The Board of Commissioners is authorized to make and adopt such procedural
rules as it may deem necessary for the proper enforcement of this chapter,
provided that such procedural rules and regulations shall not be in conflict
with the substantive provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations
shall have the same force and effect as the provisions of this chapter, and
the penalty for violation thereof shall be the same as the penalty for violation
of the provisions of this chapter.
If a violation has not been corrected within the time designated for
such compliance and the Board of Commissioners finds that the continuation
of such violation constitutes a public nuisance or hazard, it may order the
correction of such violation, using Township funds or Township personnel to
accomplish such corrections, and may charge the cost thereof to the violator.
It may collect such cost by lien and/or otherwise as may be authorized by
the laws of this state.
[Added 12-9-1991 by Ord. No. 91-19]
A.
From and after the passage of this chapter all persons
or entities, including but not limited to title insurance companies, title
abstract companies, attorneys and others engaged in the business or practice
of holding real estate settlements and/or closings, who contact the Township
of Marple, or its agent, for the purpose of obtaining a certification as to
the status of sewer rental fee and/or trash collection fee for real property
situated within Marple Township shall be required, in consideration for the
providing of such a service, to pay to the Township of Marple a fee as set
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
B.
Upon failure of any person or entity as set forth above,
to whom tax certification information has been provided, to make payment as
required by this chapter, the Township of Marple shall have the right and
power to proceed with all legal remedies available to it to effectuate collection
of the tax certification fee. If legal action is required to effectuate such
collection, the person or entity to whom the tax certification information
has been provided shall be responsible for the payment of Court costs and
attorneys' fees incurred by the Township of Marple.
[Amended by Ord. No. 97-5; 6-12-2000
by Ord. No. 2000-10]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which violates any provision
of this chapter or any provision of any rule or regulation adopted by the
Board of Commissioners pursuant to authority granted by this chapter or who
or which fails to correct, within the time set forth in this chapter, any
defects for which the dwelling or dwellings have been cited shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of such fine and costs by imprisonment for not more
than 30 days for each violation. Each day that such person, firm or corporation
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute
a separate violation.
