[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 201]
1. 
The purpose of Part 1B, "Nuisances/Unauthorized Activities," is to regulate abandon buildings, prevent the storage, discharge, burial of animal carcasses, human waste, or vegetable matter that will decay or become offensive or render offensive any of the drains, streams or sewers of the Township which causes such conditions to create a hazard or danger to the health, safety and welfare of the Township residents because:
A. 
Such conditions create a breeding ground and haven for rodents, rats, vermin, mosquitoes, flies and other undesirable animals, reptiles and insects.
B. 
Such conditions create an attractive nuisance for children, who are not aware of the dangers involved.
2. 
The following actions and matters are hereby declared to be nuisances, and no person, firm, or corporation owning or occupying any property within the Township of East Pennsboro shall do, authorize, aid or abet any of them, such restrictions being intended to promote the general health, safety and comfort of all the citizens of East Pennsboro Township:
A. 
No person shall place or cause to be placed, thrown, harbored or maintained in or near the streets, alleys or highways of the Township any liquid or solid vegetable matter that will decay or become offensive or render offensive any of the drains, streams or sewers of the Township or any other matter or thing that will cause danger or discomfort to the inhabitants or to the traveling public of the Township.
B. 
No person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within the Township of East Pennsboro shall allow garbage, trash, human excrement or any other unwholesome or offensive matter to accumulate on any premises in such a manner as to create offensive odors, to contaminate any stream or watercourse or to provide a breeding place for disease or vermin.
C. 
The carcass of any dead animal not killed for food shall be removed and disposed of by burial or incineration or some other sanitary method within 24 hours after death. If the carcass is buried it shall be placed so that every part shall be covered by at least two feet of earth and at a location not less than 1,000 feet from any waters of the Commonwealth, and not subject to overflow by such waters. In all cases of death from communicable disease the carcass shall be thoroughly enveloped in unslaked lime.
D. 
No person shall maintain or permit to be maintained, any pond, privy vault, cesspool, well cistern, rain barrel or other receptacle containing water unless such receptacle is constructed or maintained in a manner to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes.
E. 
No person, firm or corporation shall keep or allow to remain on any premises any abandoned house, barn, shed or other structure unless such structure shall be closed up and secured so as to prevent entry by unauthorized person(s) or vermin, or to allow any such abandoned structure to remain in a dilapidated or dangerous condition.
F. 
No person, firm or corporation may maintain any other condition, structure or improvement that shall constitute a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the residents of the Township of East Pennsboro.
G. 
No person or occupant of any premises shall maintain any well, spring, cistern or other source of water supply used for drinking or household purposes to which the public has or may have access and which is polluted or which is so situated or constructed that it may become polluted in any manner which may render such water supply injurious to the health.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 202]
The Health Officer and/or his/her authorized representative is hereby empowered to enter and inspect any premises upon which he/she has reasonable grounds to believe a nuisance/unauthorized activities exists. If violation of any of the provisions of this Part constitutes a nuisance thereon or if any condition or structure thereon poses a threat to the public health, safety or welfare, he/she shall issue written notice to be served by registered or certified mail upon the owner of such premises or, if the owner's whereabouts or identity be unknown, by posting the notice conspicuously upon the offending premises. Such notice shall specify the condition or structure complained of and shall require the owner to commence to remove or otherwise rectify the offending condition or structure within five days of notification and thereafter to fully comply with the requirements of this notice within 20 days.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 203]
If the owner of premises upon which a nuisance is found to exist does not comply with the notice and abate the nuisance within the time prescribed, the Township shall have authority to take measure to correct the conditions and collect the costs thereof, together with a penalty of 10%, in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims or by any other means, or may seek to abate the nuisance by an action in equity.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 204; as amended by Ord. 716-2006, 7/5/2006]
Any persons aggrieved by a decision of the Health Officer in regard to any alleged nuisance may request and shall be granted a hearing before the Board of Health. Such hearing shall be requested by filing a petition, in writing, stating the grounds therefore within five days after notice of the Health Officer's decision. The hearing shall commence within 30 days of filing of the petition unless postponed for good cause. After such hearing, the Board of Health shall sustain, modify or overrule the action of the Health Officer.
[Ord. 694-2005, 5/18/2005, § 205; as amended by Ord. 757-2009, 7/1/2009]
Any person failing to remove or abate any nuisance after due notice from the health officer pursuant to this Part 1B or within five days of the denial of any appeal to the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 10-114 hereof shall, upon summary conviction hereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of prosecution. Every day after the first offense shall be deemed a separate offense.