[Adopted 3-18-1993 by Ord. No. 93-2]
The Township Manager or such official's designee is hereby appointed
as the designated officer who is authorized to carry out all responsibilities
and duties stated herein.
The Board of Supervisors may by resolution adopt procedures and regulations
to implement Act 98 of 1992 and this article and may by resolution fix reasonable fees to
be charged for municipal activities of certificates and bills, performance
of inspections and opening separate fund accounts.
[Amended 9-19-1996 by Ord. No. 96-3; 6-3-1998
by Ord. No. 98-4; 11-18-1999 by Ord.
No. 99-16]
An owner of property, any named insured or any insuring agent who violates
this article shall pay a civil penalty not to exceed $600 per violation. When
the penalty imposed for the violation of this article is not voluntarily paid
to the Township, the Township shall initiate a civil enforcement proceeding
before a District Justice. The civil enforcement proceeding shall be initiated
by a complaint or by such other means as may be provided
by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure. In addition to or in lieu of
civil actions before a District Justice, the Township may enforce the ordinance
in equity. In any case where a penalty for a violation of this article has
not been timely paid and the person upon whom the penalty is imposed is found
to have been liable therefor in civil proceedings, a violator shall be liable
for the penalty imposed, including additional daily penalties for continuing
violations, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred
by the Township in the enforcement proceedings.
The provisions of this article shall be severable, and if any of the
provisions hereof shall be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions
of this article shall remain in effect.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with any of the provisions
of this article are hereby repealed insofar as same affects this article.
This article shall become effective immediately.