A. 
Neither the issuance of a permit under the provisions of this chapter, nor the compliance with the provisions hereof or with any conditions imposed by the Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer or Township Engineer hereunder, shall relieve any permit holder from any responsibility for damage to persons or property resulting therefrom, or as otherwise imposed by law, nor impose any liability upon the municipality, its employees and its consultants for damages to persons or property.
B. 
The applicant shall be fully responsible for any noncompliance with approved plans. He shall carry the responsibility both for his own employees and for all subcontractors from the first day of grading until release by the Township. The use of qualified personnel, experienced and knowledgeable in the practice of excavation and landscape restoration, shall be required.
C. 
Compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be incumbent upon the person performing any grading, presence or absence of an inspector notwithstanding.
A. 
Any person or partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity who or which shall violate any provision of this chapter or proceed with the erection of any structures or sell any disturbed lot without having first complied with the provisions of this chapter, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, shall pay a judgment of not more than $1,000, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof. For purposes of violations and penalties, the term "person" shall include the officers and directors. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or be payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure.
B. 
Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, whenever such person shall have been notified by the Zoning/Code Enforcement Officer or a Township representative, by service of a summons in a prosecution or in any way, that the person is committing such violation of this chapter.
C. 
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
D. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the Township the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
In case any work is performed by any person in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, the proper officer of Independence Township, in addition to other remedies, may institute, in the name of Independence Township, an appropriate action or proceeding, whether by legal process or otherwise, to prevent such unlawful work and to retain or abate such violation.