A. 
Additional prohibited acts. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person, firm or corporation to:
(1) 
Obstruct, hinder, delay, or interfere with, by force or otherwise, the Code Official in the exercise of any power or the discharge of any function or duty under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) 
Prepare, utter, or render any false statement, pertaining to reports, documents, plans, or specifications permitted or required under the provisions of this chapter;
(3) 
Render ineffective or inoperative, or fail to properly maintain, any protective equipment or system installed, or intended to be installed, in a building or structure;
(4) 
Refuse or fail to comply with a lawful ruling, action, order, or notice of the Code Official;
(5) 
Violate, or cause to be violated, any of the provisions of this chapter;
(6) 
Refuse to provide identification and/or any other information when reasonably necessary for the investigation or enforcement of this chapter.
B. 
Complaint. The Code Official shall be empowered to issue a Municipal Court Complaint for violations of this chapter.
C. 
Reoccurring violations.
[Added 4-27-2009 by Ord. No. 07-09; amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 04-2022]
(1) 
In the event that a property either exhibits three or more violations or is cited for the reoccurrence of a violation of this chapter within a consecutive period of 12 months, the Code Official shall have the authority to issue a summons and complaint in Municipal Court against the property owner without the issuance of any further warning.
(2) 
A fine not to exceed $1,000 per occurrence, per day may be assessed for reoccurring violations of this chapter.
Any person, firm, or corporation found guilty in the Municipal Court for a violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each and every day a violation continues shall be a separate offense. Such penalty shall not relieve the violator of the duty to take corrective actions.
Nothing in this Chapter 133 shall be construed to abrogate, diminish or in any way impair the power of the municipality or any officer or department thereof to enforce any provision of its Charter, local ordinances, regulations, statutes or other laws, nor prevent the municipality from punishing violations thereof, and the powers conferred by the chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred upon the municipality by any other law, regulation or ordinance.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part of this chapter or any other codes or ordinances incorporated herein shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which said judgment shall have been rendered.
A. 
If an owner has been served with an abatement notice as provided by this chapter of the Borough Code, they shall be afforded the right to appeal the decision of the Enforcement Officer to the Borough Council. The owner shall appeal by filing in writing, not more than 10 days after receipt of the abatement notice, with the Borough Clerk a notice that he appeals the issuance of the notice to abate. The property owner shall, within this writing, state whether he or she requests a hearing before the Borough Council. Failure to so request will be deemed a full and complete waiver of this right to a hearing.
B. 
The Borough Council shall hear and decide the appeal within 30 days after the filing of the notice of appeal. The Borough Council shall review the record compiled by the Enforcement Officer. The record on appeal may be supplemented by the Enforcement Officer and/or the property owner. The Borough Council shall decide the appeal upon written submissions, unless the property owner has requested a hearing. If a hearing is held, the parties may offer oral testimony or oral argument.
C. 
The Borough Council may reverse, affirm or modify the decision of the Enforcement Officer. It shall adopt a resolution to set forth its findings of fact and to memorialize its action.
D. 
Upon the filing of an appeal, the Enforcement Officer shall refrain from issuing a summons until the Borough Council disposes of the appeal.