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Timestamp: 2018-11-19 22:03:57
Document Index: 177558321

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152', '§ 152']

Township of Upper Uwchlan, PA Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
Ch 152 Art IX Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
§ 152-901 Public nuisance.
§ 152-902 Right of entry.
§ 152-903 Enforcement.
§ 152-904 Suspension and revocation of permits and approvals.
§ 152-905 Violations and penalties.
§ 152-906 Appeals.
§ 152-907 Effective date.
Article IX: Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
Chapter 152: Stormwater Management Article IX Enforcement; Violations and Penalties
Any regulated activity conducted in the violation of any provision of this chapter is hereby deemed a public nuisance.
Upon presentation of proper credentials, duly authorized officers or agents of the municipality may enter at reasonable times upon any property within the municipality to inspect the implementation, condition, or operation and maintenance of all erosion and sediment controls and permanent stormwater BMPs, conveyances, or other stormwater facilities both during and after completion of a regulated activity, or for compliance with any requirement of this chapter.
The municipality or other designee is hereby authorized and directed to enforce all of the provisions of this chapter. The municipal governing body may delegate enforcement duties, including the initial determination of chapter violation and service of notice, if notice is given, to such other officers or agents as the municipality shall deem qualified for that purpose.
During any stage of the work of any regulated activity, if the municipality or other designee determines that the erosion and sediment control measures, permanent BMPs, conveyances or other stormwater facilities are not being installed or maintained in accordance with the approved SWM site plan, the municipality may suspend or revoke any existing permits or other approvals until the deficiencies are corrected or until a revised SWM site plan is submitted and approved, if and as determined to be necessary by the municipality or other designee.
In the event that the municipality or other designee finds that a person has violated a provision of this chapter, or fails to conform to the requirements of any permit or approval issued by the municipality, or any O&M plan or O&M agreement approved by the municipality, the municipality may order compliance by written notice of the violation to the landowner.
Such notice shall set forth the nature of the violation(s), citing to specific sections of this chapter which have not been met, and establish a time limit for commencement of correction and completion of correction of the violation(s). The notice shall provide for a right of the landowner's appeal to the municipal governing body in accordance with § 152-906 of this chapter. Said notice shall further advise that, if applicable, should the violator fail to take the required action within the established deadline, possible sanctions, clearly described, may be imposed, or the work may be done by the municipality or designee, and the expense thereof shall be charged to the violator.
The municipality or other designee has inspected and approved the corrections to the BMPs, conveyances or other stormwater facilities, or the elimination of the hazard or nuisance; and
Any person violating or permitting the violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation, recoverable with costs. The establishment of a violation for purposes of setting fines or penalties for such violation shall be in accordance with a citation to a magisterial district judge with jurisdiction and venue over the location of the violation and such an action will be subject to the procedures provided for the enforcement of summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof a violation is found to exist and may be determined for each section of this chapter which is found to have been violated.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the municipality shall have the right at any or all times deemed necessary by the municipality or designee to enter upon any property within the municipality to inspect and, upon determination of a violation of this chapter, to correct the violation, with all expenses associated with correcting the violation to be charged to the property owner responsible for the violation.
Any person aggrieved by any action of the municipality or other designee relative to the provisions of this chapter may appeal to the municipality's governing body within 30 days of that action.
Any person aggrieved by any decision of the municipality's governing body relative to the provisions of this chapter may appeal to the County Court of Common Pleas in the county where the activity has taken place within 30 days of the municipality's decision.
This chapter shall take effect on December 23, 2013.