[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Zelienople 7-14-1980 by Ord. No. 585 (Ch. 10, Part 2, of the 1995 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Vehicles and traffic regulations — See Ch. 260.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zelienople
Borough Abandoned and Junked Vehicle Ordinance."
The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in
those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning.
Any vehicle outside of a fully enclosed building not in full
and complete working order and without current registration plates,
or any vehicle or parts thereof stored for resale as junk metal, or
any vehicle or parts thereof outside of a fully enclosed building
stored for selling parts therefrom.
Every natural person, association or corporation. Whenever
used in any clause prescribing or imposing a fine or penalty, or imprisonment
in default thereof, the term as applied to associations shall mean
any member thereof, and as applied to corporations shall mean the
president or secretary thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any person to store any abandoned or
junked vehicle or parts thereof on private or public property within
the geographical boundaries of the Borough of Zelienople, Butler County,
Pennsylvania, for any portion of the 24 hours of any day measured
from midnight to midnight. The storage of any vehicle or parts thereof,
as hereinafter prohibited in this section, for more than one day shall
constitute a separate and distinct unlawful act for any portion of
a day.
[Amended 12-11-1995 by Ord. No. 715]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, 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 30
days. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate
offense.
