[Adopted 2-24-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-2]
A.
No person shall obstruct or damage any Township street
by throwing, putting or placing any article or thing whatsoever upon
a Township street which in any way impedes or interferes with the
safe, free or unobstructed use of the street by the public.
B.
No person shall place or store any structure, equipment, vehicle or other material or article upon any Township street so as to interfere with the flow of water along the gutters or to interfere with traffic on any such street unless as otherwise provided under § 250-18.
C.
No person shall place or store any solid waste dumpster
or other trash receptacle with a capacity greater than 95 gallons
in any public street or right-of-way at any time.
[Amended 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided
for the redesignation of former Subsection C as Subsection E.
D.
Construction and/or landscape material and equipment.
[Added 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
(1)
Time frames permitted on public street or right-of-way.
(a)
No person shall allow construction and/or landscape
material to remain on a public street or right-of-way more than 48
hours from delivery. Notwithstanding permission to allow same to
be within the street for a period of 48 hours, if the obstruction
is deemed by the Township Police Department or the Code Enforcement
Officer to constitute a safety hazard, the material must be removed
from the public street or right-of way immediately by the owner or
contractor responsible for same. In the event not removed at the
direction of the Township Police Department or the Code Enforcement
Officer, appropriate citations/summonses shall issue.
(b)
In the event that any construction and/or landscape
equipment, including commercial trucks, backhoes and like, does not
carry appropriate motor vehicle licenses or tags, said equipment shall
be removed from the public street or right-of-way by dusk.
(2)
During the time frames in which construction/landscape
material and construction/landscape equipment is permitted in the
public street or right-of-way as set forth above, the contractor and
homeowner shall be required to place warning cones around the material
and equipment while work is progressing.
E.
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any
provision of this article, which violation results in obstruction
or damage to any Township street shall, upon notice from the Township
Police or Code Enforcement Officer, remove the obstruction.
[Amended 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
[Amended 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
Any person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this article which results in damage to or obstruction of any Township street, gutter, storm drain or culvert shall be responsible for all expenses incurred by the Township in repairing said damage or removing said obstruction, in addition to the penalty provided in § 250-20 of the article.
[Amended 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
Any person who violates or fails to comply with
any provision of this article or who violates or fails to comply with
any order made pursuant to this article shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished for the violation by a fine of not less than $100 per
violation nor more than $1,250 per violation or by imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days or by a period of community service not
to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof. A separate offense
shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation
occurs or continues.
[Added 2-7-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-3]
Both this article and this entire chapter shall
be enforced by any of the following employees/officials of the Township
of Lumberton: The Township Code Enforcement Officer; any member of
the Township Police Department; and the Township Director of Public
Works; as well as any other municipal employees and/or officials as
may be duly appointed, by resolution of the governing body and/or
by adoption of an appropriate job description, to enforce the provisions
of this article and this chapter.
