[Amended 12-11-2000 by Ord. No. 28-00]
A.Â
Any person or entity who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter or any order promulgated hereunder shall,
after a summons is issued under the terms hereof, upon conviction,
be punishable as follows:
(1)Â
For a first offense: by a fine of not less than $100
or more than $200.
(2)Â
For a second offense: by a fine of not less than $200
or more than $300.
(3)Â
For a third offense or any subsequent offenses: by
a fine of not less than $300 or more than $500 or by imprisonment
in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
B.Â
Any fine or penalty to be imposed by the Municipal
Judge shall not be imposed until the Judge reviews the history of
the person or entity in question relating to violations of this chapter
in order that the appropriate penalty is imposed.
C.Â
Each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter
and each day that each such violation shall continue shall be deemed
to be a separate and distinct offense.
In addition to the foregoing and all other remedies
available to the Borough, the Borough Treasurer, upon appropriate
notification from the Mayor and Council (after appropriate certification
from the Enforcement Officer), shall place a lien on any property
determined by the Enforcement Officer to be in violation of the provisions
of this code in the amount of any and all administrative expenses
and any and all actual expenditures for work necessary in order to
maintain the property and/or abate the violation. The lien placed
upon such lands shall be added to and become and form a part of the
taxes next to be assessed and levied upon said lands, the same to
bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and
enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
