[Ord. 6/20/1979]
1. 
If it appears to the Board of Supervisors that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the Zoning Officer shall initiate enforcement proceedings by sending an enforcement notice to the owner of record of the parcel on which the violation has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel, and to any other person requested in writing to be served with enforcement notices by the owner of record.
2. 
The enforcement notice shall state the name of the owner of record and any other person against whom the Township tends to take action; the location of the property in violation; the specific nature of the violation with a description of and citation to the applicable provisions of this chapter; the date before which described steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which the steps for compliance must be completed; that the recipient of the notice has the right to appeal to the Charlestown Township Zoning Hearing Board within 30 days of the date of the notice; and that failure to comply with the notice within the time specified, unless extended by agreement of the Township or by appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board, constitutes a violation, with possible sanctions as described in the notice.
[Ord. 6/20/1979]
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorneys fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorneys fees collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the Township.
[Ord. 6/20/1979]
In case any building, structure, landscaping, or land is, or is proposed to be, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, maintained or used in violation of this chapter, the Board of Supervisors or, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, the Zoning Officer, or any aggrieved owner or tenant of real property who shows that his property or person will be substantially affected by the alleged violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such building, structure, landscaping or land, or to prevent, in or about such premises, any act, conduct, business or use constituting a violation. Notice of any such action instituted by a landowner or tenant shall be served upon the Township at least 30 days prior to the time the action has begun by serving a copy of the complaint on the Board of Supervisors.
[Ord. 6/20/1979]
1. 
Fees for building and use and occupancy permits and subdivision, land development, curative amendment, amendment to this chapter, Planned Residential Development applications, appeals to the Zoning Hearing Board and required related matters shall be paid in accordance with a schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Supervisors.
2. 
Fees for the Zoning Hearing Board hearings shall include the cost of providing advertised notice and all administrative overhead connected with the hearing. The appearance fee for a stenographer shall be shared equally by the applicant and the Zoning Hearing Board. The cost of the original transcript shall be paid by the party requesting the same or appealing from the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board if such appeal is made.