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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 21:46:45+00:00

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§ 1-2 Criminal enforcement procedure.
§ 1-3 Civil enforcement procedure.
§ 1-4 Appointment of Enforcement Officers.
§ 1-5 Service of notice of violation.
§ 1-6 Demand for court costs and attorney fees.
§ 1-7 Determination of amount of fines.
§ 1-8 Each day as separate offense.
§ 1-9 Determination of judgment.
§ 1-10 Failure to pay final judgment.
§ 1-11 Assistance of Township Solicitor in proceedings.
§ 1-12 Effect on other provisions.
§ 1-13 Payment of fines and penalties to Township Treasurer.
§ 1-14 Approval, adoption and enactment of Code.
§ 1-15 Effect of Code on previous provisions.
§ 1-16 Repeal of legislation not contained in Code.
§ 1-17 Legislation saved from repeal; matters not affected by repeal.
§ 1-18 Inclusion of new legislation prior to adoption of Code.
§ 1-19 Changes and revisions in previously adopted legislation; new provisions.
§ 1-20 Interpretation of provisions.
§ 1-21 Titles and headings; editor's notes.
§ 1-22 Filing of copy of Code.
§ 1-23 Amendments to Code.
§ 1-24 Code books to be kept up-to-date.
§ 1-25 Publication of notices.
§ 1-26 Altering or tampering with Code; penalties for violation.
This article shall be known as the "Civil/Criminal Enforcement Procedure Ordinance of Maidencreek Township" and shall govern the imposition of fines and penalties for violation of the ordinances of the Township.
Effective upon the passage of this article, any Township ordinance regulating buildings, housing, property maintenance, health, fire, public safety, parking, solicitation, curfew, water, air or noise pollution, shall be enforced through a summary offense procedure initiated before a Magisterial District Judge in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, pursuant and as authorized by Section 1601(c.1)(2) of Act 172 of 1996.
Violations of Township ordinances referred to in § 1-2A above shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
When it has been determined that a Township ordinance has been violated, the Supervisors shall impose a penalty for the violation of said ordinance pursuant to Subsection F below.
In the event the penalty imposed by the Board of Supervisors is not voluntarily paid to the Township, the Township shall initiate a civil enforcement proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge.
The civil enforcement proceeding shall be initiated by complaint or by such other means as may be provided by the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
In addition to or in lieu of civil actions before a Magisterial District Judge, the Township may at its option enforce any ordinance violation in a court of equity.
In any case where a penalty for a violation of a Township ordinance has not been timely paid and the person(s) and/or entity upon whom the penalty is imposed is found to have been liable therefor in a civil proceedings, the violator shall be liable for the penalty imposed, including additional daily penalties for continuing violations, plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Township in the enforcement proceedings.
Violations of Township ordinances referred to in § 1-3 above shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $600 for each violation. Each day a violation continues shall be deemed a separate offense.
The Board of Supervisors shall, from time to time by resolution, appoint Township Enforcement Officer(s) for the enforcement of the Township's ordinances. Such Enforcement Officer(s) are authorized and directed to institute civil proceedings or criminal proceedings, as appropriate, as required to achieve compliance with the ordinances of the Township.
After the Township Enforcement Officer has made an initial determination of an ordinance violation, he shall promptly serve notice of said violation to the person(s) and/or entity causing the violation and further establish the fine for said violation pursuant to the schedule of fines for violations, as more fully set forth in §§ 1-2B and 1-3F above. Where a penalty for a violation of a Township ordinance is not paid within 30 days from the date of notice, the Township Enforcement Officer shall initiate the appropriate enforcement proceeding.
In each civil enforcement proceeding the Enforcement Officer shall, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1601(c.1)(1) of the Act [53 P.S. § 66601(c.1)(1)], include a demand for all court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Township.
The amount of the fines as set forth in the complaint filed with the Magisterial District Judge shall be determinative upon the trier of facts, including the Magisterial District Judge and the Court of Common Pleas (on appeal).
For any person(s) and/or entity who is not in compliance with any Township ordinance(s), each continuing day or portion thereof of violation or noncompliance shall be a separate offense for which the Enforcement Officer may seek separate fines and costs in the same or separate proceedings.
No judgment may be imposed pursuant to this article until a determination has been made by the appropriate Magisterial District Judge, or if the Magisterial District Judge decision is appealed, by the Court of Common Pleas.
If the person(s) and/or entity fails to pay a final judgment, Maidencreek Township may enforce the judgment obtained pursuant to the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.
Upon the direction of the Board of Supervisors, the Township Solicitor shall assist the Township Enforcement Officer in the enforcement proceedings and in obtaining a judgment before the Magisterial District Judge or the Court of Common Pleas, or appellate courts, and in the filing of the judgment or in execution upon the judgment.
With regard to ordinances enacted prior to May 7, 1996, those regulating building, housing, property maintenance, health, fire, public safety, parking, solicitation, curfew, water, air or noise pollution, shall be deemed automatically amended so that they shall be enforced by an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge in the same manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses in accordance with § 1-2.
All other ordinances enacted prior to May 7, 1996 shall be deemed automatically amended so that they shall be enforced through a civil enforcement proceeding in accordance with § 1-3.
All fines and penalties collected for the violation of any Township ordinance shall be paid to the Township Treasurer.
Pursuant to Section 1601(d) [53 P.S. § 66601(d)] of the Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code, the codification of a complete body of legislation for the Township of Maidencreek, County of Berks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as revised, codified and consolidated into chapters, articles and sections by General Code, and consisting of Chapters 1 through 220, together with an Appendix, are hereby approved, adopted, ordained and enacted as a single ordinance of the Township of Maidencreek, which shall be known and is hereby designated as the "Code of the Township of Maidencreek," hereinafter referred to as the "Code."
The provisions of this Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of this ordinance, are intended as a continuation of such ordinances and resolutions and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior ordinance or resolution. All such provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Maidencreek, and it is the intention of said Board of Supervisors that each such provision contained within the Code is hereby reenacted and reaffirmed as it appears in said Code. Only such provisions of former ordinances as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-16 below, and only new or changed provisions, as described in § 1-19 below, shall be deemed to be enacted from the effective date of this Code, as provided in § 1-28 below.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances of a general and permanent nature adopted by the Township of Maidencreek and in force on the date of the adoption of this Code and not contained in the Code are hereby repealed as of the effective date given in § 1-28 below, except as hereinafter provided.
Any ordinance adopted subsequent to October 10, 2009.
All ordinances of a general and permanent nature adopted subsequent to the date given in § 1-17A and/or prior to the date of adoption of this ordinance are hereby deemed to be a part of the Code and shall, upon being printed, be included therein. Attested copies of all such ordinances shall be temporarily placed in the Code until printed supplements are included.
Substantive changes and revisions. In addition to the changes and revisions described above, changes and revisions of a substantive nature, as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby made to various ordinances and resolutions included in the Code. These changes are enacted to bring provisions into conformity with the desired policies of the Board of Supervisors, and it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the legislation so changed had previously formally amended to read as such. All such changes and revisions shall be deemed to be in effect as of the effective date of the Code specified in § 1-28.
Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-19B, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this ordinance are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 3-11-2010 by Ord. No. 223." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Township offices.
"Justice of the Peace," "Alderman," "District Magistrate" and "District Justice" to "Magisterial District Judge."
It shall be unlawful for anyone to improperly change or amend, by additions or deletions, or to alter or tamper with the Code or any part or portion thereof, in any manner whatsoever, which will cause the law of the Township to be misrepresented thereby. Any person who violates or permits a violation of this section of this ordinance, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding, shall pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township in the enforcement of this chapter. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge and/or Court. 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 a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.

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