[Adopted 6-1-2009 by Ord.
No. 15-07-2009]
It shall be the duty of any owner and tenant or person in possession
of any lands in the Township:
A.
To keep such lands free of filth, garbage, trash, and debris, including
but not limited to nonfunctional vehicles or parts thereof, nonfunctional
equipment or parts thereof, or nonfunctional machinery or parts thereof,
unless present on any such lands in conjunction with an approved site
plan for a repair facility, where such items are inimical to the preservation
of public health, safety or general welfare of the Township or which
may constitute a fire hazard.
A.
Whenever the Enforcement Officer shall deem it necessary and expedient
for the preservation of the public health, safety and general welfare
or the elimination of a fire hazard, or upon investigation of the
complaint of any resident, officer or employee of the Township, he
may issue a violation to the person or persons or entities responsible
therefor under this article. Such notice shall be in writing and shall
include a signed statement citing the reasons for issuance.
B.
Such notice shall be deemed properly and sufficiently served when
a copy thereof is sent by registered or certified mail to the last
known address of the person or entity upon which the same is served,
as shown by the current tax records of the Township, and sent simultaneously
by regular mail, or a copy thereof handed to said person or persons;
or a copy thereof left at the usual place of abode or office of said
person or entities. The notice shall also state that, unless the violation
is abated, removed, or cured within 14 days of the date of such notice
(exclusive of the date of service), a summons shall be issued for
such violation. The Enforcement Officer may, at the time the notice
is issued, extend the period for compliance with the violations stated
in the notice for a period in excess of the aforesaid 14 days if,
in his or her judgment, the abatement, removal, cessation of or cure
of the condition of violation cannot reasonably be effected within
the fourteen-day period. In the event the violation is not abated,
removed, cured, or otherwise fully remedied within said fourteen-day
period or within such extended period as set forth in the notice pursuant
to this section, a summons shall then be issued against the person,
persons, entity or entities so notified.
Owners, tenants, and persons in possession shall have all the
duties and responsibilities as prescribed in this article and shall
not be relieved from any such duties and responsibilities nor be entitled
to defend against any charge of violation thereof by reason of the
fact that another party may also be responsible therefor and in violation
thereof. Responsibilities of owners, tenants, and occupants in possession
shall not be altered or affected by any agreement or contract by and
between any of them or between them and other parties.
Whenever the enforcement officer finds that an emergency condition
in violation of this article exists, which condition requires immediate
attention in order to protect the public health or safety, he or she
may issue an order by service of notice as set forth above reciting
the existence of such an emergency condition and requiring that such
action be taken by the violator as soon as it is reasonably necessary
to meet the emergency. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
article, such order shall be effective immediately.
[Amended 11-4-2021 by Ord. No. 21-20-2021]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II, General Penalties, of the Township Code. The continuation of such violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense.
