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Requirements: All dumpster enclosures shall have a
building permit prior to commencing construction. Enclosures shall
be on all four (4) sides, with access gates being on one of the four (4)
sides. Hard surfaced pads (floor) shall be provided as part of the
construction. The location on the site and material of
construction shall be approved in the permit phase.
Ordinance: Following are excerpts of
J.P.
Ordinance No. 23297 which more fully describes the requirements of
construction.
Sec. 16-4(d) Solid Waste Storage
(8) Enclosures required. All users of bulk waste containers shall provide an on-site enclosure, unless there are either garages or other enclosed areas suitable for storage of waste containers. The dumpster enclosure must be completely enclosed on four (4) sides. The height of each enclosure shall be 12 inches greater than the highest part of any dumpster or container contained therein, but not less than six (6) feet in height. A building permit must be obtained with the
Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement prior to the construction and/or installation of the enclosure and subject to the design regulations in this section.
(9) Gates. All enclosures shall have pedestrian and service access gates and their construction shall be of sturdy metal frame and hinges with an opaque facing material. The enclosure shall be constructed in such a manner that all structural members, including braces, posts, poles and other projections, shall be on the interior side. The gates shall be constructed with commercial grade hinges, poles and hasps. Enclosures with gates that swing out from the dumpster shall be set back from the property line at least a distance equal to the width of the gate. Enclosure gates shall be closed at all times except for the time necessary to service the containers. Maze or baffle style openings shall be permitted in lieu of a pedestrian access gate.
(10) Pads. All enclosures and dumpsters shall be placed on poured concrete or any existing hardened paving system. All bulk waste containers which receive garbage, liquid waste or food from handling operations including, but not limited to, bakeries, meat processing food plants or any business establishment where the
Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement determines that garbage, liquid waste or food will be accumulated, shall have a raised concrete slab, a drain and cleaning water facilities for the receptacles and containers. The enclosures for said bulk waste containers shall include a drain and be designed and covered so that storm water does not enter the drain. The drain shall connect to sanitary sewerage system and tie into the interceptor. If the
Director of Inspection and Code Enforcement determines that tying into the drain is unfeasible due to location of the bulk waste container, then the
Director of Code Enforcement may require the installation of an interceptor with a minimum capacity of forty (40) pounds for the container.
(11) Location. The proper location of each bulk waste container and enclosure on each property will be determined by the
Director of the Department of Inspection and Code Enforcement.
(i) Front yard area. Except in cases of hardship, and then only by special permit, bulk waste containers shall not be placed in the front yard area of the property.
'Front yard area' is defined as the area from the front property line to the front building line. Restrictions for containers also apply to the side yard of a property which fronts a side street.
(ii) Parking. Containers and enclosures may be located within or immediately adjacent to parking areas. Bulk waste containers shall not be placed in any required parking space designated and used in the square-footage ratio calculation of a structure or building that the container is servicing. Applicants shall be permitted to reduce the width of existing parking spaces to no less than eight feet, six inches in width, and reduce the total number of spaces required, in cases of hardship and if shown to be necessary to provide space for the bulk storage container and enclosure. For multi-family residential, the overall parking ratio shall not be reduced to less than one space for each dwelling unit.
(iii) Hardship. The director of the department of inspection and code enforcement shall determine if a hardship exists in locating bulk containers and enclosures, or complying with other provisions of this Chapter. The director shall determine a feasible solution to the hardship, and shall not be limited to the solutions detailed in this section. If the applicant wishes to appeal the decision of the director, that appeal must be made to the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication as set forth in Sec. 2.5-4 of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances. Hardship is hereby defined as conditions and circumstances existing which are peculiar to the land, structure or building involved and which are not applicable to other lands, structures or buildings; and the special conditions and circumstances do not result from the intentional actions of the applicant or any other person who may have or had interest in the property, and the strict adherence to the regulation for the property would result in a demonstrable hardship upon the owner as distinguished from mere inconvenience.
(12) Materials and construction methods. Enclosures shall be constructed of walls or fences of wood or plastic lumber, (finished) masonry units, (finished) concrete or any combination of these elements. The materials used shall be compatible with those of adjacent or surrounding buildings or structures and may be used in any combination of the enclosure materials referenced above. Gates shall be constructed of opaque materials in the manner provided in subsection (8) above.
(i). Wood lumber. Wood fences shall be of durable species, of a quality and design acceptable to the director of the department of inspection and code enforcement or his/her designee. In making this determination, the director or his/her designee shall consider the following:
a. Whether the wood is pressure-treated or has a finish that protects the wood from the elements;
b. Adequacy of the supporting in-ground posts;
c. That the lumber be a minimum of nominal one inch by a nominal six inch boards and shall have a maximum spacing between boards of one inch; and
(ii). Plastic lumber. Lumber shall be plastic members of new or recycled materials able to withstand the climatic and ultraviolet conditions of the region and of a quality and design acceptable to the director of the department of inspection and code enforcement or his/her designee. In making this determination, the director or his/her designee shall consider the following:
a. Whether the material is coated or has a finish that protects the plastic from the elements;
b. Adequacy of supporting in-ground posts;
c. That the lumber be a minimum of nominal one inch by nominal six inch boards and shall have a maximum spacing between boards of one inch; and
(iii). Masonry walls. All exterior faces of walls shall have a finish such as stucco, pre-finished block, stacked block with struck joints, shadow blocks, painted or similar, installed according to industry standards and meeting with the approval of the director of the department of code enforcement or his/her designee.
(iv). Concrete walls. Pre-cast or poured
concrete walls shall have decorative textured finish of a quality
acceptable to the director of the department of inspection of code
enforcement or his/her designee. |
