[Ord. 5-2000, 8/7/2000, § 1.1]
1. 
No person, firm or corporation or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within the Township of Jackson shall permit:
A. 
Any grass, weeds or any other vegetation whatsoever, not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose, to grow or remain upon such premises so as to:
(1) 
Exceed a height of 12 inches.
(2) 
Throw off any unpleasant or noxious odor.
(3) 
Conceal any filthy deposit.
(4) 
Create or produce pollen.
B. 
Poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plants or plants detrimental to health, to grow or remain upon such premises in such manner that they shall extend or border upon or overhang any street, sidewalk or other public place.
2. 
Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in the Township in violation of any of the provision of subsection (1) above, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Township.
3. 
Excluded form application of this provision are wooded areas and open fields or acreage to within 100 feet of any principal building or structure.
[Ord. 5-2000, 8/7/2000, § 1.2]
The owner of any premises, as to vacant premises or premises occupied by the owner, or the occupant thereof, in the case of premises occupied by other than the owner thereof, shall trim, cut or remove all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises as often as may be necessary to bring such premises into compliance with the provisions of § 10-101; provided, however, that cutting, trimming or removing such weeds, grass or other vegetation at least twice a month in the months of May, June, July, August and September and the removal of the weeds, grass and other vegetation so cut shall be deemed evidence that no violation of this Section shall have been created.
[Ord. 5-2000, 8/7/2000, § 1.3]
It shall be the duty of the owner or any owner occupied premises or any vacant premises to comply with § 10-101. Tenants or other nonowner occupants and owner shall be responsible to comply with § 10-101 where the premises is tenant occupied.
[Ord. 5-2000, 8/7/2000, § 1.4]
The Supervisors of Jackson Township or their appointed representative, are hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or by United States mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises whereof grass, weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of any of the provisions of this Part, directing and requiring such owner or occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or other vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this Part within five days after the issuance of such notice. In case any person shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the period of time stated therein, the Township may cause such grass, weeds or other vegetation to be removed, trimmed or cut, and the cost thereof, with an additional charge of 10%, shall be collected by the Township from such person in default, in any manner provided by law.
[Ord. 5-2000, 8/7/2000, § 1.5]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof for each violation, be subjected to a fine of up to $100, plus costs of prosecution including attorney's fees. Each day shall be a separate offense. The Township may proceed by municipal claim, and if Township so elects, Township may collect its reasonable attorney's fees for so proceeding.
[Ord. 3-2004, 8/16/2004, § 1]
For the purpose of this Part, the following terms, phrases, words or their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number and the word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory:
ABANDONED OR JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE
Any vehicle in a non-serviceable condition or without having both a current inspection sticker and a current registration plate.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board of Supervisors of Jackson Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
NUISANCE
The unreasonable, unwarrantable, unsightly, or unlawful use of public or private property which causes injury, damage, hurt, inconvenience, annoyance, or discomfort to any person or resident in the legitimate enjoyment of their reasonable rights of person or property.
OWNER
A person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge of any premises within the Township.
PERSON
A natural person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company, club, co-partnership, society, or organization of any kind.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Jackson, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 3-2004, 8/16/2004, § 2]
Nuisances, as described below, are hereby declared to be illegal in Jackson Township and abatable and punishable as such:
A. 
Storing or Accumulating Junk Material. Storing or accumulating junk material including, but not limited to, unused or abandoned machinery, equipment or appliances, and all forms of waste and refuse of any type of materials, including scrap metal, tires, glass, industrial waste and other salvageable materials, unless for resale, that can be seen from any public highway, road, street, avenue, lane or alley which is maintained by the Township or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B. 
Storing or Accumulating Abandoned or Junked Motor Vehicles. Storing or accumulating abandoned or junked motor vehicles, that can be seen from any public highway, road, street, avenue, lane or alley which is maintained by the Township, or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All such vehicles must be moved in 60 days, or if at vehicle repair business, 90 days.
C. 
Storing or Accumulating More than Three Antique or Collector Motor Vehicles. Storing or accumulating more than three antique or collector motor vehicles for restoration which are neither sheltered by a building, nor enclosed behind an evergreen or solid fense as permitted by applicable zoning ordinances; or storing or accumulating in a non-orderly fashion three or less antique or collector motor vehicles for registration.
D. 
Collection of Standing Water. Keeping, maintaining, causing or permitting any collection of standing water including, but not limited to, in and tire piles, in which mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collection of standing water is treated or maintained so as to effectively prevent such breeding.
E. 
Dangerous Structures. Maintaining or causing to be maintained, any dangerous structure including, but not limited to, abandoned or unoccupied buildings or parts of buildings in a state of dilapidation or disrepair.
F. 
Grass, Weeds, or Other Vegetation. Permitting the growth of any grass, weeds, noxious weeds or any vegetation whatsoever, not edible or planted for some useful, legal or ornamental purpose in a nonagriculturally zoned district, to conceal any rubbish, garbage, trash or any other violation of this Part.
G. 
Uncovered Well or Cistern. Permitting or allowing any well or cistern to be, or remain, uncovered.
H. 
Unsecured Excavation. Allowing or permitting any excavation, material excavated or obstruction on or adjoining any highway, street or road, to remain opened or exposed without the same being secured by a barricade, temporary fence, or other protective materials.
I. 
Defacing of Public or Private Buildings, Etc. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation or agent acting independently or under the direction of the principal to deface any private or public buildings, structures, signs, banners or vehicles within the Township. Examples of defacing shall include, but not be limited to, the following examples: application of paint, inks and dyes; affixing of any printed materials such as signs or posters; destruction or removal; defacing in any manner.
J. 
Posting Advertisements. For any person to post, paste or fasten any printed, painted or written signs, show bill, placard, circular or advertisement of any description whatsoever upon any tree, telegraph, telephone or electric light pole within the Township limits unless authorized by the Board of Supervisors.
K. 
Obstructing Streets and Sidewalks. For anyone placing a vehicle or other obstruction on or along any street or sidewalk of the Township so as to interfere with vehicular or pedestrian traffic, unless it should become necessary to drive or place the vehicle in such position to load or unload merchandise or furniture, and then such vehicle shall only be permitted to remain for such lengths of time as is necessary to load or unload the same.
L. 
Creating Health of Safety Risk. No person shall own, occupy or keep ground or other premises in such a condition to be offensive and a nuisance to the neighborhood, or to create a health or safety risk to the children and citizens of the Township.
M. 
Creating an Unsightly Appearance. Garbage, rubbish, trash, refuse, junk and other materials, metals, plumbing fixtures, appliances, auto parts, lumber or other litter and furniture, stuffed furniture, clothing or other household items which create an unsightly appearance.
N. 
Proper Operation of Vehicles. Any vehicle transporting or carrying soil, sand, stone, dirt, debris, refuse, litter or other substance of any kind, including liquids and chemicals, over streets, alleys and thoroughfares shall be so operated as to prevent said materials from being scattered, spilled, dropped or blown from the vehicle or from the wheels, tires or undercarriage thereof.
O. 
Befouling of Streets Unlawful. It shall be unlawful to scatter, spill, dump or drop, or permit to be scattered, spilled, dumped or dropped, any soil, sand, stone, dirt, debris, refuse, litter or other substance of any kind, including liquids and chemicals, from any vehicle or from the wheels, tires or undercarriage thereof, upon streets, alleys and thoroughfares. Persons using horses for transportation purposes shall be exempt from this provision with regard to horse waste dropped on streets, alleys and thoroughfares during transit.
P. 
Storage and Accumulation of Newspapers and Other Printed Material. It shall be unlawful to allow the storage or accumulation of newspapers, magazines, advertising material, handbills and other printed material of any nature whatsoever in a nonorderly fashion upon doorsteps, yards, porches or other areas of property that can be seen from any public highway, road, street, avenue, lane or alley which is maintained by the Township or by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This subsection does not include the bundling and placing of such printed material in the above-mentioned areas for scheduled pickup.
Q. 
Outdoor Lighting. Outdoor lighting shall be designed to provide the minimum lighting necessary to ensure adequate safety, night vision and comfort, and shall not create or cause excessive glare on adjacent properties and public right-of-ways. Outdoor lighting shall preserve and protect the nighttime use and enjoyment of all property through the use of good lighting practices and systems.
(1) 
For all areas:
(a) 
All lights shall be shielded in such way as to direct all light towards the Earth's surfaces and away from reflective surfaces.
(b) 
Light fixtures or lamps shall be shielded/shaded in such a manner as to direct incident rays way from all adjacent property.
(c) 
Any facilities which may require floodlighting may not arrange the light in such a way that it will shine towards roadways, onto adjacent residential property or residential use property or into the night sky.
(d) 
Any interior lighted signs may not be lit at night when a face of the sign is removed or damaged in such a way that the light may distract drivers or homeowners.
(2) 
For commercial, business, industrial and natural resource zones and any roadway adjacent to residential zones:
(a) 
Any light fixture must be placed in such a manner that no light emitting surface is visible from any residential area or public/private roadway, walkway, trail or other public way when viewed at ground level.
(b) 
The level of lighting shall not exceed 0.5 footcandles at any residential property or 1.0 footcandles at any no-residential property line.
(c) 
Any canopy structure used at a business location must have recessed lights with diffusers which do not extend below the surface of the canopy.
(d) 
Any luminaire on a pole, stand or mounted on a building must have a shield, an adjustable reflector and no protruding diffuser.
(3) 
Lighting in excess of that provided herein shall be considered a nuisance for the purposes of this Part.
[Ord. 3-2004, 8/16/2004, § 3]
1. 
Whenever a condition constituting a nuisance occurs, the Board of Supervisors shall cause written notice to be served upon the owner in one of the following manners:
A. 
By making personal delivery of the notice to the owners; or
B. 
By handing a copy of the notice at the residence of the owner to an adult member of the family with which the owner resides, but if no adult member of the family is found, then to an adult person in charge of such residence; or
C. 
By affixing a copy of the notice to the door at the entrance of the premises in violation; or
D. 
By mailing a copy of the notice to the last known address of the owner by certified mail; or
E. 
By publishing a notice in a local newspaper of general circulation within Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, once a week for three successive weeks.
Such notice shall set forth in detail the condition that constitutes a nuisance, whether removal is required by the Township or whether the nuisance can be corrected by repairs, alterations, fencing, or in some way, confining and limiting the nuisance.
2. 
Such notice shall require the owner to commence action in accordance with the terms of the notice within 20 days of receipt of the notice and thereafter to comply fully with its terms within 30 days, with all materials to be supplied and work to be done at the owner's expense; provided, however, if any provision of this Part is violated, and if the circumstances require immediate corrective measures, such notice shall require the owner to immediately comply with the terms of the notice.
[Ord. 3-2004, 8/16/2004, § 4]
The Board of Supervisors determines this Part to be a building, housing, property maintenance, health, fire and public safety ordinance.
A. 
A violation of or failure to comply with any provision of this Part shall constitute a summary offense and prosecution shall be according to the practice in the case of summary convictions. The Township Solicitor may assume charge of the prosecution as provided for by the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure for the trial in summary cases. The Board of Supervisors hereby sets the fine or penalty in the amount of $1,000 per violation, and the costs of prosecution, including attorney's fees of the Township Solicitor, and in default of payment of such fine and costs of prosecution, including attorney's fees of the Township Solicitor, to undergo imprisonment of not more than 30 days, provided, further, that each day's continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate violation of the Part.
B. 
The Board of Supervisors may direct the removal, repair or alterations to any such nuisance or dangerous structure by the owner or occupier of the premises, and in default of which the Board of Supervisors may cause the same to be done, and collect the cost thereof, together with a penalty of 10% of such cost, and attorney's fees of 5% of the claim, and may pursue collection in the manner of municipal claims, or by an action of assumpsit, or by an action in equity, to compel the owner or occupier of the premises to comply with the terms of any notice of violation, or seek any such other relief as a court of competent jurisdiction is empowered to afford.