(A) Any person, firm or corporation who violates §§ 93.01 through 93.05 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the County Jail for not to exceed 90 days or by both the fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense. This penalty provision shall not preclude any civil action against a violator for injunctive or other relief, as provided for by this chapter and/or other applicable laws.
(B) In the event of any storage, abandonment and/or parking of any vehicle and/or equipment in any road and/or public right-of-way area, located within the Charter Township of Clayton, in violation of the aforementioned regulations, the vehicle shall be subject to tagging and/or marking by a conspicuously affixed notice, which shall allow an additional period of 24 hours from the time of posting for removal of the vehicle and/or equipment. In the event that the vehicle and/or equipment is not removed within the specified timeframe, it will be deemed to have been abandoned and subject to removal and impoundment. Any and all costs and fees incurred in removal, impoundment and/or storage will be required to be paid in addition to any otherwise applicable fines and/or costs assessable under any applicable provisions of state and/or local law. Should the costs and/or fees accumulate to the point of exceeding the value of the vehicle and/or equipment removed and impounded, in the opinion of the Township Code Enforcement Officer, the vehicle and/or equipment in question may be sold to recoup the costs and/or fees, after first sending a 7-calendar day notice to the registered owner of the vehicle and/or equipment, by first-class mail, at the last address where the vehicle and/or equipment was registered.
(C) In the event of the outdoor storage, parking, repair or unreasonable accumulation of junk, unused, partially dismantled or non-operational vehicles, including any conveyance, trailer, boat, aircraft or new or used parts thereof, upon premises within the township, in violation of this chapter, the violating property owner may be notified within a period of 7 calendar days from the time of the notice to allow for removal of the vehicle and/or equipment and/or correction of the specified condition. In the event that the vehicle and/or equipment is not removed and/or condition is not corrected within the specified timeframe, the township shall have the right to enter onto the involved property to remove, seize and/or impound any and all involved property. Any and all costs and fees incurred in removal, impoundment and/or storage will be required to be paid in addition to any otherwise applicable fines and/or costs assessable under any applicable provisions of state and/or local law. Should the costs and/or fees accumulate to the point of exceeding the value of the vehicle, equipment and/or property removed and impounded, in the opinion of the Township Code Enforcement Officer, the vehicle, equipment and/or property in question may be sold to recoup the costs and/or fees, after first sending a 7-calendar day notice to the registered owner of the vehicle and/or equipment, by first-class mail, at the last address where the vehicle and/or equipment was registered.
(Ord. 391, passed 4-13-2000)
(D) Any person who shall violate any provision of §§ 93.20 through 93.22 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, punished by a fine of not to exceed $100 and the costs of prosecution, or in default of the payment thereof by imprisonment in the county jail of not to exceed 90 days or by both fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense. The imposition of any sentence shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the requirements of this §§ 93.20 through 93.22.
(Ord. 24, passed 10-16-1969)