1) of this § 215-44.1.

Violations; penalties. Any person violating any part of this § 215-44.1 shall be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for 60 days, or both.

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