Borough of Verona, PA Article XXI Violations and Penalties

§ 250-100 Penalties; liability.

[Amended 11-10-1998 by Ord. No. 9-1998]

A. Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding, pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Borough as a result thereof. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the Magisterial District Judge determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating the ordinance to have believed that there was no such violation; in which event, there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of determination of a violation by the Magisterial District Judge, and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.

B. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises or part thereof, and any architect, contractor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation, may each be found liable of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.

C. Failure of a developer to secure a building permit prior to commencing construction shall result in a fee for the permit being double the amount indicated in the schedule of fees listed in Article XXII.[1]

[1] Editor’s Note: The schedule of fees is posted in the Borough office.

D. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Borough from taking such other lawful action as may be necessary to prevent or remedy any violation or to bring an action to enjoin any violation of this chapter.