[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Spring Garden 12-14-1994 by Ord. No. 94-5 (Ch. 6, Parts 5, 6 and
7, of the 1994 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the term "person" shall include any
individual, corporation, partnership, association, firm or other legal
entity. 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 streetlight 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.
No person shall pour, throw or deposit any harmful or destructive
substance or matter on any street, alley, sidewalk or public grounds
in the Township.
This chapter 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or
any agent thereof to place, throw, store, accumulate or maintain,
or cause to be placed, thrown, stored, accumulated or maintained,
any used cans, papers, paper boxes, used lumber, rubbish, debris,
animal matter, garbage, empty bottles or other containers upon any
property within the Township or on or near any alley, highway or stream
located in said Township, except in accordance with any Township ordinance
dealing with the collection of garbage, refuse, trash or solid waste.
[Amended 12-13-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-09]
The throwing, kicking or knocking of any ball, snowballs, stones
or any other missile upon or into any of the public streets, alleys
or sidewalks and the placement of any basketball hoop, rim and/or
assembly within the right-of-way of any public street or alley is
prohibited.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$600 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not to
exceed 30 days.
