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Timestamp: 2019-04-22 20:15:47+00:00

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§ 82-2 Issuance of permit.
§ 82-3 Renewal of permit.
§ 82-4 Display of information on bin.
Editor's Note: Former Ch. 82, Cats, adopted 4-9-1990 by Ord. No. 10-90, as amended, was repealed 5-23-2005 by Ord. No. 15-2005. See now Ch. 59, Animals and Rabies Control.
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.61, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person or entity shall place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin, for solicitation purposes, within the Borough of Madison unless the person or entity shall obtain a permit, valid for a period of one year, issued by the Borough Clerk, upon approval of the Borough Council, in accordance with this Chapter 82.
A zoning permit issued by the Madison Zoning Officer pursuant to § 195-30.5 of the Madison Land Development Ordinance.
The Borough Council shall not grant an application for a permit to place, use, or employ a donation clothing bin if it determines that the placement of the bin 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.
The applicant shall pay to the Borough of Madison a permit fee of $25 to offset the costs involved in enforcing this chapter and N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60 et seq.
The name and telephone number of the bona fide office required pursuant to § 82-4B 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.
A statement, consistent with the information provided to the Borough of Madison in the most recent permit or renewal application pursuant to § 82-2A(2) and § 82-3B, indicating 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 collected donations would be allocated or spent.
The Borough of Madison shall receive and investigate, within 30 days, any complaints from the public about the bin. Whenever it appears to the Borough of Madison that a person has engaged in, or is engaging in, any act or practice in violation of § 2 of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.61 or any provisions of this chapter, the person who placed the bin shall be issued a warning, stating that if the violation is not rectified or a hearing with the Borough Council is not requested within 45 days, the bin will be seized or removed at the expense of the person who placed the bin, and any clothing or other donations collected via the bin will be sold at public auction or otherwise disposed of. In addition to any other means used to notify the person who placed the bin, such warning shall be affixed to the exterior of the bin itself.
In the event that the person who placed the bin does not rectify the violation or request a hearing within 45 days of the posting of the warning, the Borough of Madison may seize the bin, remove it, or have it removed, at the expense of the person who placed the bin, and sell at public auction or otherwise dispose of any clothing or other donations collected via the bin. Any proceeds from the sale of the donations collected via the bin shall be paid to the Borough of Madison.
Demonstrates that he made a good faith effort to comply with the provisions of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.60 et seq. and this chapter and all other applicable laws and regulations, or had no fraudulent intentions.

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