(A) Nonsubstantive grammatical changes. In compiling and preparing the ordinances of the township for adoption and revision as part of the code, certain nonsubstantive grammatical and style changes were made in one or more of said ordinances. It is the intention of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part of the code as if the ordinances so changed had been previously formally amended to read as such.
(B) Substantive changes and revisions. In addition to the changes and revisions described above, changes and revisions of a substantive nature, as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof as if set out in full, are hereby made to various ordinances included in the code. These changes are enacted to bring provisions into conformity with the desired policies of the Board of Supervisors, and it is the intent of the Board of Supervisors that all such changes be adopted as part of the code as if the legislation so changed had previously formally amended to read as such. All such changes and revisions shall be deemed to be in effect as of the effective date of the code.
(C) Nomenclature. Throughout the code, any of the following are updated as indicated:
(1) References to the “Township Secretary” or “Treasurer” or “Secretary Treasurer” are revised to refer to the “Administrative Secretary/Treasurer”.
(2) References to a “Justice of the Peace” or “District Magistrate” are updated to read “District Justice”.
(3) References to the “Department of Environmental Resources” or “DER” are revised to refer to the “Department of Environmental Protection” or “DEP”.
(4) References to the “Department of Community Affairs” are amended to read “Department of Community and Economic Development”.
(E) Penalties.
(1) In §§ 31.99(B)(2)(a), 34.99(B), 50.99(B), 51.99(C), 90.99(B) and 91.99, penalties are revised to incorporate standardized wording providing for enforcement at the $600 civil level, substantially as follows: “Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the township before a District Justice, pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by the township in the enforcement of this chapter. The minimum fine shall be one-half the maximum specified. No judgment shall be imposed until the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgement, the township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.”
(2) In §§ 34.99(C), 50.99(C), 51.99(B) and 92.99, penalties are revised to incorporate standardized wording providing for enforcement at the $1,000 criminal level, substantially as follows: “Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a District Justice under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. The minimum fine shall be one-half the maximum specified. In default of payment thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also constitute a separate offense.”
(2003 Code, § 1-6) (Ord. 1-2003, passed 6-3-2003)