[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Parkside as Ch. 86 of the 1979 Code; amended in its entirety 8-21-1991 by Ord. No. 362. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 52.
Curfew — See Ch. 65.
Dogs and other animals — See Ch. 69.
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 95.
Loitering — See Ch. 108.
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 126.
Peddling and soliciting — See Ch. 129.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 137.
Abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 174.
A.
The following are hereby declared by the Council of the Borough of
Parkside to be against the public health, welfare and good order.
It shall be illegal for any person, persons, company or corporation
to act, permit or allow any of the actions in the sections of this
chapter.
B.
The term "person" in this chapter shall include the plural as well
as the singular, and shall also apply to any company or corporation
wherever appropriate.
No person shall damage, injure, break or destroy any streetlight
or streetlight fixture or any personal property owned or leased by
the Borough of Parkside within the municipal limits of the Borough
of Parkside.
No owner of any parcel of ground located within the Borough
of Parkside shall permit any excavation or hole with a minimum diameter
of two feet and a depth of two feet to remain opened without placing
suitable barriers around such hole or excavation and suitable warnings
to the public around such hole or excavation.
[Amended 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 424; 6-23-2004 by Ord. No. 436]
No person, persons, business or corporation shall operate or
cause to be operated any sound-producing device or machine, neither
electric, electronic nor mechanical in nature, that causes public
inconvenience, disturbance or annoyance. This includes but is not
limited to televisions, radios, phonographs, tape and disc players,
live music, singing, musical instruments, horns, bugles, klaxons,
motor vehicles, motorcycles, loud speech and conversation. "Sound,"
as used in this section, shall mean any unreasonable vibration or
noise as detected, witnessed, observed or heard by either a law enforcement
officer or Code Enforcement Officer employed by the Borough of Parkside.
No person being the owner of any real estate within the limits
of the Borough of Parkside shall permit the growth of any weeds or
grass thereon to a height in excess of 12 inches. Within 48 hours
after notice of a violation of this section, the Borough of Parkside
may enter upon the property and cause the weeds or grass to be cut,
charging the property owner for the costs of such cutting in addition
to any fine or costs imposed by this chapter. Every 48 hours that
this section shall be violated after the issuance of the first citation
shall constitute a new and separate offense.
[Amended 4-15-1992 by Ord. No. 365]
No person shall paint any word, symbol, sign, trademark, initial
or inscription whatsoever on or upon any property, public or private,
located within the Borough of Parkside without first having obtained
the permission of the owner of such property. In the case of a juvenile,
the payment of any fines and/or costs shall be charged against the
parent or guardian of such juvenile.
In the event that an alarm within a vehicle or building shall be triggered falsely more than three times within any thirty-day period, the owner of the vehicle or building shall be subject to the penalties as set forth in § 116-10B.
[Amended 1-24-2001 by Ord. No. 403]
No person or persons, partnership, corporation or firm shall
toss, throw, drop, deposit or leave any trash, refuse, garbage, debris
or other waste material of any kind upon any property, public or private,
within the Borough of Parkside. The depositing or leaving of any liquid
wastewater or oil on a public street by a parked or standing motor
vehicle shall be considered littering and a violation of this chapter.
[Amended 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 424]
No person shall discharge leaves or grass into the street. No
person shall discharge snow and/or ice, by shoveling, sweeping or
mechanical means, into a public street or road. No private party will
move snow and/or ice that is on a public street or road without the
prior permission of the Parkside Police Department.
[Added 4-23-2003 by Ord.
No. 424[1]]
A.
No person, persons, company or corporation shall repair on public
or private land, or on any public or private street, road or parking
area in the Commercial Zone of the Borough of Parkside, any motor
vehicle unless such repair is conducted in a closed, permanent building.
Repair shall include any reconstruction, rebuilding, alteration, addition,
subtraction, removal or installation of any part or device, in whole
or in part, on or in a motor vehicle.
B.
Spray-painting of a motor vehicle shall only be done in a closed
spray booth previously approved by the Borough Fire Marshal. All other
spray-painting is prohibited.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former
§ 116-10 as 116-11.
A.
Any person, persons, company or corporation violating the provisions of §§ 116-2 to 116-6, inclusive, or § 116-8 or 116-9 shall, upon arrest and conviction thereof, pay a fine of not less than $30 nor more than $1,000, plus costs, for the first offense; not less than $75 nor more than $1,000 for the second offense committed within a period of one year; not less than $150 nor more than $1,000 for the third offense committed within a period of one year; and not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 for subsequent offenses committed within a period of one year, plus court costs, in all cases.
B.
Any person, persons, company or corporation violating the provisions of §§ 116-7 and 116-10 shall, upon arrest and conviction, pay a fine of not less than $30 nor more than $1,000 for the first two offenses committed within a period of one year, and not less than $75 nor more than $1,000 for subsequent offenses committed within a period of one year, plus court costs.
[Amended 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 424]
C.
In default of the fine or costs, a jail sentence of not fewer than
10 days shall be imposed.
[Added 7-28-2004 by Ord.
No. 437]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, corporation, company,
partnership or firm, or any agent thereof, to construct, erect, or
attach to any building, garage, fence, pole or otherwise any device,
structure, or extension which shall protrude onto any Borough street,
road, highway, sidewalk or walkway within the Borough of Parkside,
excepting approved recreational and/or athletic equipment in active
use by one or more Borough residents.
B.
Upon the suspension, termination, abandonment or cessation of use
of such recreational or athletic equipment, such structure or equipment
shall be immediately moved onto private property so as to not protrude
onto any Borough street, road, highway, sidewalk or walkway within
the Borough of Parkside.
C.
Any person, persons, company or corporation violating the provisions of § 116-12 shall, upon arrest and conviction, pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for the first two offenses committed within a period of one year, and not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 for subsequent offenses committed within a period of one year, plus court costs.
