(A) Designation of persons with authority. The Building Inspector, or any authorized designee of the Building Inspector, serving the township, is authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets, with respect to offenses resulting from violations of section of the township, of less than felony grade, which are not matters ordinarily handled by an empowered police department and/or agency, and which relate to matters which fall within the scope of Building Department authority and activity.
(B) Limitation of authority. The authority granted by this section may not be exercised unless there is reasonable cause to believe that the person upon whom the appearance ticket is served has committed an offense, within the scope and area of activity assigned to the Building Department to address and handle.
(C) This section shall be known as the Clayton Township General Appearance Ticket Ordinance.
(Ord. 423, passed 10-12-2006)