[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Cheltenham 12-29-1977 by Ord. No. 1431
as Ch. 7, Art. III of the Cheltenham Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person owning or occupying a place of business which provides a parking
lot for automobiles and which provides walks and sidewalks for the public
to use shall permit the same to be in disrepair, it being the duty of said
owner, tenant or occupier to at all times properly maintain parking lots,
walks and sidewalks for the safety of the public using the same.
The Township Engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the
owner, tenant or occupier of any place of business which provides parking
for automobiles and which provides walks and sidewalks for the public use,
of any disrepair or condition which is dangerous to the public health, safety
and welfare. Such notice shall be by registered mail addressed to said owner,
tenant or occupier of the property at his or their last known address.
[Amended 5-17-1978 by Ord. No. 1441; 9-19-1978
by Ord. No. 1449]
No person, persons or corporation owning or occupying a place of business
which provides a parking lot for automobiles for the public use shall permit
use of said parking lot for the parking of buses or trucks, nor shall the
owner or operator of any bus or truck permit such vehicle to be so parked
except when said buses are parked awaiting passengers patronizing said place
of business or when trucks are loading or unloading at said place of business.
[Amended 12-14-1987 by Ord. No. 1662]
No person, persons or corporation owning or occupying a place of business
which provides a parking lot for automobiles for the public use shall permit
use of said parking lot for the parking of full trailers, house trailers,
trailers, truck-campers, boats on trailers or boats off trailers, nor shall
the owner or operator of any full trailer, house trailer, trailer, truck-camper,
boat on a trailer or boat off a trailer permit such vehicle to be so parked
except when making deliveries or providing services to the property owners
of said property.
In the event that the owner, tenant or occupier of said property fails
within thirty (30) days of receipt of said notice to improve the dangerous
condition and to make the necessary repairs, the Township of Cheltenham may
use its own equipment, employees and materials to make the necessary repairs,
and the cost of said repairs with interest at ten percent (10%) per annum
from the date of completion, if not paid by such owner, tenant or occupier
prior thereto, shall be a lien against the property of the owner and shall
be liened and charged against his property as provided by law for the filing
of municipal claims.
[Amended 3-21-1989 by Ord. No. 1686[1]]
Any person or legal entity violating the provisions of this chapter
shall, upon summary conviction before a District Justice, pay a fine of not
more than six hundred dollars ($600.), together with costs of suit, collectible
in the manner provided by law.
