[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Carroll 1-31-1967 by Ord. No. 28; amended in its entirety 9-1-1987 by Ord. No.
85 (Ch. 10, Part 2, of the 1987 Code). Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
Except for motor vehicles or other used machinery and used appliances
regularly used for transportation or other regular use by the owners
or occupiers of private grounds within the Township of Carroll, no
used motor vehicle or other used machinery and used appliances, junked
or otherwise, shall be stored on said premises unless the keeping
or storage of the same has been approved by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Carroll.
Any person desiring to store or to continue to store motor vehicles or other used machinery and used appliances on private grounds, except those kept for the purpose mentioned in § 240-1, shall apply in writing to the Secretary of the Township of Carroll for a permit, setting forth the location and description of the land on which said motor vehicles or other used machinery and used appliances are to be placed, the number and nature thereof, the manner of storage, the length and the purpose for the storage.
A.
If the Township Secretary shall determine that the storage concerning
which a permit is requested does not or will not adversely affect
the health, safety, general welfare, cleanliness and beauty of the
Township and does not or will not constitute a nuisance, he shall
issue a written permit therefor; otherwise he shall refuse to issue
said permit stating the reason for such refusal and give notice to
the applicant.
B.
Any person aggrieved by a refusal of the Secretary to issue a permit
may request and shall be granted a hearing before the Township of
Carroll Board of Supervisors, provided that he shall file with said
Board a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth
a brief statement of the grounds therefor within 10 days after notice
that a permit has been refused. The hearing shall commence not later
than 30 days after the date on which the petition was filed unless
postponed for sufficient cause.
C.
After such hearing, the Township of Carroll Board of Supervisors
shall sustain, modify or overrule the action of the Secretary.
Any motor vehicle or other used machinery or used appliances
stored on private grounds without a permit issued by the Secretary
as herein required shall be removed by the owner or occupier of said
grounds after notice to do so and, in default thereof, the Township
may cause the same to be done and collect the cost thereof, together
with a penalty of 10% of such costs, in the manner provided by law
for the collection of municipal claims or by action of assumpsit or
may seek relief by bill in equity.
[Amended 9-10-1996 by Ord. No. 1996-6]
Any person violating any provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a civil fine in an amount
of not less than $100 nor more than $600 in addition to costs and
attorneys' fees, provided that each violation of any provision of
this chapter and each day the same is continued shall be deemed a
separate offense.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated herein:
Includes one or more motor vehicles, including trailers or
semitrailers, or parts thereof.
Includes every natural person, firm, partnership, association
or corporation.
