It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain any
condition upon their property which could directly or indirectly cause
a nuisance or health hazard to residents of the Township. Specifically,
the unsheltered storage or maintenance of unused, stripped, damaged
and generally unusable machinery or equipment, or materials, shall
be considered a nuisance and/or health hazard if any of the following
conditions exist:
A. Broken glass or metal parts with sharp or protruding edges.
B. Openings or areas which are conducive to the harboring and growth
of vermin.
C. Storage in any manner which would allow the equipment, machinery,
material or any parts thereof to easily shift, tilt, or fall from
its original storage position.
D. Contains any liquid or material of a hazardous or potentially hazardous
nature, including, but not limited to, gasoline, oil, battery acids,
refrigeration agents, and poisons.
E. Any other condition which, in the opinion of the inspecting official
shall be deemed to be a health hazard, potential health hazard or
nuisance.
If the owner of grounds on which machinery, equipment, and/or
materials are stored does not comply with the notice to abate the
conditions, within the time limit prescribed, the Township shall have
the authority to take measures to correct the conditions and collect
the cost of such corrections plus 10% of all costs. The Township,
in such event and pursuant to its statutory or otherwise authorized
police powers, shall have the right and power to enter upon the offending
premises to accomplish the foregoing.
[Amended 12-8-1988 by Ord. No. 465]
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, together with the costs of prosecution,
and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a
violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement of this article,
or any remedy provided by law, shall not be deemed mutually exclusive;
rather they may be employed simultaneously or consecutively, at the
option of the Board of Commissioners.