[Amended 8-1-1995 by Ord. No. 1078]
It shall be unlawful for any person, by any
act or omission, whether negligent, grossly negligent, reckless, intentional,
unintentional, willful or malicious, to cause, create or maintain,
on any public property or on any property of another, or on property
owned, leased or occupied by said person himself or herself, any nuisance,
hazardous condition, unhealthy condition, physically offensive condition
or any environmentally deleterious or polluting condition.
Any person causing or maintaining any condition
or nuisance prohibited by the provisions of this chapter, within 12
hours of receiving notice of such condition or nuisance by a representative
of Brentwood Borough, shall abate such condition or circumstance or
shall take such substantial measures as are required under the circumstances
to abate said condition or circumstance promptly.
If emergency or exigent circumstances require,
or if a nuisance or condition violative of this chapter is not cured
by the person responsible therefor within 48 hours of receiving official
notice from a Brentwood Borough representative, then the Borough may
itself act to abate, or may cause a third person or entity to act
to abate, the violative condition or nuisance. Thereafter, the Borough
may collect from the person responsible the cost of the required abatement
action, together with the costs of such collection, plus a penalty
of 10% of such total costs, in the manner provided by law for the
collection of municipal claims, or by an appropriate civil action
in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. In
addition, the Borough may seek relief by civil action in equity.
[Added 2-4-1997 by Ord. No. 1091; amended 8-24-2010 by Ord. No.
1190; 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 1239]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not less than $500 and not more than $1,000, plus
court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough in
the enforcement proceedings, and, in default of payment thereof, shall
be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation
of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.