A. 
Amendments to this chapter shall become effective only after a public hearing held pursuant to public notice. A brief summary setting forth the principal provisions of the proposed amendment and a reference to the place within the Township of Paradise where copies of the proposed amendments may be secured or examined shall be incorporated in the public notice. Unless the proposed amendment shall have been prepared by the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall submit the amendment to the Planning Commission at least 30 days prior to the hearing on such amendment to provide the Planning Commission an opportunity to submit recommendations. In addition, at least 30 days prior to the public hearing on the amendment, the Township of Paradise shall submit the proposed amendment to the county planning agency for recommendations.
B. 
Within 30 days after adoption, the Board of Supervisors shall forward a certified copy of the amendment to the county planning agency.
C. 
Proposed amendments shall not be enacted unless notice of proposed enactment is given in the manner set forth in this section and shall include the time and place of the meeting at which passage will be considered, a reference to a place within the Township of Paradise where copies of the proposed amendment may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the cost thereof. The Board of Supervisors shall publish the proposed amendment once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township of Paradise not more than 60 days nor less than seven days prior to passage. Publication of the proposed amendment shall include either the full text thereof or the title and a brief summary, prepared by the Township Solicitor and setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail. If the full text is not included:
(1) 
A copy thereof shall be supplied to a newspaper of general circulation in the Township of Paradise at the time the public notice is published.
(2) 
An attested copy of the proposed amendment shall be filed in the county law library (or other county office designated by the County Commissioners).
D. 
In the event that substantial amendments are made in the proposed amendment, before voting upon enactment, the Board of Supervisors shall, at least 10 days prior to enactment, readvertise, in one newspaper of general circulation in the Township of Paradise, a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in reasonable detail together with a summary of the amendments.
A. 
To defray a portion of the expense of subdivision review and improvement inspection, all applicants for subdivision approval shall pay a fee in such amount as may be established by resolution duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Paradise Township. The Supervisors may provide for the inspection of required improvements during and after construction to ensure their satisfactory completion and the applicant shall be required to pay the cost of any such inspection. All of the above fees shall be due and payable to the Township of Paradise.
B. 
Inspection. The Township shall provide for the inspection of required improvements during and after construction to ensure their satisfactory completion and the developer shall reimburse the Township for the actual cost of any such inspections. The Township shall be notified at least 48 hours prior to each stage of construction so that proper inspection can be made.
C. 
Payable. All of the above fees are due and payable to the Township.
D. 
Review fees.
(1) 
Review fees shall include the reasonable and necessary charges by the Township of Paradise's professional consultants or engineer for review and report to the Township of Paradise and shall be set by resolution. Such review fees shall be reasonable and in accordance with the ordinary and customary charges by the Township Engineer or consultant for similar service in the community, but in no event shall the fees exceed the rate or cost charged by the engineer or consultant to the Township of Paradise when fees are not reimbursed or otherwise imposed on applicants.
(2) 
In the event that the applicant disputes the amount of any such review fees, the applicant shall, within 10 days of the billing date, notify the Township of Paradise that such fees are disputed, in which case the Township of Paradise shall not delay or disapprove a subdivision or land development application due to the applicant's request over disputed fees.
(3) 
In the event that the Township of Paradise and the applicant cannot agree on the amount of review fees which are reasonable and necessary, then the fees shall be recalculated and recertified by another professional engineer licensed as such in this commonwealth and chosen mutually by the Township of Paradise and the applicant or developer. The estimate certified by the third engineer shall be presumed fair and reasonable and shall be the final estimate. In the event that a third engineer is so chosen, fees for the services of said engineer shall be paid equally by the Township of Paradise and the applicant or developer.
A. 
In addition to other remedies, the Township of Paradise may institute and maintain appropriate actions by law or in equity to restrain, correct or abate violations, to prevent unlawful construction, to recover damages and to prevent illegal occupancy of a building, structure or premises. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other documents used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the seller or transferor from such penalties or from the remedies herein provided.
B. 
The Township of Paradise may refuse to issue any permit or grant any approval necessary to further improve or develop any real property which has been developed or which has resulted from a subdivision of real property in violation of this chapter. This authority to deny such a permit or approval shall apply to any of the following applicants:
(1) 
The owner of record at the time of such violation.
(2) 
The vendee or lessee of the owner of record at the time of such violation without regard as to whether such vendee or lessee had actual or constructive knowledge of the violation.
(3) 
The current owner of record who acquired the property subsequent to the time of violation without regard as to whether such current owner had actual or constructive knowledge of the violation.
(4) 
The vendee or lessee of the current owner of record who acquired the property subsequent to the time of violation without regard as to whether such vendee or lessee had actual or constructive knowledge of the violation.
C. 
As an additional condition for issuance of a permit or the granting of an approval to any such owner, current owner, vendee or lessee for the development of any such real property, the Township of Paradise may require compliance with the conditions that would have been applicable to the property at the time the applicant acquired an interest in such real property.
A. 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township of Paradise, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township of Paradise as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township of Paradise may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice, and thereafter, each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
B. 
The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
C. 
Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the Township of Paradise the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.
D. 
District Justices shall have initial jurisdiction in proceedings brought under this section.
E. 
In addition, the Township may institute injunctive, mandamus or any other appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity for the enforcement of this chapter. Any court of competent jurisdiction shall have the right to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief, including recoup of any Court costs and reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Paradise Township in such proceedings.
[Added 3-1-2011 by Ord. No. 188]
A. 
The Board of Supervisors may grant a modification of the requirements of one or more provisions of this chapter if the literal enforcement will exact undue hardship because of peculiar conditions pertaining to the land in question, provided that such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and that the purpose and intent of this chapter is observed.
B. 
All requests for a modification shall be in writing and shall accompany and be a part of the application for development. The request shall state in full the grounds and facts of unreasonableness or hardship on which the request is based, the provision or provisions of this chapter involved and the minimum modification necessary.
C. 
The request for modification shall be referred to the Planning Commission for advisory comments.
D. 
The Board of Supervisors shall keep a written record of all action on all requests for modifications.
The Planning Commission shall keep an accurate, public record of its findings, decisions and recommendations relative to all subdivision plats, submitted to it for review.