[Adopted 3-19-1975 as Ch. 109 of the 1975 Code]
Pursuant to the authorization provided by Section 1502, Clause XLIV,
of the First Class Township Code,[1] and in order to promote the health, safety, cleanliness, beauty,
convenience, comfort and general welfare of the Township of Ridley and the
inhabitants thereof, no person, firm or corporation shall store in any open
space or upon any public or private grounds any used or secondhand goods or
materials, including but not limited to building materials, lumber, bricks,
stone and building blocks.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 56544.
[Amended 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]
The Township of Ridley shall have the power, in addition to the penalty set forth in § 232-3, to require the removal of the aforesaid prohibited articles, set forth in § 232-1 hereof, by the owner or occupier of such grounds, in default of which the Township may cause the same to be done and collect the cost thereof, together with a penalty of 10% of such cost, in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims or by action in assumpsit without the filing of a claim, or may seek relief by bill in equity.
[Added 10-25-2000 by Ord. No. 1808]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction before a District Justice, be sentenced
to pay a fine not exceeding $1,000, plus costs of prosecution, and in default
of payment of such fine and costs shall be imprisoned for a period not to
exceed 30 days. Each day such a violation is committed or permitted to continue
shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
