O-2017-3667 Donation Collection Bins

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13. The size of each donation collection bin shall not exceed four(4) cubic yards. 14. Each donation collection bin must have an attached sign that is conspicuously located on at least 2 sides, indicating that all donations must fit into and be placed inside the container, and that stacking of material outside of the donation collection bin is prohibited. 15.No donation collection bin shall be permitted in a residentially zoned district or within 150 feet of a residential zoning district unless the property on which the bin is situated is owned or leased by a governmental entity or non-profit organization. 16. All donation collection bins must be removed from the City, or stored indoors, at least forty- eight(48)hours before landfall of a hurricane. 17.No donation collection bin shall be placed or located on a vacant lot. 18. The permit holder must maintain general liability insurance for each donation container, at a minimum level of$1,000,000.00,holding the city and property owner harmless. Sec.34-355. Revocation of permit. (a) Grounds. Any permit issued hereunder shall be revoked by the Director of the Planning and Development Department if the permit holder is in violation of any of the provisions of this Article or has knowingly made a false material statement in the application or otherwise becomes disqualified for the issuance of a permit under the terms of this Article. (b)Notice.Notice of the revocation shall be given to the permit holder in writing,with the reasons for the revocation specified in the notice, served either by personal service of such notice upon the permit holder or by certified United States mail to their last known address. The revocation shall become effective the day following personal service or if mailed, three (3) days from the date of mailing. (c) Appeal; hearing. The permit holder shall have ten (10) calendar days from the date of such revocation in which to file notice with the Director of Planning and Development of their appeal. Upon receipt of a timely filed appeal, the Director of Planning and Development shall cause the appeal to be set for hearing before the La Porte City Council on a date no later than thirty(30)days after the notice of appeal is received. After holding a hearing on such revocation,the La Porte City Council shall either sustain the action of the Director of Planning and Development Department or issue an order reinstating the permit. (d) In the event of the filing of an appeal from a revocation issued under the provisions of this Article,then until such appeal has been finalized, such revocation order shall be stayed. (e) In the event a permit is revoked by City Council after an appeal hearing, the charitable organization placing or maintaining the donation collection bin shall remove such donation collection bin from the property not later than ten(10)days after such final decision. Any donation 5