Upon presentation of proper credentials, the municipality may enter at reasonable times upon any property within the municipality to inspect the condition of the stormwater structures and facilities in regard to any aspect regulated by this chapter.
A. 
SWM BMPs shall be inspected by the landowner, or the owner's designee, including the municipality for dedicated and owned facilities, according to the following list of minimum frequencies:
(1) 
Annually for the first five years.
(2) 
Once every three years thereafter.
(3) 
During or immediately after the cessation of a ten-year or greater storm, i.e., a storm of an estimated frequency of recurrence often 10 years' or greater interval of time.
B. 
If the Township determines at any time that any permanent stormwater management facility has been eliminated, altered or improperly maintained the owner of the property shall be advised of corrective measures required and given a reasonable period of time to take necessary action. If such action is not taken by the property owner, the Township may cause the work to be done and a lien for costs of such work be placed against the property in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Lien Law.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for a person to undertake any regulated activity except as provided in an approved SWM site plan, unless specifically exempted in § 281-11.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to violate any section of this chapter.
C. 
Inspections regarding compliance with the SWM site plan are a responsibility of the municipality.
D. 
Public nuisance. The violation of any provision of this article is hereby deemed a public nuisance.
E. 
Enforcement.
(1) 
Whenever the municipality finds that a person has violated a prohibition or failed to meet a requirement of this article, the municipality may order compliance by written notice to the responsible person. Such notice may require without limitation:
(a) 
The performance of monitoring, analyses, and reporting;
(b) 
The elimination of prohibited discharges;
(c) 
Cessation of any violating discharges, practices, or operations;
(d) 
The abatement or remediation of stormwater pollution or contamination hazards and the restoration of any affected property;
(e) 
Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs;
(f) 
Payment of a fine to cover administrative and remediation costs.
(2) 
Failure to comply within the time specified in the notice shall also subject such person to the penalty provisions of this article. All such penalties shall be deemed cumulative and shall not prevent the municipality from pursuing any and all other remedies available in law or equity.
A. 
Any approval or permit issued by the municipality pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked for:
(1) 
Noncompliance with or failure to implement any provision of the approved SWM site plan or O&M agreement.
(2) 
A violation of any provision of this chapter or any other applicable law, ordinance, rule, or regulation relating to the regulated activity.
(3) 
The creation of any condition or the commission of any act during the regulated activity which constitutes or creates a hazard, nuisance, pollution, or endangers the life or property of others.
B. 
A suspended approval shall be reinstated by the municipality when:
(1) 
The municipality has inspected and approved the corrections to the violations that caused the suspension.
(2) 
The municipality is satisfied that the violation has been corrected.
C. 
An approval that has been revoked by the municipality cannot be reinstated. The applicant may apply for a new approval under the provisions of this chapter.
D. 
If a violation causes no immediate danger to life, public health, or property, at its sole discretion, the municipality may provide a limited time period for the owner to correct the violation. In these cases, the municipality will provide the owner, or the owner's designee, with a written notice of the violation and the time period allowed for the owner to correct the violation. If the owner does not correct the violation within the allowed time period, the municipality may revoke or suspend any, or all, applicable approvals and permits pertaining to any provision of this chapter.
A. 
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore in a summary enforcement proceeding commenced by the municipality, pay a judgment of not more than $1,000, plus costs of suit, and in default of the payment of such fine shall be subject to imprisonment pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure for summary offenses. Each day that a violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation and each section of this chapter which is found to have been violated shall be deemed a separate violation.
B. 
The municipality may institute injunctive, mandamus, or any other appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity for the enforcement of this chapter. Any court of competent jurisdiction shall have the right to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.