[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Leetsdale 9-10-1969
by Ord. No. 393. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons shall destroy or injure in any way whatsoever,
or tamper with or deface any public property of the Borough of Leetsdale,
or any grass, walk, lamp, ornamental work, building, street light, fire hydrant,
or water or gas stop box on or in any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or
public grounds in the Borough of Leetsdale.
No person or persons shall in any manner interfere with or meddle with
or pull, drive, change, alter or destroy any stake, post, monument or other
evidence of any elevation, grade, line, location, corner or angle in the Borough
of Leetsdale, made, placed or set, or hereafter made, placed or set, or caused
to be done by the authorities of the Borough in any survey of or in any street,
alley or public ground in the Borough, to evidence the location, elevation,
line, grade, corner or angle of any public street, alley, sidewalk, curb,
gutter, drain or other public work, matter or thing.
No person or person shall willfully or maliciously destroy or remove
or deface or obliterate or cover up any lamp, warning sign or barricade erected
by the authorities of the Borough or by any person, firm or corporation doing
work by permission of the authorities of the Borough on any of the streets,
alleys, sidewalks, bridges or public grounds in the Borough, as a warning
of danger.
No person or persons shall take any earth, stone or other material from
any of the streets, alleys or public grounds in the Borough of Leetsdale.
This chapter shall not apply to normal activities in connection with
the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks and
public grounds and the structures and fixtures located thereon or therein
upon permit from or by authority of the Borough.
[Amended 10-9-1991 by Ord. No. 497]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $600 and costs,
or in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term
not to exceed 30 days. Provided, the fact that a violator has been penalized,
after hearing, as herein provided, shall not preclude the Borough or other
injured party from taking proper legal action to recover damages resulting
from such violation.
