[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.
