Unless specifically set forth within the applicable
section of the Code, one or more of the following penalties may be
imposed for violation of a municipal ordinance: fines not exceeding
$2,000 or imprisonment for any term not exceeding 90 days, or a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days for the violation thereof.
For violation of an ordinance pertaining to
unlawful solid waste disposal, the minimum penalty shall be a fine
of $2,500 or a maximum fine of $10,000.
Any person who is convicted of violating an
ordinance within one year of the date of a previous violation of the
same ordinance and who was fined for the previous violation shall
be sentenced by a court to an additional fine as a repeat offender.
The additional fine shall not be less than the minimum or exceed the
maximum fine fixed for a violation of the ordinance but shall be calculated
separately from the fine imposed for the violation of the ordinance.
[Amended 7-11-2011 by Ord. No. 12-2011]
If the Township chooses to impose a fine in
an amount greater than $1,250 for violations of housing or zoning
codes, it shall provide a thirty-day period in which the owner shall
be afforded the opportunity to cure or abate the condition and shall
also be afforded an opportunity for a hearing before a court of competent
jurisdiction for an independent determination concerning the violation.
Subsequent to the expiration of the thirty-day period, a fine greater
than $1,250 may be imposed if a court has not determined otherwise
or, upon reinspection of the property, it is determined that the abatement
has not been substantially completed. A separate offense shall be
deemed committed for each day during which a violation occurs or continues.