Except for licensed motor vehicles with valid Pennsylvania inspection
stickers, used motor vehicles, junked or otherwise, shall be stored
on private premises in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Any person desiring to store or to continue to store motor vehicle(s) on private grounds, except those mentioned in §Â
326-2, shall comply with the following:
A. All gas and oil shall be drained from the vehicle.
B. All glass shall be removed from any broken windshield, window or
mirror.
C. All upholstery shall be removed.
D. All wheels shall be removed so that the vehicle is rendered incapable
of movement.
E. All trunk lids shall be removed or shall have their locks removed.
F. All such stored motor vehicles shall be at least 25 feet from any
building so as not to obstruct any firefighting equipment or emergency
vehicles.
G. All such stored motor vehicles shall be at least 25 feet from any
river or stream or any other natural watercourse.
H. All such stored motor vehicles shall at all times be kept free of
vermin infestation.
If the owner of grounds on which motor vehicles are stored does
not comply with the notice to abate the conditions within the time
limit prescribed, the Borough of Catawissa shall have the authority
to take measures to correct the conditions and collect the cost of
such corrections plus 10% of all costs. The Borough, in such event
and pursuant to its statutory or otherwise authorized police powers,
shall have the right and power to enter upon the offending premises
to accomplish the foregoing.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than
$300 and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement of this chapter,
or any remedy provided by law, shall not be deemed mutually exclusive;
rather, they may be employed simultaneously or consecutively, at the
option of the Borough Council.