Township of Silver Spring, PA Chapter 295 Property Maintenance

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Silver Spring 8-11-2010 by Ord. No. 11-2010. Amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 295-1 Outdoor storage prohibitions; exceptions.

It shall be and is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to store or accumulate outside, or allow the outdoor storage or accumulation of, any of the following:

A. Garbage, ashes, refuse/rubbish or junk material.

(1) Garbage. Wastes from the handling, preparation, cooking and consumption of food; wastes from the handling, storage and sale of produce. It shall be unlawful to place or permit to remain anywhere in the Township any garbage or other material subject to decay, except for leaf waste, grass clippings or mulch, which is properly maintained for gardening purposes. It shall be unlawful to store more than 15 days of garbage, as defined in this chapter.

(2) Refuse/rubbish. Combustible trash, including but not limited to paper, cartons, boxes, demolition waste, furniture, bedding; noncombustible trash, including but not limited to metals, metal cans, metal furniture, pieces of concrete, asphalt, glass, crockery and other mineral waste, provided that "refuse" shall not include plant material generated in the course of harvesting agricultural crops.

(3) Ashes. Residue from fire used for cooking, heating buildings and industrial processes.

(4) Junk material, including but not limited to unused, abandoned, nonfunctional, nonserviceable or partially or totally disassembled structures, machinery, equipment, appliances, devices or objects, and all forms of waste and refuse of any types of materials, including but not limited to scrap metal, glass, industrial waste and other salvageable materials. This subsection shall not apply to junkyards and principal waste-handling facilities for municipal and/or solid waste operating in accordance with Chapter 415, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Silver Spring.

B. Storing or accumulating abandoned or junked motor vehicles that are in a nonserviceable condition or do not have a current inspection sticker and current registration. This subsection shall not apply to junkyards operating in accordance with Chapter 415, Zoning, of the Code of the Township Silver Spring.

§ 295-2 Violations and penalties.

[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township before a Magisterial District Judge, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.