[Adopted 1-9-1995 by Ord. No. 95-01; amended by Ord No. 2015-3]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or other entity to release, drain, or cause to be released or drained any polluted or harmful water, liquid, sewage or any other polluted substance from any pipe, sink, septic tank or any other source or object, onto the surface of any land or into any open ditch, creek, lake or stream, or into any pipe or other conduit which directly or indirectly empties, deposits or causes to accumulate any such described substance onto the surface of any land or into any open ditch, creek, lake or stream. In addition any owner, part owner, lessee, lessor, occupant or other person, firm, corporation or other entity having control of or other interest in any premises from, through or onto which any such described substance is released, drained, or deposited, and who authorizes, permits, or acquiesces in the same, shall be liable for the violation of this article.
B. 
For purposes of this article, a polluted or harmful liquid or other polluted substance shall include, but is not limited to, any contaminated water, sewage, industrial waste, crude oil or other petroleum-related liquid or substance, brine, water-chemical mixture or any other liquid or fluid containing chemicals or other contaminating substances.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
It shall be unlawful in said Township to throw, dump, store or accumulate empty or partially filled cans, food containers, broken or whole bottles, trash, garbage, litter, junk, rags, glass, debris, rubbish, boxes, barrels, lumber, scrap metal, crockery or utensils of any kind, automobile bodies or parts of automobiles (except in a duly licensed junkyard), old stoves, parts of machinery, flammable matter or substances, offal, industrial by-products or waste substances or objects of similar nature, construction debris, debris from demolished structures, building materials if no active construction is taking place on the property pursuant to a valid building permit, or fencing materials except during periods of active installation, upon any land in said Township, or permit any such things or substances to accumulate on land over which the one permitting the same occupies, owns, leases or has control, other than in a place designated as a public dumping ground by the Township or licensed junkyard.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, lessee, occupant or any other person, firm or corporation having right of control or in charge of any premises to permit the accumulation of materials which provide rat harborage or which may serve as food for rats accessible to such rodents or in or around which flies, insects, rodents or vermin may exist, breed or multiply, or to suffer or permit upon any premises stagnant or filthy water, dead animals or unwholesome meat, decayed fruit or vegetables or any other unwholesome, filthy, deleterious or offensive thing or substance.
A. 
Violation of this article is a municipal civil infraction, for which the fine shall be not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the first offense and not less than $200 nor more than $2,500 for subsequent offenses, in the discretion of the court, and in addition to all of the costs, damages, and expenses provided by law, including attorney fees and the costs of remediation of the results of the violation. For purposes of this article, "subsequent offense" means a violation of this article committed by the same person within 12 months of a previous violation of this article for which said person admitted responsibility or was adjudicated to be responsible. Each day that such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
In addition to the penalty described in Subsection A, and other available remedies, the Township may commence and pursue an action in any court to enjoin, restrain or prevent any violation of this article, or any continuation of any such violation, by means of injunction, other lawful remedy or such other relief as the court may grant. In any such case, the person, firm, corporation or other entity determined to be in violation of this article, or any provision hereof, shall pay the Township's costs and expenses of enforcing this article, including attorney fees and the costs of remediation of the results of the violation.