[Amended 12-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-15]
A.
The Township Committee, through its Police Department and/or the
Director of Public Works, may bring an action to enforce the requirements
of this chapter in Municipal Court.
[Amended 3-13-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-3]
B.
Failure of any owner, occupant, developer or tenant to comply with the requirements of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 or a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days or a term of community service not to exceed 30 days, in the discretion of the Municipal Court Judge. Each day that the violation exists shall be deemed a separate offense. It is the intent of this chapter that the responsibility for compliance shall be a joint responsibility of the owner, developer, occupant or tenant of the premises in question. This imposition and collection of a fine or other penalty under this section shall not constitute a bar to the right of the Township to collect its certified costs and attorney's fees incurred in connection with the removal of snow or ice upon failure of the responsible party to act or the related costs and attorney's fees to collect such costs. Such collection may be through a lien on the property as set forth in § 164-5C, below, or suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Amended 3-13-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-3]
C.
In addition to the above penalty provisions, the owner
or owners shall be required to reimburse the Township for all labor
and related expenses incurred in the removal of snow and ice. In such
event, the cost of such removal shall be certified to the Township
Committee by the Township Director of Public Works. The Township Committee
shall examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall
cause such cost to be billed to the developer, if in a residential
development, or to the owner or owners of such abutting premises on
which snow or ice removal work has been performed by the Township.
In the case of an owner, such cost, if not promptly paid, shall be
charged against such property and be added to and be part of the taxes
next to be levied and collected, with interest, by the same officers
and in the same manner as other taxes. In the case of a developer,
such cost, if not promptly paid, shall be charged against the cash
performance bond.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection D, which provided for
the establishment of a schedule setting forth the charges for equipment
use and labor, and immediately followed this subsection, was repealed
3-13-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-3.
