[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, § 1]
This Part shall be known as the "Nuisance Ordinance."
[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, § 2]
The following words and phrases, when used in this Part, shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings
given to them in this section:
Any vehicle which is parked or stored on private property
and:
Any structure which has deteriorated, been damaged or is
in disrepair to the extent that it is dangerous and unsafe for human
occupancy, or constitutes a fire hazard, or endangers surrounding
buildings, or shelters rats or other vermin or endangers the health,
safety and welfare of the residents of East Rockhill Township.
Any sound which:
All waste and discarded materials, including garbage (animal,
vegetable or organic waste), trash, rubbish, street cleanings, paper,
wrappings, ashes, cigarettes, cardboard, cans, bottles, yard clippings,
leaves, wood, metal, parking boxes, nails, glass, bedding, tree limbs
and any and all other waste materials deposited or stored on public
or private property.
Any individual, partnership or corporation.
[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, § 3]
1.
The accumulation or storage of litter, trash, junk and debris in
a manner which is contrary to the health, safety and welfare of the
residents of East Rockhill Township is declared to be a nuisance and
is hereby prohibited.
2.
An abandoned or junk vehicle is declared to be a nuisance and is
hereby prohibited. Nothing in this Part shall prohibit a person from
storing an abandoned or junk vehicle provided that the vehicle is
within an enclosed building.
3.
A dangerous structure is declared to be a nuisance and is hereby
prohibited.
4.
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any person within the
limits of the Township of East Rockhill to own or have under his control
any dog or other animal or fowl and permit the same to emit disturbing
noises or sounds of such frequent occurrence or nature as to annoy
nearby residents, and it is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, § 4]
1.
Upon discovery and reasonable belief that a nuisance listed in § 10-103, Subsection 1, 2 or 3, of this Part exists, it shall be the duty of the East Rockhill Township Police Department or other authorized representative of the Township to give written notice of the violation or violations to the owner and/or occupant of the property upon which the nuisance is located. Such notification shall direct the owner and/or occupant to commence correction or removal of the nuisance within five days of receipt of the notice and to completely correct or remove the nuisance within 30 days of receipt of the notice.
2.
Penalties as prescribed in § 10-106 shall not commence until the thirty-day period for correction or removal of the nuisance has expired. After the expiration of that thirty-day period, each day's continuance of a violation of § 10-103, Subsection 1, 2 or 3, shall constitute a new and separate offense.
[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, § 5]
Subsequent to the expiration of the thirty-day period for correction
or removal of the nuisance, East Rockhill Township may remove, or
may contract for the removal of, the nuisance and may recover the
cost of each removal, plus a penalty equivalent to 10% of the cost
of removal, in any manner prescribed by law.
[Ord. 100, 5/27/1986, §; as amended by Ord. 192, 4/18/2000]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a District Justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs, and,
in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues
or each section of this Part which shall be found to have been violated
shall constitute a separate offense.
