[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Washington 6-13-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-4.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington Township
Mobile Home Park Ordinance."
A.
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION FOR MOBILE HOME PARKS
COMMON OPEN SPACE
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME LOT OR SITE
MOBILE HOME PARK
MOBILE HOME STAND
OFFICER
PARK OPERATOR
PERMIT
PERSON
SERVICE OR RECREATIONAL BUILDING
SEWER CONNECTION
SEWER RISER PIPE
WATER CONNECTION
WATER RISER PIPE
WATER SERVICE PIPE
Definitions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings
herein indicated:
Written approval as issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources authorizing a person to operate and maintain a mobile home park.
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination
of land and water within a mobile home park site, designed and intended for
the use or enjoyment of residents of the mobile home park, not including streets,
off-street parking areas, areas set aside of public facilities and required
setbacks and buffers.
A transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy,
office or place of assembly contained in one unit, or in two units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated
towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy, except for
minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so
that it may be used without a permanent foundation, including any addition
or accessory structure, such as porches, sheds, decks or additional rooms.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary
utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon
of a single mobile home, which is leased by the park owner to the owner or
occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.
A parcel of land under single ownership, which has been planned and
improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, consisting
of two or more mobile home lots.
That part of an individual lot which has been reserved for the placement
of the mobile home, appurtenant structures or additions.
The person designated by the Washington Township Board of Supervisors
to enforce this chapter. Unless otherwise specified by resolution of the Board
of Supervisors, the Zoning Officer should be the person responsible for enforcing
this chapter.
The owner of any mobile home park or any person designated by the
owner to operate, manage and/or administer any mobile home park.
Written approval, in whatever form, as issued by the Township of
Washington in conformance with this chapter authorizing a person to operate
and maintain a mobile home park.
Any individual, firm, trust, partnership, public or private association
or corporation or other entity.
A structure housing operational, office, recreational, park maintenance
and other facilities, built to conform to required local and/or state standards.
Consists of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the drain
outlet of the mobile home to the inlet of the corresponding sewer riser pipe.
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically to the
ground elevation and terminates at each mobile home space.
Consists of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the water
riser pipe to the water inlet pipe of the distribution system within the mobile
home.
That portion of the water service pipe which extends vertically to
the ground elevation and terminates at a designated point at each mobile home
lot.
Consists of all pipes, fittings, valves and appurtenances from the
water main of the park distribution system to the water outlet of the distribution
system within the mobile home.
B.
Word usage. The singular shall include the plural, and
the plural shall include the singular. The past tense shall include the future
tense. The word "shall" is always mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.
A.
Permits required. It shall be unlawful for any person
to maintain, construct, alter or extend any mobile home park within the limits
of the Township of Washington unless a permit from the Township of Washington
has been issued.
B.
Applications.
(1)
Application from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources. As a prerequisite to the final issuance of any Township permit,
a valid license must have already been issued by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Resources.
(2)
Application to the Township of Washington. A copy of
said Department of Environmental Resources license shall be concurrently filed
with the Zoning Officer, and the applicant shall also submit an application
to the same official, using a form furnished by the Township of Washington,
for a permit to operate a mobile home park in the Township of Washington.
C.
New mobile home park and additions to existing park permits. New mobile home parks and additions to existing parks will be issued a permit only after all the requirements of this chapter and/or Chapter 131, Zoning, and/or Chapter 107, Subdivision and Land Development, and/or all other applicable local ordinances and regulations are met.
D.
Registration. Within 10 days after a mobile home park,
or interest in or control of any mobile home park, has been sold, transferred,
given away or otherwise disposed of, the officer will be notified. If the
certificate of registration is transferred by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Resources, proof of such transfer shall be furnished to the
Zoning Officer forthwith.
E.
Inspection of park and issuance of permit. Upon receipt
of such application, the officer shall forthwith inspect the applicant's
park to determine compliance with the provisions herein. Upon favorable determination
of the same and upon being furnished with a copy of the license issued by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources to the applicant and
payment of the fee prescribed herein, said officer shall issue a mobile home
park permit to the applicant, which shall be valid for a period of one year
thereafter.
F.
Renewal permits. Renewal permits for a like period shall
be issued by said officer upon furnishing proof by the applicant that his
park continued to meet the standards prescribed by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Resources.
G.
Fees.
(1)
A fee to be established by resolution of the Board of
Supervisors from time to time[1] shall be paid for the issuance of an original permit, and a fee,
also to be determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors from time
to time, for each mobile home on site shall be paid for each renewal permit,
which fees shall accompany the application.
[Amended 8-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-6]
(2)
Limited applicability to existing parks. Mobile home
parks in existence upon the effective date of this chapter[2] shall be required to meet only the standards of the Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources as a prerequisite, in addition to fees
paid at the renewal rate, for the issuance of a permit, and all other minimum
standards prescribed herein shall be applicable only to those parks which
are constructed or expanded after the effective date hereof.
[2]
Editor's Note: This chapter shall become effective five days
after its enactment by the Board of Supervisors of Washington Township.
A.
Inspection of mobile home parks. The Zoning Officer of
the Township of Washington shall inspect a mobile home park at reasonable
intervals and at reasonable times to determine compliance with this chapter.
B.
Failure to meet inspection standards. Whenever, upon inspection of any mobile home park, it is determined that conditions or practices exist which are in violation of any provisions of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the officer shall give notice, in writing, to the person to whom the certificate was issued, his agent and/or person in charge, advising him that unless such conditions or practices are corrected within a reasonable period of time specified in the notice, which shall not be less than seven days nor more than 30 days, the permit to operate in the Township of Washington shall be suspended. At the end of such period, such mobile home park shall be reinspected, and, if such conditions or practices have not been corrected, the officer shall revoke the permit and proceed with penalties as per § 70-16 of this chapter.
C.
The officer shall submit to the Board of Supervisors
an annual report as to the condition of the mobile home parks located within
the Township and whether there are any violations, revoked permits or noncompliance
with any provisions of this chapter.
A.
No new mobile home park permit shall be issued until
a land development plan is reviewed by the Washington Township Planning Commission
and approved by the Washington Township Board of Supervisors.
B.
The developer shall submit a land development plan for the mobile home park in accordance with Chapter 107, Subdivision and Land Development.
C.
Upon approval of the Board of Supervisors the developer may proceed to obtain a permit for a mobile home park from the Zoning Officer as previously stated in § 70-3B(2) of this chapter.
D.
In addition to the requirements set forth in Chapter 107, Subdivision and Land Development, the land development plan shall also contain the following information:
(1)
The topography with vertical contour intervals of 10
feet or less.
(2)
The placement and location of all proposed mobile home
lots in the park.
(3)
The location and dimensions of all driveways, pedestrianways,
sidewalks and access roads, with notation as to the type of impervious cover.
(4)
The location and dimension of all park facilities.
(5)
The location, dimension and arrangement of all areas
to be devoted to lawns, buffer strips, screen planting, open space and recreation.
(6)
Existing and proposed easements, including widths and
purposes.
(7)
The location of proposed and existing utilities, including
size and capacity of sanitary sewers, storm sewers, man holes, drainage facilities,
water lines, fire hydrants, power lines, streetlights, gas mains, french drains
and any other man-made or natural features within the proposed mobile home
park.
(8)
The location and dimension of all buildings existing
or proposed to be built.
(9)
Department of Environmental Resources permits for stormwater
management facilities, if necessary.
(10)
Proposed provisions for treatment of sanitary sewage,
together with proof that the treatment and disposal of such sewage meets with
and has the approval of the Department of Environmental Resources.
(11)
An erosion and sedimentation plan approved by the Berks
County Conservation District if necessary.
(12)
A traffic circulation plan with all ingresses and egresses
shown.
A.
Minimum size. The minimum size of a mobile home park
for which a mobile home permit or certificate of use and occupancy may be
issued shall be five acres.
B.
Site location. The location of all mobile home parks
shall comply with the following minimum requirements. It shall be:
(1)
Free from adverse influence by swamps, marshes, garbage
or rubbish disposal areas or other potential breeding places for insects or
rodents.
(2)
Not subject to flooding.
(3)
Not subject to any hazard or nuisance, such as excessive
noise, vibration, smoke, toxic matter, radiation, heat, odor or glare.
C.
Site drainage requirements.
(1)
The ground surface in all parts of every park shall be
graded and equipped to drain all surface water in a safe, efficient manner.
(2)
Surface water collectors and other bodies of standing
water capable of breeding mosquitoes and other insects shall be eliminated
or controlled in a manner approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources.
(3)
Wastewater from any plumbing fixture or any sanitary
sewer line shall not be deposited upon any ground surface.
D.
Soil and ground cover requirements.
(1)
Exposed ground surfaces in all parts of every park shall
be paved or covered with stone screenings or other solid material, or protected
with a vegetative growth that is capable of preventing soil erosion and the
emanation of dust during dry weather.
(2)
Park grounds shall be maintained free of vegetative growth
which is poisonous or which may harbor rodents, insects or other pests harmful
to man.
E.
Park areas for nonresidential uses. No part of any park
shall be used for nonresidential purposes, except such uses as are required
for the direct servicing and well-being of park residents and for the management
and maintenance of the park.
F.
Required setback, buffer strips and screening.
(1)
No mobile home, office or service building shall be closer
to a public street right-of-way line than 50 feet nor closer to the edge of
an interior street than 30 feet nor closer to an adjacent property than 50
feet.
(2)
All mobile home parks shall be required to provide screening,
such as evergreen or other natural growth through the use of rows of trees,
shrubs, etc., that provide a visual barrier of not less than three feet in
height and 20 feet in width at the initial planting along the perimeter of
the mobile home park.
G.
Erection and placement of mobile homes.
(1)
Mobile homes shall be separated from each other and from
other buildings and structures by at least 20 feet on all sides.
(2)
An enclosure or skirting, the same as or of compatible
design and material, shall be erected and maintained around the entire base
of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to
inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure.
(3)
Every mobile home shall be tied down to prevent overturning
or lifting. Each mobile home shall be secured by five frame ties.
H.
Park street system.
(1)
Street construction and design. Grades of all streets
within a mobile home park shall be sufficient to ensure adequate surface drainage
but shall not be more than 12%.
(2)
All internal streets and roadways shall be constructed
of concrete or asphalt of sufficient bearing strength and design to accommodate
mobile home units and of sufficient width to accommodate anticipated traffic
and parking, if necessary. In no case shall any internal street or roadway
have less than 20 feet of paved width. Dead-end streets shall be provided
at the closed end with a cul-de-sac having an outside radius of not less than
50 feet.
(3)
Streets shall be laid out to intersect as nearly as possible
at right angles; no street shall intersect another at less than 60°.
(4)
Streets entering opposite sides of another street shall
be laid out directly opposite one another or else shall have a minimum offset
of 150 feet between their center lines. Intersections of more than two streets
at one point shall be prohibited.
(5)
Clear sight triangles whose adjacent and opposite sides
shall each be measured 75 feet along street center lines from their point
of junction at all intersections shall be provided. No buildings or obstructions
to vision shall be permitted within such sight triangles.
(6)
Whenever street lines are deflected in excess of 5°,
connection shall be by horizontal curves.
(7)
Streets shall have a grade not to exceed 4% for a distance
within 25 feet of the street right-of-way line of any intersecting street.
(8)
Culs-de-sac shall not exceed 500 feet in length as measured
from the center line of the intersecting street to the center of the circular
turn-around.
I.
Illumination of streets. All mobile home parks shall
be furnished with lighting fixtures so spaced and so equipped with luminaries
as will provide adequate levels of illumination throughout the park for the
safe movement of vehicles and pedestrians at night. The maximum distance between
light fixtures shall be 500 feet.
J.
Off-street parking areas and loading zones.
(1)
Off-street parking for at least two motor vehicles shall
be provided at each mobile home site. Each parking stall shall be at least
nine feet by 20 feet and shall be either concrete or asphalt construction,
which shall be specified on the plan. Off-site common parking areas may be
provided in lieu of parking slots at each mobile home site; but in such case,
parking slots shall be provided at the ratio of two slots for each mobile
home site not equipped with on-site parking.
(2)
Additional parking spaces for vehicles of nonresidents shall be provided at the rate of three spaces for each 16 units. Such parking spaces may be provided either on the street, on one side only, in which case the road width requirement specified in Subsection H(2) shall be increased by six feet to the paved width; or by providing sufficient additional off-street parking spaces. In the event that such additional parking spaces are provided off the street, then parking shall be prohibited on internal roads, and it shall be the duty of the owner or operator of the mobile home park to enforce this provision.
(3)
Loading zones. Within the fifty-foot setback from the
public thoroughfare serving the plan, the developer shall place a loading
zone for passenger pickup of vehicles, such as school buses or public transportation
buses.
K.
Construction of mobile home lots and mobile home stands.
(1)
Mobile home lots within the park shall each have an average
minimum gross area of 7,000 square feet.
(2)
The area of the mobile home stand shall be improved to
provide an adequate foundation for the placement of the mobile home in such
a position as to allow a minimum of 30 feet between the mobile home and the
adjoining pavement of a park street or common parking areas or other common
areas or structures.
(3)
The mobile home stand shall be designed so as not to
heave, shift or settle unevenly under the weight of the mobile home because
of frost action, inadequate drainage, vibration or other forces acting on
the superstructure.
L.
Recreation facilities and pedestrian walkways.
(1)
Depending upon the size of the proposed mobile home park,
a recreation area or areas with suitable facilities as part of open space,
all to be maintained by the park owner or operator, may be required by the
Board of Supervisors up to a maximum of 15% of the gross area of the park.
This provision will not apply to mobile home parks with four or less units.
[Amended 9-28-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
(2)
Depending upon the size of the proposed mobile home park,
pedestrian walkway facilities may be required by the Board of Supervisors.
M.
Mobile home park density. Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection, mobile home park density shall be limited to 2.2 mobile
home dwelling units per gross acre of land contained within the property boundaries
of the parcel proposed to be developed.
[Added 9-28-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4;
amended 3-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
B.
All mobile home parks shall be provided with a complete water distribution system. The design and installation of such system shall be subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources or, when connected to a public water system, the appropriate operating authority of the water system, except that the Township will accept only those standards and materials specified in Chapter 107, Subdivision and Land Development, § 107-39, Water supply.
C.
Individual water-riser pipes and connections.
(1)
Individual water-riser pipes shall be located within
the confined area of the mobile stand at a point where the water connection
will approximate a vertical position, thereby ensuring the shortest possible
water connection and decreasing susceptibility to water pipe freezing.
(2)
The water-riser pipes shall have a minimum inside diameter
of 3/4 inch and terminate at least four inches above the ground surface. The
water outlet shall be provided with a cap when a mobile home does not occupy
the lot.
(3)
Adequate provisions shall be made to prevent freezing
of service lines, valves and riser pipes and to protect risers from heaving
and thawing actions of ground during freezing weather. Surface drainage shall
be diverted from the location of the riser pipe.
(4)
A shutoff valve below the frost line shall be provided
near the water-riser pipe on each mobile home lot. Underground stop and waste
valves are prohibited unless their type of manufacture and their method of
installation are approved.
A.
An adequate and safe sewerage system shall be provided
in all parks for conveying and disposing of sewage from mobile homes, service
buildings and other accessory facilities. Such system shall be designed, constructed
and maintained in accordance with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources.
B.
The developer shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 95, Sewers, of the Washington Township Code, as well as all other applicable Township ordinances and regulations.
C.
When there are more than 15 units in a mobile home park,
connection to a community sewage treatment plant shall be required.
A.
General requirements. Every park shall contain an electrical
wiring system consisting of wiring, fixtures, equipment and appurtenances
which shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the local electric
power company's specifications regulating such systems and shall be inspected
and approved by the National Underwriters or equivalent association.
C.
Individual electrical connections. Each mobile home lot
shall be provided with an approved disconnected device and overcurrent protective
equipment. The minimum service per outlet shall be 120/240 volts alternating
current, 100 amperes.
D.
All exposed non-current-carrying metal parts of mobile
homes and all other equipment shall be grounded by means of an approved grounding
conductor run with branch circuit conductors or other approved method of grounded
metallic wiring. The neutral conductor shall not be used as an equipment ground
for mobile homes or other equipment.
A.
Applicability. The requirements of this section shall
apply to service buildings, recreational buildings and other community service
facilities, when constructed, such as management offices, laundry facilities,
indoor recreation areas, etc.
B.
All portions of the structure shall be properly protected
from damage by reason of ordinary uses, decay, corrosion, termites and other
destructive elements. Furthermore, any buildings must comply with the requirements
of the adopted Township Building Code(s)[1] and have the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Labor
and Industry, if necessary.
The storage, collection and disposal of refuse in the mobile home park
shall be so conducted as to prevent health hazards, rodent harborage, insect
breeding areas, accident or fire hazards or air pollution and shall comply
with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources regulations governing
mobile home parks.
A.
Natural gas systems.
(1)
Natural gas piping systems, when installed in mobile
home parks, shall be maintained in conformity with accepted engineering practices
and the specifications of the local gas company.
(2)
Each mobile home lot provided with piped gas shall have
an approved shutoff valve installed upstream of the gas outlet. The outlet
shall be equipped with an approved cap to prevent accidental discharge of
gas when the outlet is not in use.
B.
Liquefied petroleum gas systems.
(1)
The design, installation and construction of containers
and pertinent equipment for the storage and handling of liquid petroleum gases
shall conform to the Act of Pennsylvania Legislature of December 27, 1951
P.L. 1793, as it may be amended,[1] and to the regulations promulgated thereunder by the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 1329.1 et seq.
(2)
Liquefied petroleum gas systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings or other structures, when installed, shall be maintained
in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department
of Labor and Industry and shall include the following:
(a)
Systems shall be provided with safety devices to relieve
excessive pressures and shall be arranged so that the discharge terminates
at a safe location.
(b)
Systems shall have at least one accessible means for
shutting off gas. Such means shall be located outside the mobile home and
shall be maintained in an effective operating condition.
(c)
All liquefied petroleum gas piping outside of the mobile
home shall be well supported and protected against mechanical injury. Undiluted
liquefied petroleum gas in liquid forms shall not be conveyed through piping
equipment or systems in mobile homes.
(d)
Vessels of at least 12 United States gallons' and
less than 60 United States gallons' gross capacity shall be maintained
in a vertical position and shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened
to prevent accidental overturning. No vessel shall be placed any closer to
a mobile home exit than five feet and no closer to any window than three feet.
(e)
No liquefied petroleum gas vessel shall be stored or
located inside or beneath any storage cabinet, carport, mobile home or any
other structure.
(f)
All pipe connections shall be of a flare type.
C.
Fuel-oil supply systems.
(1)
All fuel-oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings and other structures shall be installed and maintained in
conformity with the rules and regulations of the authority having jurisdiction.
(2)
All piping from outside fuel storage tanks or cylinders
to mobile homes shall be securely, but not permanently, fastened in place.
(3)
All fuel-oil supply systems provided for mobile homes,
service buildings and other structures shall have shutoff valves located within
five inches of storage tanks.
(4)
All fuel storage tanks or cylinders shall be securely
placed and shall not be less than five feet from any mobile home exit and
not less than three feet from any window.
(5)
Storage tanks located in areas subject to traffic shall
be protected against physical damage.
D.
Inspection. All fuel supply and storage systems shall
be subject to inspections and approval by the Township Fire Marshal.
A.
Litter control. Mobile home park areas shall be kept
free of litter, rubbish and other flammable materials.
B.
Fire extinguishers. Portable fire extinguishers of a
type approved by the Fire Marshal shall be kept in public service buildings
under park control, and a sufficient number as determined by the Fire Marshal
shall be maintained throughout the park in readily accessible and well marked
positions.
C.
Fire hydrants. Fire hydrants shall be installed in accordance
with the following requirements:
(1)
Hydrants shall be installed and maintained by the persons
owning and operating the mobile home park.
(2)
Fire hydrants shall be located within 600 feet of any
mobile home, service building or other structure in the park and shall be
installed in accordance with the Township's specifications and the Fire
Marshal's recommendations.
(3)
Hoses in stands shall be required to be located at all
fire hydrants.
A.
The person to whom a license for a mobile home park is
issued shall operate the park in compliance with this chapter and the regulations
of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources regarding mobile
home parks and shall provide adequate supervision to maintain the park, its
facilities and equipment in good repair and in a clean and sanitary condition.
B.
The park management shall supervise the placement of
each mobile home on its mobile home lot, which includes securing its stability
and installing all utility connections.
C.
The park management shall give the Zoning Officer and/or
other authorized inspectors free access to all mobile home lots, service buildings
and other community service facilities for the purpose of inspections.
D.
The management shall maintain a register containing the
names of all park occupants. This register, along with a list of all mobile
home owners, shall be submitted to the Township when the management applies
for a renewal permit to operate a mobile home park in the Township. Furthermore,
the management shall comply with any applicable Township tenant registration
ordinance.[1]
E.
Before any mobile home is placed in a mobile home park,
a zoning certificate shall be obtained from the Zoning Officer.
F.
No mobile home shall be removed from the Township without
first obtaining a permit from the Township Tax Collector, as required by Act
No. 54 of 1969 of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[2] The permit shall be issued upon payment of a fee in an amount
established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, from time to time,[3] as well as payment of any unpaid real estate taxes assessed against
the mobile home. This permit shall be acquired by the owner of the mobile
home.
[Amended 8-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1991-6]
G.
The management shall be responsible for providing all
utilities to the mobile home park.
A.
Notice of violation. Whenever the Zoning Officer or other
authorized representative determines that there are reasonable grounds to
believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter or
of any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, he shall give notice of such
alleged violation(s) to the person to whom the permit was issued. Such notice
shall be in writing, shall include a statement of the reasons for its issuance
and the section of the ordinance it violates and shall allow a time, not to
exceed 30 days, for the performance of any act it requires; provided, however,
that such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon
such owner or agent when a copy thereof has been served with such notice by
any other method authorized or required by the laws of Pennsylvania.
B.
Hearing. Any person affected by this notice which has
been issued in connection with the enforcement of any provision of this chapter
or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto may request and shall be granted
a hearing on the matter before the Zoning Hearing Board, provided that such
person shall file in the office of the Township an appeal request within 10
days after notice was served.
[Amended 7-11-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-4]
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which shall violate the
provisions of this chapter or of any regulation adopted pursuant thereto shall
be subject to a civil fine not exceeding $1,000, plus any court costs and
reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result of the violation.
The Township Building Inspector/Official, or any other Township representative
authorized by the Board of Supervisors, shall determine in each instance whether
a violation of this chapter has occurred and, if so, the amount of the civil
fine to be imposed upon the violator. Notice of the civil fine shall be served
upon the violator by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal
delivery by a Township representative. Should the violator not pay the civil
fine within 20 days of the date of service, the Township Building Inspector/Official
or other duly designated Township representative shall file a civil enforcement
proceeding with the District Justice having jurisdiction to recover the civil
fine, court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as
a result of the violation. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of
the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the violator
neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the
judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day that
a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The application
of the above penalty shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of
prohibited conditions.
In the event that any requirements set forth in this chapter conflict
with provisions of other Township ordinances, the more restrictive provision
contained in either this chapter or the other applicable ordinance shall apply.
