A.Â
Any person, firm or corporation who or which constructs, opens or dedicates any road, street or drainage facility in connection therewith for public use or travel without having first complied with all of the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 200, Subdivision and Land Development, and paid all fees required by the Township commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be subject to the penalties of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code for such misdemeanor of the third degree. Such person shall also be liable for all costs or damages incurred by the Township or property owners in the course of correcting all substantive violations of state law or Township ordinances or regulations resulting from or arising out of such construction, opening or dedication or unlawful recording of any plan. All fines and monies so recovered shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.
B.Â
Any person who commits or permits any other person to commit a violation of any provisions of Article V, Sidewalks and Curbs, shall be liable, upon conviction thereof in a summary proceeding, to pay a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each offense, together with the costs of prosecution. Each day or portion thereof in which a violation exists shall be considered a separate violation, and each section of Article V which is violated shall be considered a separate violation.
C.Â
If the Board or the officer designated to enforce this chapter by the Board determines that a person has committed or permitted the commission of a violation of this chapter other than violations set forth in § 195-72A or B, the Board or such enforcement officer shall inform such person, in writing, of the violation, shall notify such person to cease the violation of this chapter, and shall inform such person that he or she must pay a civil penalty to the Township within the range of the amounts set forth below to settle the violation. The penalty for a first offense shall be not less than $50 and not more than $600; the penalty for a second offense shall be not less than $100 and not more than $600; and the penalty for a third or greater offense shall be not less than $200 and not more than $600. If such person fails or refuses to remit the penalty to the Township within 10 days from the date of the written notice of the violation of this chapter, the Township may commence a civil enforcement proceeding seeking penalties and costs for the violation of this chapter and/or may commence an action in equity. The Township shall seek a judgment for the penalty previously imposed together with additional daily penalties for continuing violations plus all court costs, including the reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Township in the enforcement proceedings. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, and each section of this chapter which is violated such constitute a separate violation. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.
