(a) Except for motor vehicles used for immediate current transportation by the owners or occupiers of private grounds within the township, no used motor vehicle, junked or otherwise, shall be stored in any open space between the building line and the street on which the property abuts. All valves on bottled gas containers mounted on or held in place on the exterior of any trailer or recreational vehicle stored on private ground within the township shall be closed or turned off so that the containers are inoperable. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any regularly established and regulated trailer park, nor to any otherwise permissible use on any property situate in a business district or a manufacturing district within the township.
(b) A motor vehicle or part thereof not used for immediately current transportation and stored in an open space in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be removed by the owner or occupier of the private grounds upon which the motor vehicle is stored after notice in writing from the Township Secretary to do so. Such notice may be directed to the owner or occupier of the property by certified mail, return receipt requested, at his or her last known address. In the event the last known address of the owner or occupier of the private ground is not known, or in the event the certified mail notice is for any other reason not delivered to the owner or occupier, such notice may be accomplished by posting it on the property in question. Upon the owner’s or occupier’s failure to remove the motor vehicle or part thereof, after notices have been given in accordance with the provisions of this section, the township may cause the same to be done and collect the costs thereof, together with a penalty of costs, in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims, or by an action in assumpsit, or may seek relief by a bill in equity.
(Ord. 357, passed 2-16-1972; Ord. 362, passed 4-19-1972; Ord. 812, passed 12-17-2003)