The Township may, at any time, make such inspections of public or private property as are necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and the rules, orders or permits issued hereunder.
SWM BMPs included in the approved SWM site plan shall be inspected by the landowner, or the owner's designee, according to the following list of minimum frequencies:
A. 
Every other calendar year.
B. 
During or immediately after the cessation of a ten-year or greater storm.
C. 
A report of all inspections shall be submitted to the Township by March 15 of the following year, beginning March 15, 2014 (for calendar year 2013). [The next inspection report due date is March 15, 2016, for the calendar year 2015, and so on.] The property owner shall develop an inspection report that is consistent with the O&M plan. Such report shall be approved by the Township prior to the SWM site plan being approved.
D. 
All inspection records shall be maintained by the landowner for a period of at least five years and shall be made available to the Township upon written request.
In the event that a person fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter, or fails to conform to the requirements of any permit or approval issued hereunder, the Township shall provide written notification of the asserted violation(s). Such notification shall set forth the nature of the violation(s) and establish a time limit for the correction of these violation(s). Failure to comply within the time specified shall subject such person to the penalty provisions of this chapter. All such penalties shall be deemed cumulative and does not prevent the Township from pursuing any and all legal remedies, in law or equity, available for such violation. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the real property on which any regulated activity is proposed to occur, is occurring, or has occurred, to comply with the terms and conditions of this chapter.
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 § 252-11.
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 Township or qualified persons designated by the Township.
A. 
Any approval or permit issued by the Township pursuant to this chapter may be suspended or revoked for:
(1) 
Noncompliance with or failure to implement, construct, maintain, or otherwise comply with 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 related to the regulated activity which constitutes or creates a hazard, nuisance, pollution, or endangers the life, safety, health, or property of others.
B. 
A suspended approval shall be reinstated by the Township when:
(1) 
The Township has inspected and approved the corrections to the violation(s) that caused the suspension.
(2) 
The Township is satisfied that the violation has been corrected.
C. 
An approval that has been revoked by the Township 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 safety, public health, or property, the Township, at its sole discretion, may provide a limited time period for the property owner to correct the violation. In these cases, the Township will provide the property 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 Township may revoke or suspend any, or all, applicable approvals and permits pertaining to any provision of this chapter.
A. 
Any person, partnership, entity, or corporation who or which has violated any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil or criminal enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $1,000. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the Magisterial District Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. The court of common pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
B. 
The Township 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, specific performance, or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.
A. 
Any person aggrieved by any action of the Township or its designee, relevant to the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of that action.
B. 
Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Township, relevant to the provisions of this chapter, may appeal to the York County Court of Common Pleas within 30 days of the Township's decision.