A. 
The Township shall fully utilize those powers it possesses through enabling statutes, ordinances and procedures to effect the purposes of this chapter.
B. 
The Township Code Enforcement Officer shall have the power and authority to determine all issues relating to compliance with the provisions of this article and to bring and prosecute in the name of the Township enforcement and penalty proceedings for violations of its provisions.
C. 
The Township's Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to enter upon land for the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter. The Township shall provide a written notice to the property owner no less than 14 days prior to any entry upon property for these purposes, unless the Township, Chester County Health Department or DEP has determined that potential and imminent public health hazard exists, in which case the Township may conduct such actions at any reasonable time. The Township's Code Enforcement Officer shall have a photographic proof of identification and shall present same to the property owner upon request whenever entering upon land to administer the provisions of this chapter.
D. 
All records pertaining to sewage permits, building permits, occupancy permits and all other aspects of the sewage management program shall be made available for inspection consistent with the provisions of the Open Records Law.
E. 
The Board shall establish all administrative procedures necessary to properly carry out the provisions of this chapter.
F. 
The Board of Supervisors shall, by resolution, adopt a fee schedule for the administration of this article. Said schedule shall be kept on file by the Township Secretary and shall be reviewed and revised as necessary.
G. 
Most stringent regulations to prevail. For all ordinances or resolutions or parts of ordinances or resolutions, insofar as they are inconsistent herewith, the more stringent ordinance or resolution shall apply.
A. 
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial District Court under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 1-20-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01]
(1) 
For purposes of Article III, Connections and Use, the term "person" includes the owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violation has been committed; the lessee or tenant of the building or premises (in whole or in part) where such violation has been committed or exists; and the general agent, architect, contractor or any other person who knowingly commits, participates, assists or conspires in committing the violation.
B. 
In addition to the penalties aforesaid, the Township shall have the power to apply to the Court of Common Pleas to seek equitable relief, or any other appropriate remedy.
C. 
The Township shall not be required to elect to pursue the aforesaid remedies in the alternative, but may pursue each and every remedy heretofore provided separately and independently.
A. 
Appeals from the Township Code Enforcement Officer's determinations or interpretations of the provisions of this chapter shall be made to the Board of Supervisors in writing within 30 days from the date of such determination or interpretation.
B. 
The appellant shall be entitled to a hearing before the Board at its next regularly scheduled meeting, if a written appeal is received at least 14 days prior to that meeting. If the appeal is received within 14 days of the next regularly scheduled meeting, the appeal shall be heard at the following regularly scheduled meeting. The Board of Supervisors shall thereafter affirm, modify, or reverse the aforesaid decision. The hearing may be postponed for a good cause shown in writing by the appellant or the Township.
C. 
A decision shall be rendered in writing within 30 days of the date of the hearing.
D. 
Appeals and hearings held before the Board of Supervisors under this subsection shall be conducted pursuant to the Act of December 2, 1968 (P.L. 1133, No. 353) known as the "Pennsylvania Local Agency Act;" provided, however, that the Board shall have no jurisdiction to hear or determine any appeal from the action of the Code Enforcement Officer in prosecuting a violation of this chapter in a summary proceeding before a Magisterial District Court.