[Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
If the owner of grounds on which the nuisance, public nuisance,
hazard, machinery, equipment and/or materials are stored does not
comply with the notice to abate the conditions, within the time limit
prescribed, then the Township shall have the authority to take measures
to correct the conditions and collect the costs of such corrections
plus 10% of all costs. The Township, in such event and pursuant to
its statutory or otherwise authorized police powers, shall have the
right and power to enter upon the offending premises to accomplish
the foregoing.
[Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
No person shall place, throw or deposit garbage, refuse, waste,
rubbish, papers or decaying plant, animal or vegetable matter of any
kind, including tree or plant cuttings, upon or along any street or
highway or upon public property or along the bank of any stream or
watercourse within the Township.
[Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
The use of any property or an activity within the Township shall be in compliance with all environmental performance standards contained in the Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter
27], as amended and with all other applicable regulations of the Frazer Township Code of Ordinances and other Township ordinances.
[Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, or fails to comply therewith, or with any of the requirements
thereof, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial
district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedures, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $300 nor more than $1,000
plus costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township,
and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
to the extent permitted by law for the punishment of summary offenses.
A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in
which a violation of this Part is found to exist or for each section
of this Part found to have been violated. The Township may also commence
appropriate actions in equity or other to prevent, restrain, correct,
enjoin, or abate violations of this Part. All fines and penalties
collected for violation of this Part shall be paid to the Township
Treasurer. The initial determination of ordinance violation and the
service of any required notice of violation are hereby delegated to
the Township Secretary, the Township Code Official/Building Inspector,
the Code Enforcement Officer, the Zoning Officer and their designees
and to any other officer or agent that the Township Secretary or the
Board of Supervisors shall deem appropriate.
[Ord. 137, 7/5/2005]
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement of this Part,
or any remedy provided by law, shall not be deemed mutually exclusive;
rather they may be employed simultaneously or consecutively, at the
option of the inspecting official.