It shall be unlawful for any person to establish,
maintain, conduct or allow any junkyard either on public or private
property within the limits of the Township of Chartiers, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, without a license from the Township of Chartiers.
The establishment, maintenance or conducting
of any junkyard within the limits of the Township of Chartiers without
a license from the Township of Chartiers is hereby declared to be
a public nuisance and liable to be abated as provided by law.
If the application for license is approved by
the Township Building Inspector, he shall issue the license to the
applicant upon receipt from the applicant of a license fee in the
amount established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors. Such
license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance,
unless revoked for good cause, and the applicant shall annually apply
for a renewal of his license together with the annual license fee
established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, but the application
for renewal need only contain information as to any changes from the
original application.
At least once in every six-month period, the
Township Building Inspector shall make or cause to be made an inspection
of every licensed junkyard to determine that such junkyard is being
conducted and maintained in conformity with the applicable law and
ordinances. Any licensee found to be in violation of the law shall
be notified in writing of such violation, and if such violation is
not corrected within 15 days, the Township Building Inspector may,
after hearing, revoke any license granted.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter
shall, upon summary conviction before a Magisterial District Judge,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $100 or more than $300,
together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment
of said fine and costs he shall be committed to the County Jail for
the County of Washington for a period not exceeding 30 days.