[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of
Caln 10-2-1950 by Ord. No. 2. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any place or places, either on public or private property, where
garbage is stored or allowed to accumulate on the open ground or in uncovered
containers outside the confines of a building or buildings.
Any place or places, either on public or private property, where
worn out, discarded, secondhand or scrap metal, such as iron, steel or any
metal, or machinery, furniture or other goods are stored or allowed to accumulate,
collect or stand on the open ground outside the confines of a building or
buildings.
[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
Any place or places, either on public or private property, where
unbaled paper, paper cartons, cardboard boxes, rags or other similar waste
is stored or allowed to accumulate, collect or stand on the open ground outside
the confines of a building or buildings.
Any place or places, either on public or private property, where
any old, abandoned or nonoperative automobile or automobiles, or any part
or parts of any automobile or automobiles, are stored or allowed to accumulate,
collect or stand on the open ground outside the confines of a building or
buildings. Automobiles not bearing a current Pennsylvania inspection sticker
and registration plates over a period of 15 days after notification by the
Township to remove such automobiles shall be considered abandoned or junked.
[Amended 8-1-1962 by Ord.
No. 1962-8; 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation
to establish, maintain, conduct or allow any garbage dump, rubbish dump, junkyard
or yard for the storage of abandoned or junked automobiles within the limits
of the Township of Caln, either on public or private property.
The establishment, maintenance or conduct of any garbage dump, rubbish
dump, junkyard or yard for the storage of abandoned or junked automobiles
within the limits of the Township of Caln is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance, to be abated as provided by law.
[Amended 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
Any garbage dump, rubbish dump, junkyard or yard for the storage of
abandoned or junked automobiles heretofore established and now existing and
maintained upon any property, either public or private, within the limits
of the Township of Caln, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be
removed by the owner, lessee or proprietor of such premises.
Any garbage dump, rubbish dump, junkyard or yard for the storage of
abandoned or junked automobiles established, maintained or conducted in violation
of the terms of this chapter shall be removed by the owner, lessee or proprietor
of the same upon three days' written notice to do so, and upon default of
the owner, lessee or proprietor to do so, the Board of Commissioners of the
Township shall remove the same and collect the costs of such removal from
the said owner, lessee or proprietor thereof, together with a penalty of $10
from the said owner, lessee or proprietor thereof, by summary proceedings.
In the exercise of this power the Township may institute proceedings in the
courts of equity.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 5 of this ordinance, which immediately preceded this section and which provided that each separate week's violation would constitute a separate offense, was repealed 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11. Section 76-6 of this chapter now provides that each day's violation of the terms of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 7-13-1971 by Ord.
No. 1971-17; 7-8-1975 by Ord. No. 1975-11]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon
summary conviction before an issuing authority having jurisdiction thereof,
be punishable by a fine of not more than $100 and costs of such proceedings
and, upon default of payment of such fine and costs, by imprisonment in the
county jail for a term of not more than five days. The continuation of such
violation for each successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and
the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
