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Township of Aleppo, PA
Allegheny County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Aleppo 6-10-1969 by Ord. No. 52. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Junkyards and junk dealers — See Ch. 232.
Scrapyards — See Ch. 322.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 385.
On and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to store or keep any abandoned or junked vehicle on his or her private property within the limits and boundaries of Aleppo Township.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ABANDONED OR JUNKED VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, bus or other motor vehicle which is not in working order, does not have a current Pennsylvania or any other state or jurisdiction inspection certificate, and is not stored or kept in an enclosed structure.
[Amended 6-13-1972 by Ord. No. 64]
PERSON
A natural person, an association or a corporation. Whenever used in a section prescribing or imposing a fine or imprisonment, the term "person," as applied to an association, shall mean any member thereof, and, as applied to a corporation, shall mean an officer thereof.
[Amended 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 124]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof before a Magisterial District Judge, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $100, plus costs, for the first offense and not more than $250, plus costs, for each subsequent offense. Each calendar date in which a junked or abandoned vehicle is stored or kept in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.