[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
This Part shall be known and may be cited as the "Occupant Registration
Ordinance."
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
PREMISES
Any building, structure or portion thereof suitable or adaptable
for human or property occupancy for residential or nonresidential
purposes.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
All persons who own residential or nonresidential premises within
the Township shall report, on forms provided by the Township, the
name and address of all persons and businesses occupying the same
and the names of their respective employers, if any.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
The responsibility of making said reports shall be on the owner
of the premises.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
An annual report shall be submitted by all property owners in
the Township between May 1 and June 1 of each year and each successive
year setting forth the names, addresses and employers of all persons
and businesses on their premises. Reports shall be supplemented within
10 days of the arrival of occupants not previously reported or the
departure of occupants previously reported.
[Ord. 656, 4/9/2015]
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 being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding
commenced by the Township, shall pay a judgment of not less than $100
nor more than $600 plus costs, including reasonable attorney fees
incurred by the Township. A separate offense shall arise for each
day or portion thereof in which a violation of this Part is found
to exist and 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 penalties collected for violations of this Part shall be
paid to the Township Treasurer. The initial determination of ordinance
violation is hereby delegated to the Township Manager, the Police
Department, the Code Official, the authorized designee of the Township
Manager, and to any other officer or agent that the Township Manager
or the Board of Supervisors shall deem appropriate.