[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Derry as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted by Ord. No. 6/30/1970B; amended in its
entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art.
I)]
As used in this article, the following term shall have the meaning indicated:
Any act, word or conduct causing or tending to cause a disturbance
of the peace and good order of the Township or causing or tending to cause
any danger, discomfort and annoyance to the inhabitants of the Township or
the users of the Township streets and sidewalks.
To loaf or congregate upon any of the public streets, alleys, sidewalks
or public grounds in the Township without reasonable purpose to the annoyance
of peaceable residents nearby or traveling upon such streets, alleys, sidewalks
or public grounds.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a District Justice
in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found
to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
[Adopted 11-9-1970 by Ord. No. 112;
amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
A.Â
PERSON
As used in this article, the following term shall have the meaning
indicated:
Includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, firm
or other legal entity.
B.Â
The singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include
the singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
No person shall destroy, injure, tamper with or deface any public property
of the Township, or any grass, walk, lamp, ornamental work, building or street
light on or in any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds in
the Township.
No person shall in any manner interfere or meddle with, or pull, drive,
change, alter, or destroy any stake, post, monument or other marking, made,
placed or set, or hereafter made, placed or set, or caused to be done by the
authorities of the Township, to evidence the location, elevation, line, grade,
corner or angle of any public street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, drain
or other public work or thing.
No person shall destroy, remove, deface, obliterate or cover up any
lamp, sign or barricade erected as a warning of danger by the authorities
of the Township or by any person doing work by permission of the authorities
of the Township on any of the streets, alleys, sidewalks or bridges in the
Township or on any public grounds of the Township, within or without the Township.
No person shall take any earth, stone or other material from any street,
alley or public grounds in the Township.
This article shall not apply to normal activities in connection with
construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks and public
grounds and the structures and fixtures located thereon or therein, or to
incidental results of work done thereon or therein upon permit from or by
authority of the Township.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this
article, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a District Justice
in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania
Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation
of this article continues or each section of this article which shall be found
to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.
