There is hereby adopted in its entirety by the Borough of Lansdale, copies of which are on file in the office of the Borough of Lansdale, that certain electrical code known as the "National Electrical Code, Latest Edition," as published by the National Fire Protection Association, except as otherwise set forth in this chapter.
The administration and enforcement of this chapter and of the National Electrical Code herein adopted shall be carried out by the Office of Code Enforcement of the Borough of Lansdale or such other office or department as may from time to time be designated by the Borough Manager, in accordance with the procedures established by this chapter and by the National Electrical Code. Any provision of the code referenced herein which grants to a Borough official or Borough employee any property right in such official position or employment or any provision which sets forth that such official or employee may be dismissed only for cause and/or only after notice and/or opportunity to be heard is hereby deleted from this chapter.
A. 
Any person who shall willfully alter or affect a service installation in such manner as to defeat the purpose of the meter, or tamper with, alter or break any seals on any electrical energy meter, or willfully do any damage to Borough equipment involved in the service installation shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
Violations of this chapter, other than those violations set forth in Subsection A of this section, shall be prosecuted as follows:
(1) 
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer determines that there is or has been a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of other applicable codes and ordinances, or of any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, he shall give notice to the owner, operator, occupant or other responsible person, as the case may be, of such determined violation. Said notice shall be in writing, signed by the Code Enforcement Officer, and shall include the following:
(a) 
A statement of the determined violation and the action or actions necessary for compliance.
(b) 
A reasonable period of time, as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer, but not less than 10 days' notice, for correction of the determined violation or violations, unless, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, an emergency condition exists or the violation or violations constitute an immediate threat to the health, safety and welfare of any individual or individuals.
(2) 
Any person who fails to correct a violation or take a remedial action as ordered by the Code Enforcement Officer or who violates a provision or fails to comply with any requirement of this chapter or of any of the other applicable codes and ordinances shall be liable, upon conviction, to fines and penalties up to the amounts of those established and changed from time to time by resolution of the Lansdale Borough Council.
C. 
Any prosecution for the violation of this chapter shall be brought in the name of Lansdale Borough before the Magisterial District Judge, and all fines and penalties shall be paid to the Secretary or Treasurer of Lansdale Borough and applied to the general funds of Lansdale Borough to pay operating costs.
D. 
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Borough in the enforcement proceedings. Upon judgment against any person by summary conviction, or by proceedings by summons on default of the payment of the fine or penalty imposed and the costs, the defendant may be sentenced and committed to the Borough lockup for a period not exceeding 10 days or to the county jail for a period not exceeding 30 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).