Whenever it shall be reported to the Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township
that any structure or building, completed or in the process of construction,
or any portion thereof, is in a dangerous condition, or is in such condition
that it constitutes a nuisance detrimental to the health, safety and welfare
of the community, the Township shall through its Building Code Official cause
an investigation and examination to be made of such structure or building.
If such investigation or examination indicates such structure or building
to be dangerous in any respect or constitute a nuisance to the community,
the Building Code Official of the Township shall report in writing to the
Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township, specifying the exact condition of
such structure or building, setting forth in such report in what respect he
considers such structure or building to be dangerous, and if so, whether such
structure or building is capable of being properly repaired or whether it
should be removed as a dangerous structure or nuisance.
The owner of any such structure or building having received the notice as set forth in §
65-2 of this chapter shall have the right to appeal such finding by the Supervisors by filing a written notice of appeal to the Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township. Such notice of appeal shall be filed with the Supervisors within 10 days of receipt of the notice as prescribed in §
65-2 and must be accompanied by a fee as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors to defray the costs of appeal. All such appeals shall be in accordance with the Local Agency Law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 551 and 751). The Supervisors shall render a decision within 30 days of the hearing and the time limitations as set forth in §
65-2 shall be applicable in all respects from the date of the Supervisors' decision.
The notice required by the provision of §
65-2 shall be served personally upon the owner of a structure or building, if such owner resides within the Township, or upon the agent of such owner, if such agent has a residence or place of business with the Township. If neither the owner nor the agent thereof can be served within the Township as hereby provided, such notice shall be sent to the owner of such structure or building by registered mail, at the last known address of such owner.
If the owner of any dangerous structure, building or nuisance to whom or which a notice to repair or remove shall have been sent under the provisions of this chapter fails to commence or to complete said repair or removal within the time limit prescribed by said notice, or if the appeal in §
65-3 is unfavorable to said owner, the Supervisors of Mount Pleasant Township shall be empowered to cause such work of repair or removal to be commenced and/or completed by the Township, and the cost and expense thereof, with an penalty of 10%, shall be collected from the owner of such structure or building in the manner provided by law and/or by a municipal lien, provided that the recovery of such cost and expense, together with the penalty, may be in addition to the penalty imposed as provided in §
65-6; provided, further, that in addition to the penalty as heretofore provided the Supervisors retain the right to proceed in equity as now or hereafter provided by law.
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall,
upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District
Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary
offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs
of prosecution. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced
to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof
that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute
a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall
also constitute a separate offense.