[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Monaca 11-12-1975 by Ord. No. 695. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Removal and numbering of buildings — See Ch. 96.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 169.
Solid waste — See Ch. 184.
Storage areas — See Ch. 193.
Vandalism — See Ch. 219.
A. 
The following words, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings hereby respectively ascribed thereto;
BOROUGH
The Borough of Monaca.
NUISANCE
Any use of property within the Borough or any condition upon any property within the Borough that, other than infrequently or occasionally, shall cause or result in annoyance or disturbance to persons beyond the boundaries of such property, interference to the health and/or safety of persons beyond the boundaries of such property and/or disturbance to or interference with the peaceful use of the property of others in the Borough, in any case taking into consideration the location of the use or condition and the nature and condition of the surrounding neighborhood.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
B. 
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to create or maintain any nuisance anywhere within the limits of the Borough.
Any person who shall create or maintain any nuisance anywhere within the Borough shall, within 10 days after notice from the Borough Council to do so, remove or abate such nuisance. If such person shall fail, neglect or refuse to remove or abate such nuisance within such time limit, the Borough Council shall have authority, through its agents and/or employees, to remove or abate such nuisance and, in so doing, shall have authority to enter upon the property on which such nuisance shall be present or exist. Thereupon, the Borough Council shall collect the cost and expense of such abatement or removal with an additional amount of 10% from the person who created and/or maintained such nuisance, such person having failed, neglected or refused to remove or abate such nuisance, in the manner provided for the collection of municipal claims or by an action in assumpsit without the filing of a claim, provided that such cost and expense and additional amount may be in addition to any penalty imposed under § 152-4 of this chapter.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, for each and every such violation, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $100 [a minimum of $25] and costs of prosecution and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, to imprisonment for not more than 10 days, provided that each day's continuance of the maintenance of any nuisance, after the expiration of 10 days following the issuance of the notice referred to in § 152-3 of this chapter, shall constitute a separate violation.