[Amended 2-8-1982 by Ord. No. 960]
A. This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Official of the Borough, except that the Police Department of the Borough shall also have concurrent authority to enforce the provisions and requirements as contained in §
230-18, Garages in residential districts.
B. It shall be the duty of the Police Department to enforce the provisions of this chapter for signs posted in violation of Article
VIII herein. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this chapter for signs on private property.
[Added 9-28-1997 by Ord. No. 1291]
C. The Code Enforcement Official shall in no case, except
under a written order of the Board of Adjustment or the Borough Council,
issue any permit for the erection or structural alteration of any
building or grant any occupancy permit for any building where the
proposed erection, structural alteration or use thereof would be in
violation of any provisions of this chapter.
[Added 2-14-1983 by Ord. No. 993; amended 9-28-1997 by Ord. No.
1291; 9-14-2005 by Ord. No. 1512]
A. Any person who shall violate the terms and provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to any
combination of the following: a fine not exceeding $1,000, imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not exceeding
90 days. Each day upon which a violation continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
B. In addition to the remedies provided for in this section,
should an owner, operator or occupant of any premises fail to comply
with any order and/or directive of the Code Enforcement Official within
10 days after notice of such violation, the Code Enforcement Official
may cause such condition to be remedied. In such case, the Code Enforcement
Official may cause such remediation by retaining the services of a
contractor, in accordance with applicable laws, and the cost of such
remediation shall be paid by the Borough. The expenses incurred by
the Borough shall become a charge or lien on such lands and shall
be added to and become and form a part of the taxes to be assessed
and levied upon such lands and shall bear interest at the same rate
as taxes and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner.