[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City of Coatesville 5-13-1991
as Ord. No. 880-91. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Council of the City of Coatesville hereby declares that the following
constitute public nuisances to be abated in accordance with the provisions
herein and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
A.
All articles, acts or things whatsoever caused, kept,
maintained or permitted by any person to the injury, inconvenience or annoyance
of the public; and
B.
All pursuits followed or engaged in or acts done by any
person to the injury, annoyance or inconvenience of the public, including
the conducting of an otherwise lawful business in a manner which produces
annoyance and injury to the public.
It shall be unlawful for any person being the owner or occupier of any
lot, tract or parcel of land in the City of Coatesville to cause or permit
any nuisance, as defined in this chapter, to be created or remain upon such
premises, and it shall be the duty of such owner or occupant to abate and
remove any such nuisance and/or cease any activity or pursuit creating such
nuisance.
Whenever the Chief of Police and the City Manager of the City of Coatesville
shall have determined that a nuisance exists on any city lot, tract or parcel
of land or that a nuisance has been created by any activity or pursuit on
any such lot, tract or parcel of land, a written notice shall be served upon
the owner or occupant or their agent having control thereof to abate such
nuisance. This notice shall:
A.
Be in writing.
B.
Set forth the nature of such nuisance and that same constitutes
a nuisance existing upon or created upon such property.
C.
Describe the premises where the nuisance is alleged to
exist or to have been committed or created.
D.
Specify a period of ten (10) days for the abatement of
said nuisance.
Any notice required to be given under the provisions of this chapter
may be delivered by any officer or agent of the City of Coatesville or by
registered mail addressed to the owner or occupier of the premises upon which
the nuisance exists or is created. The date of the receipt of notice, if personally
served, or the date indicated on the return receipt, if sent by registered
mail, shall be deemed the time of notice.
In the event that such nuisance has not been abated within the period
specified, then the Chief of Police and/or City Manager of the City of Coatesville
may cause such nuisance to be abated forthwith by any appropriate means or
may institute proceedings in a court of equity.
Whenever an emergency is determined by the Chief of Police and the City
Manager of the City of Coatesville to exist, which requires immediate action
to protect the public health, safety or welfare, the Chief of Police or City
Manager may issue an immediate order directing the owner, occupant or other
person in charge of the city lot, tract or parcel of land on which such nuisance
exists or has been created to take such action as is necessary to correct
or abate the emergency.
In addition to the authority given city officials hereinbefore, any
refusal on the part of any person or persons duly served with notice shall
be deemed a violation of this chapter, and upon conviction of such violation
in summary proceedings, such person or persons may be fined not more than
six hundred dollars ($600.) or imprisoned for a period not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or both. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall
constitute a separate offense.
The provisions of this chapter shall not repeal, amend or modify other
provisions of the Code of the City of Coatesville relating to the same or
similar subject matter.
