A.
Persons, including authorized agents of the Township,
observing a violation of this chapter should file a complaint, in
writing, with the Board.
B.
Persons, including authorized agents of the Township,
seeking enforcement of violations of this chapter shall complete a
formal, written, signed and dated document which asserts that the
provisions of this chapter have been violated. The written document
shall indicate the name and address of the individual(s) or entity
who are the subject of the complaint and shall also include the name
and address of the complainant. The written complaint shall specifically
describe the nature of the complaint, including a description of the
junk situate on the subject property. In the event that the Township
takes any enforcement action under this chapter, the Township shall
deliver to the purported violator, via personal service or U.S. Mail,
a complete and unaltered copy of both the complaint document and this
chapter.
C.
The alleged violator of any part of this chapter will
be notified of such alleged violation by the Board by certified mail
or by personal service of notice of the alleged violation. The notice
of alleged violation will state the nature of the alleged violation,
the proposed remedy, will request that an appointment be made with
the Zoning Officer to discuss the problem and will allow 30 days for
the alleged violator to remedy or resolve the alleged violation prior
to the revocation of the permit or the filing of any civil or criminal
proceedings.
D.
If a property is in violation of this chapter at the
time of a planned sale or transfer, such violation must be abated
or provisions for compliance, acceptable to the Zoning Officer and
the Board, must be made before the sale or transfer is completed.
The municipal lien letter required of the Township and the time of
the sale or transfer of property must state whether or not the property
is in compliance with this chapter at the time of the issuance of
the municipal lien letter or that the Board has approved a plan submitted
by the buyer and the seller to bring the property into compliance
with this chapter.
A.
As authorized by § 1601 of the Second Class
Township Code, an action may be filed with the District Justice and
enforcement may be pursued in the same manner provided for the enforcement
of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
If the Board of Supervisors elects to proceed under this section,
the District Justice may impose a fine, per violation, not to exceed
$1,000, and may prescribe imprisonment to the extent allowed by law
for the punishment of summary offenses.
B.
The Board may take any appropriate action authorized
by the Second Class Township Code, at law or in equity, civil or criminal,
to enforce the provisions of this chapter, and this chapter will in
no way restrict any remedies otherwise provided by law.
