[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Folcroft as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-21-2006 by Ord. No. 990 (Ch. 1, Part 8, of the 2006 Code of Ordinances)]
In the event of any violation of a civil ordinance of the Borough of Folcroft, the applicable enforcement and/or authorized officer shall make a determination in each instance whether a violation has or is occurring under the appropriate ordinance.
A. 
Upon determining that a violation has or is occurring, the applicable enforcement and/or authorized officer shall impose a civil penalty as prescribed according to law upon the violator.
(1) 
In the event the alleged violation does not present an imminent danger of personal injury, property damage or to the peace and welfare of the community, the applicable enforcement and/or authorized officer shall, at the officer's discretion, issue a notice of violation containing a grace period of not more than 30 days, during which no civil penalty is to be imposed if the violator comes into compliance by the specified date.
(2) 
In the event the alleged violation is governed by other statutory law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regarding a grace period, then said officer shall comply fully with the statutory requirement.
B. 
The applicable enforcement and/or authorized officer shall forthwith serve upon the violator a notice of violation by certified mail.
C. 
The notice of violation shall include a citation to the applicable violation, the date and time, the amount of civil penalty (if appropriate), corrective action, and the consequence of failure to pay the civil penalty on or before the due date.
D. 
In the event that the violator pays the prescribed civil penalty within 15 days of the date on the notice of violation, the civil penalty is to be reduced by 50%.
E. 
If the violator fails to pay the penalty on or before the due date, the applicable enforcement and/or authorized officer shall file a civil complaint in a court having jurisdiction of the case.
A. 
All regulations as outlined in the appropriate International Code Council (ICC) rules and regulations shall be enforced as summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, pursuant to the purpose and mandate of Act 172 of 1996, of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any criminal provision of a Borough criminal ordinance, shall, upon summary conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more that $1,000 and all costs associated with prosecution, including but not limited to fees established by the court and costs incurred by the Borough of Folcroft.
C. 
All actions involving a summary criminal violation shall be brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the same manner as provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
[An ordinance adopting the Code of the Borough of Folcroft and making certain substantive changes to existing ordinances of the Borough is presently proposed before the Borough. Upon final adoption, it will be included here as Article II of this chapter.]