[Adopted 7-12-1965 by Ord. No. 813]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
The singular shall include the plural, and the masculine shall include
the feminine and the neuter.
Under the direction of the Board of Health, the Health Officer
in his official capacity shall be in charge of the enforcement of
this article, and he shall act as prosecutor in all cases of violation
of the health laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, or prosecution
for the abatement of nuisances detrimental to the public health.
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to make stated sanitary
inspection of the streets and alleys and premises in the Borough at
such times as the Board of Health may direct and to report to the
Board of Health all nuisances detrimental to public health. He shall
also, at the direction of the Board of Health, upon the complaint
of citizens and property owners or otherwise, make special investigations
of alleged nuisances and report concerning same to the Board of Health.
He shall serve all notices of abatement issued by the Board of Health,
perform such other duties regarding the abatement of nuisances as
the Board of Health may direct and shall execute the orders of the
Board of Health, and shall, in the performance of his duties, have
the power and authority of a police officer.
No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained on any property
owned or occupied by him within the Borough any condition productive
of a nuisance detrimental to the public health or which may be so
declared by the Board of Health, and upon receipt of a notice from
the Board of Health that such a condition exists on a property owned
or occupied by him, it shall be his duty to abate the nuisance created
thereby to the satisfaction of the Board of Health within the time
limit specified in said notice.
No person shall permit any body of water that has or may become
stagnant to remain in the premises owned or occupied by him. Upon
receipt of a notice from the Board of Health that such a condition
exists upon a property owned or occupied by him, it shall be his duty
to abate the nuisance created thereby to the satisfaction of the Board
of Health within the time limit specified in such notice.
No person shall run, cast or deposit, either by means of a drain
or otherwise, upon any street or alley in the Borough, kitchen slops,
wash water, soap suds or any other nauseous or offensive liquid substance.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall be, upon conviction thereof, sentenced to pay
a fine not to exceed $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute
a separate offense. Such fine and costs may be in addition to the
costs and expenses of abatement of any nuisance created or maintained
as a result of such violation and any penalty authorized to be charged
in addition to such costs and expenses in cases where abatement thereof
is done by the Health Officer.
