[Adopted 5-12-1969 by Ord. No. 930]
[Amended 3-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1377]
This article provides for the regulation of
all fences permitted by Whitehall Township ordinances which now contain
or may in the future contain wires with barbs or fences which are
or may be in the future electrified in the Township of Whitehall,
Pennsylvania.
[Amended 3-9-1981 by Ord. No. 1377]
A.
Fences or similar purpose installations shall not
contain any barbs or similar devices in the area of five feet or less
from the ground inasmuch as they are deemed a hazard to children and
the public health, safety and general welfare.
B.
Fences or similar purpose installations shall not
be electrified inasmuch as they are deemed a hazard to children and
the public health, safety and general welfare.
Should any fence or similar installation presently
exist in the Township which constitutes a violation of this article,
the owner or occupier or both shall remove the same by no later than
July 30, 1969. No fences or similar purpose installation shall be
constructed, built or maintained within the Township of Whitehall
that are in violation of the tenets hereof.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of
payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed
30 days. Each day that a violation of this article continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
