[Amended 8-4-1982 by Ord. No. 82-8; 12-26-1990 by Ord. No. 90-11]
Any persons, partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $500, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or be payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. 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, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good-faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice, and thereafter each day that the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the Township.
A. 
When written notice of the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall have been served, by registered mail or otherwise, by the Zoning Officer on the owner, agent or occupant, contractor or builder involved, such violation shall be discontinued immediately. However, if in the opinion of the Zoning Officer the violation creates an imminent danger to life and property or is willful and deliberate, the violator shall be ordered to discontinue such violation immediately. The giving of notice of a violation as herein provided shall not be interpreted to supersede or deny the Zoning Officer and the Township the right and duty to prosecute a violator for a violation of each respective provision of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 1702, Fines, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 8-4-1982 by Ord. No. 82-8.
B. 
Written notice of a violation shall be given to the owner of record of the parcel on which the violation has occurred, any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel and any other person requested, in writing, by the owner of record. The enforcement notice shall state at least the following:
[Added 12-26-1990 by Ord. No. 90-11]
(1) 
The name of the owner of record and any other persons against whom the municipality intends to take action.
(2) 
The location of the property in violation.
(3) 
The specific violation with a description of the requirements which have not been met, citing in each instance the applicable provisions of this chapter.
(4) 
The date before which the steps for compliance must be commenced and the date before which the steps must be completed.
(5) 
That the recipient of the notice has the right to appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board within a prescribed period of time in accordance with procedures set forth in this chapter.
(6) 
That failure to comply with the notice within the time specified, unless extended by appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board, constitutes a violation, with possible sanctions clearly described.
[Amended 8-4-1982 by Ord. No. 82-8]
In case any building, structure or land is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, maintained or used in violation of this chapter, the Board of Supervisors of Lower Salford Township or, with the approval of the Board of Supervisors, an officer of the Township, in addition to other remedies, may institute in the name of the Township any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such building, structure or land or to prevent, in or about such premises, any act, conduct, business or use constituting a violation.