[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Tinicum 11-15-2004 by Ord. No. 779. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings as indicated:
Any house, room or premises where frequent requests for police
services for noise, assaults, batteries, drinking of intoxicating
beverages, illegal drug use and/or sale, loitering, gaming or other
misbehavior can be documented.
More than three police responses to the same property within
any preceding sixty-day period.
It shall be unlawful for any property owner,
occupier, lessee or tenant to maintain, keep, lease or to allow a
disorderly property, room or other premises to exist within Tinicum
Township.
Any such disorderly house, room or other property
or any part thereof that shall interfere with or be destructive to
the peace and well-being of the surrounding neighborhood and/or greater
community shall be declared to be a public nuisance.
After the third police response as defined above,
the Chief of Police shall, within five days, notify the occupier of
the property and/or owner in writing by either certified mail, posting
or personal service, of the Township's intent to initiate charges
with the Magisterial District Judge and further to allow the occupier
of said property and/or owner an additional five-day period, commencing
on the date of service, to notify the Police Chief in writing of said
occupiers or owner's desire to meet with the Police Chief in an attempt
to rectify conditions and/or violations to be cited. Upon timely receipt
of such notification, the Police Chief shall meet with the property
occupier and/or owner within five days thereafter in an attempt to
reach an accommodation on the pending violations. Should the parties
be unable to reach an accommodation satisfactory to the Township,
the Chief of Police shall immediately proceed forthwith to initiate
charges for violation of this chapter before the Magisterial District
Judge.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation or legal entity owning,
operating, maintaining, or patronizing a disorderly property within
Tinicum Township shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and, in
default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment in the
county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days.[1]
B.
Upon conviction under the terms of this chapter, the
Township may immediately revoke the use and occupancy permit of any
property found to be a disorderly property.
C.
Continuation of a violation(s) of this chapter after
the date of notification by the Chief of Police to remedy the violation(s)
as set forth hereinabove shall constitute for each day the violation
continues a separate and distinct violation.
