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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 13:55:33+00:00

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§ 146-1 Definitions; word usage.
§ 146-3 Inside storage permitted.
§ 146-4 Inspection; notice to comply.
§ 146-5 Authority to abate noncompliance.
§ 146-6 Violations and penalties.
§ 146-7 Remedies not mutually exclusive.
Disabled vehicles — See Ch. 143.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 145.
The owner, when the lessor holds the lessee responsible for maintenance and repair.
Any type of mechanical device, propelled by motor, in which persons or property may be transported, including trailers or semitrailers pulled thereby.
Any condition, structure or improvement which shall constitute a threat or potential threat to the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the Township of Muhlenberg.
The actual owner, agent or custodian of the property on which motor vehicles are stored, whether individual or partnership, association or corporation.
In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
Broken windshields, mirrors or other glass with sharp edges.
Missing doors, windows, hood, trunk or other body parts which could permit animal harborage.
Upholstery which is torn or open which could permit animal and/or vermin harborage.
Broken headlamps or taillamps with sharp edges.
Broken vehicle frames suspended from the ground in unstable conditions.
Leaking or damaged oil pans or gas tanks which could cause fires or explosions.
Inoperable locking mechanisms for doors or trunks.
Open or damaged floorboards, including trunk and firewall.
Damaged bumpers pulled away from the perimeter of the vehicle.
Broken grilles with protruding edges.
Broken communication equipment antennae suspended on unstable supports.
Such other defects which could threaten the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Township of Muhlenberg.
A motor vehicle nuisance shall further include parts of motor vehicles as engine blocks, fenders, quarter panels, etc., which are also allowed to remain upon open private grounds.
It shall be unlawful for any person, owner or lessee to maintain a motor vehicle nuisance upon public or private streets within said Township. In addition to the nuisances identified hereinabove, a motor vehicle nuisance shall include any motor vehicle without a current valid registration plate or without a current inspection sticker, unless parked in front of or in close proximity to an official state inspection station which identifies such vehicle by work order specifying that a state inspection will be performed within 24 hours.
Any person, owner or lessee who has three or more motor vehicle nuisances as defined in § 146-2 above may store such vehicle(s) in the Township of Muhlenberg only in strict compliance with the regulations provided herein. Such person, owner or lessee must first apply for a permit for either temporary or permanent storage and pay a fee to the Township of Muhlenberg, such as may be provided from time to time by resolution of the Township of Muhlenberg. The motor vehicle nuisance(s) must be stored within a garage or other enclosed building or outside within an opaque fence at least six feet high, which is locked at all times when unattended. In addition, all gas and oil or other flammable liquids shall be removed from the motor vehicle, and it shall be kept free of vermin infestation while being stored. The total area of storage of motor vehicle nuisances may not exceed 154 square feet per vehicle.
The Enforcement Officer/Inspector is hereby empowered to inspect grounds on which motor vehicles are stored to determine if there is compliance with the provisions of this chapter. If noncompliance with the provisions of this chapter constitutes a nuisance or if any condition, structure or improvement imposes a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the public, he shall issue a written notice, to be served by registered or certified mail, upon the owner of said premises or, if the owner's whereabouts or identity be unknown, by posting the notice conspicuously upon the offending premises.
Said notice shall specify the condition or structure or improvement complained of and shall require the owner to remove or otherwise rectify the condition or structure or improvement as set forth therein within 10 days of mailing or posting of said notice.
If the owner of grounds on which motor vehicles are stored does not comply with the notice to abate the conditions within the time limit prescribed, the Township of Muhlenberg shall have the authority to take measures to correct the conditions and collect the costs of such corrections, including reasonable attorneys' and engineering fees, plus 10% of all costs. The Township of Muhlenberg, in such event and pursuant to its statutory or otherwise authorized police powers, shall have the right and power to enter upon the offending premises to accomplish the foregoing. In addition, the Township of Muhlenberg shall have the right to enforce this chapter in law or equity, and such remedies shall be cumulative.
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense.

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