[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Springfield: Article I, 6-9-1954 by Ord. No. 392. Section 29-2 amended
at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions. Other
amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-9-1954 by Ord. No. 392]
A.Â
Where any quarry or other excavation in excess of 12 feet in depth
at the deepest point is located adjacent to or within 500 feet of
a highway, school, church, park, playground or dwelling, or when water
in excess of three feet in depth at the deepest point is permitted
to accumulate and remain in any quarry or other excavation for a period
of 48 hours or more, a protective fence at least six feet in height
shall be placed around such portions of the rim of the quarry or excavation
as may constitute a hazard to the life or safety of persons; provided,
however, that the foregoing provisions and requirements shall not
apply to a pond or lake which is an integral part of a recreational
facility or exclusively for ornamental purposes. Warnings signs shall
likewise be posted.
[Amended 7-13-1977 by Ord. No. 664]
B.Â
It shall be the duty of the Board of Commissioners to determine when
and where such fences and signs shall be erected and to give written
notice to the owner and to the tenant or occupant of any property
when and where a fence or sign or signs should be erected, and it
shall be the duty of such owner or the tenant or occupant thereof
to comply with such notice in accordance with the terms thereof.
[Amended 7-13-1988 by Ord. No. 756]
Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter
shall be liable, upon conviction thereof, to a fine or penalty of
not more than $1,000, and each day such person shall continue such
violation after receipt of notice thereof shall constitute a separate
offense punishable by a like fine or penalty. Such fines or penalties
shall be collected as like penalties are now by law collected.
