[Ord. 101, 9/14/1993, § 1201]
1.
The Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors shall have the
duty and authority for the administration and general enforcement
of the provisions of this Chapter, as specified or implied herein.
2.
Permits required by the Board of Supervisors for the erection or
alteration of buildings in a subdivision, the installation of sewers
or sewage disposal system, or for other appurtenant improvements to,
or use of, the land shall not be issued by any Township official until
he has ascertained that the site for such building, alteration, improvement
or use is located in a development approved and publicly recorded
in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
3.
The Township Code Enforcement Officer shall require that applications
for building permits contain all the information necessary for him
to ascertain that, and he shall not issue any building permit until
he determines that, the site and plan for the proposed building, alteration
or other improvement is acceptable in accordance with the provisions
of this Chapter.
[Ord. 101, 9/14/1993, § 1202; as amended by Ord.
119, 4/14/1998]
1.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated
the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore
in a civil enforcement proceeding commended by Ralpho Township, pay
a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable
attorney's fees incurred by Ralpho Township as a result thereof.
No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until
the date of the determination of a violation by the district justice.
If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeal the judgment, Ralpho
Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules
of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute
a separate violation, unless the district justice determining that
their has been a violation further determines that there was a good
faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this
Chapter to have believe that there was no such violation, in which
event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until
the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation
by the district justice and thereafter each day that a violation continues
shall constitute a separate violation.
2.
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay,
upon cause show, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication
of the violations in judgment.
3.
Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed or interpreted
to grant to any person or entity other than Ralpho Township the right
to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this Section.
[Ord. 101, 9/14/1993, § 1203]
The Board of Supervisors may take appropriate action before
a court having equity jurisdiction to enjoin the owner or agent from
improperly selling or conveying a parcel of land or to set aside and
invalidate any conveyance of land made prior to final approval of
any development as set forth in this Chapter.
[Ord. 101, 9/14/1993, § 1204]
Nothing herein shall prevent the Board of Supervisors from taking
such other action necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
[Ord. 101, 9/14/1993, § 1205]
The decision of the Planning Commission or Board of Supervisors
with respect to the approval or disapproval of plans may be appealed
directly to court by any party or officer or agency of the Board of
Supervisors. Such appeal shall be filed not later than 30 days following
the date of the decision being appealed.
