It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain any
condition upon their property which could directly or indirectly cause
a nuisance or health hazard to residents of the Township. Specifically,
the unsheltered storage or maintenance of unused, stripped, damaged
and generally unusable machinery or equipment, or materials, shall
be considered a nuisance and/or health hazard if any of the following
conditions exist:
A. Broken glass or metal parts with sharp or protruding edges.
B. Openings or areas which are conducive to the harborage and growth
or vermin.
C. Storage in any manner which would allow the equipment, machinery,
material, or any part thereof to easily shift, tilt, or fail from
its original storage position.
D. Contains any liquid or material of a hazardous or potentially hazardous
nature, including, but not limited to, gasoline, oil, battery acids,
refrigeration agents, and poisons.
E. Any other condition which, in the opinion of the inspecting official
shall be deemed to be a health hazard, potential health hazard or
nuisance.
If the owner of grounds on which machinery, equipment, and/or
materials are stored does not comply with the notice to abate the
conditions within the time limit prescribed, the Board of Supervisors
shall have the authority to take measures to correct the conditions
and collect the cost of such corrections plus 10% of all costs. The
Township, 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.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. 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.
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement of this article,
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 Board of Supervisors.