No person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any
premises shall maintain, keep or permit the maintenance of any nuisance
as defined above thereon, nor shall any such person keep, maintain
or permit the maintenance of such premises in a manner causing a threat
or potential threat to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens
of the Township of Middletown.
No person in charge of or in control of premises, whether as
owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or otherwise, shall allow any partially
dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise nonoperating motor
vehicle to remain on such property longer than 10 days, and no person
shall leave any such vehicle on any property within the Township for
a longer time than 10 days; except that this section shall not apply
with regard to any vehicle in an enclosed building or so located upon
the premises as not to be readily visible from any public place or
from any surrounding private property. This chapter shall, further,
not apply with regard to any vehicle on the premises of a business
enterprise operated in a lawful place and lawful manner, other than
in a residential district, if said vehicle is an integral part of
the operation of such business enterprise; or with regard to a vehicle
in an appropriate storage place or depository maintained in a lawful
place and manner by the Township or any other public agency or entity.
Enforcement of this chapter and all of its provisions may be
accomplished by the Township in any manner authorized by law, including
an action in the courts of equity by a proper proceeding to enjoin
and/or abate any of the above-named violations by action to be instituted
by the Board of Supervisors for that purpose, and in addition, any
person who by reason of another's violation of any provision
of this chapter suffers special damage to himself different from that
suffered by other property owners throughout the Township generally
may bring an action to enjoin or otherwise abate an existing violation.
[Amended 12-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13; 6-23-1998 by Ord. No. 98-08]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a Magisterial District Judge 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 chapter continues
or each section of this chapter which shall be found to have been
violated shall constitute a separate offense.