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 harboring
and growth of vermin.
C. Storage in any manner which would allow the equipment,
machinery, material or any parts thereof to easily shift, tilt, or
fall 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 Township
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, firm or corporation who shall violate
any provision of this chapter, upon conviction thereof in an action
brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the manner provided
for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules
of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more
than $1,000, plus costs, and, in default of payment of said fine and
costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that
a violation of this chapter continues or each section of this chapter
which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate
offense.
The remedies provided herein for the enforcement
of this chapter, 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.