[Adopted 12-17-1962 by Ord. No. 528 (Ch. 21, Part 2, of the
1987 Code of Ordinances)]
Any structure, material or thing, or groups of things, animate,
or inanimate, or any part or portion thereof, belonging to any person,
or owner (whether for sale or use, for any purpose whatever, whether
intended to be movable or immovable, and whether as part of, or as
a convenience, addition or ornament to, any building or business,
and whatsoever the use or purpose may be) on, under or over any portion
of any highway (including the sidewalks thereof), is hereby declared
to be unlawful and to be a nuisance and removable as such, except
only in the following instances and circumstances, and then only provided
that in these excepted instances and circumstances, they are maintained
and used, in the judgment of the Board of Township Commissioners,
through its Chief of Police or Health Officer or any other designated
Township representatives or officers, so as not to endanger the safety
of persons or property, so as not to injure or interfere with the
health, comfort and convenience of the users of the highways and the
inhabitants residing therein, and so as to carry out the purposes
for which they are permitted:
A.
Exceptions allowed:
(1)
Any construction or use under a valid Township ordinance not inconsistent
with the specific provisions of this article.
(2)
Any construction or use which cannot be subjected to municipal regulation
of the character herein proposed.
(3)
Any construction or use made or maintained by the Township itself
in the discharge of its municipal functions or duties.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words shall,
for the purpose of this article, have the meanings herein indicated:
A person in whose name a vehicle is registered or licensed
as required by law.
A person, not the owner, who has right to possession, custody,
or control of any of aforementioned materials, structure, substance
or thing.
Any substance, animate or inanimate, similar to, but not
necessarily limited to, the following: building materials, excavated
materials, furniture, equipment of any nature, junk automobiles, unlicensed
automobiles, automobiles, whether licensed or not, resting on blocks
or other supports, rendering said vehicles in an inoperative or immovable
state, automobiles, whether licensed or not, standing in state of
disrepair or dismantlement (excepting the case of emergency repairs),
or parts of automobiles or any other machinery or devices whatever.
A person to whom any of the aforementioned materials, structures,
substances, things or groups of things belong in title, or right to
possession and control.
Any individual, firm copartnership or corporation.
The lot, ground or property abutting or fronting any street
or highway.
[Amended 11-16-1987 by Ord. No. 857; 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 867]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $1,000 and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
