[Ord. 400, 6/8/1961, § 1; as amended by Ord. 570,
8/12/1971, § 1]
Whenever drains, pipes, or conduits leading from any public
or private real property situate in the Borough of Shillington shall
be obstructed, or their free operation interfered with by the roots
of trees, brush, shrubbery, or other obstruction in the course thereof,
it shall be the duty of the owner of the property upon which said
trees, brush, shrubbery, or other obstruction thereof are located,
to remove such trees, brush, shrubbery, roots or other obstruction
within 10 days after notice thereof by certified mail or personal
service.
[Ord. 400, 6/8/1961, § 1a; as added by Ord. 570,
8/12/1971, § 1a]
Whenever a sanitary sewer lateral or house sewer leading from
house or building to the public sewer in the street shall become obstructed
to the extent that, because of such blockage, sewage overflows upon
public or private real property, it shall be the duty of the owner
of such house sewer to have same opened and properly functioning thus
eliminating all sewage overflow within 48 hours after notice thereof
by certified mail or personal service.
[Ord. 400, 6/8/1961, § 2; as amended by Ord. 570,
8/12/1971, § 2]
In default of compliance therewith within the respective period,
as the case may be, by the owner so notified, the Borough Manager
shall direct the work of the removal to be done by the Borough and
the cost or expense thereof shall be received or collected in the
manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims or by
an action in assumpsit.
[Ord. 570, 8/12/1971; as added by Ord. 591, 11/9/1972, § 1;
as amended by Ord. 1025, 10/14/2004]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding
$1,000 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject
to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a
violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
