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Hanover Township, PA Code of Ordinances
HANOVER TOWNSHIP LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICIALS of the TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER COUNTY OF LEHIGH PENNSYLVANIA
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CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 3 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 4 BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 5 CODE ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 6 CONDUCT
CHAPTER 7 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 8 FLOODPLAINS
CHAPTER 9 GRADING AND EXCAVATING
CHAPTER 10 HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 11 HOUSING
CHATTER 12 LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 13 LICENSES, PERMITS AND GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 14 MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 15 MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 17 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18 SEWERS
CHAPTER 19 SIGNS
CHAPTER 20 SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 21 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 22 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 23 SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 24 TAXATION
CHAPTER 25 TREES
CHAPTER 26 WATER
CHAPTER 27 ZONING
APPENDIX
KEY TO THE DISPOSITION OF HANOVER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES
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§ 412. Rules and Regulations for Display Fireworks.
   1.   Authorization. Permission shall be given by the Township Council under reasonable rules and regulations for displays of display fireworks to be held within the Township.
   2.   Conditions.
      A.   Each display shall be:
         (1)   Handled by a professional pyrotechnician or a competent operator, under the direct, on-site supervision of a professional pyrotechnician; and
         (2)   Of a character and so located, discharged or fired as, in the opinion of the chief of the Han-Le-Co Fire Company or other appropriate officer as may be designated by the Township Council, after proper inspection, to not be hazardous to property or endanger any person.
      B.   After permission is granted under this section, possession and use of display fireworks for display shall be lawful for that purpose only.
      C.   A permit shall be transferable.
(Ord. 599, 10/17/2018)
§ 413. Penalties.
   The following shall apply:
   1.   Any person using consumer fireworks or sparkling devices in violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of $100, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof.
   2.   Any person using display fireworks in violation of the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of $1000, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof.
(Ord. 599, 10/17/2018)
Part 5
Control of Petroleum or Chemical Spills or Fires
§ 501. Short Title.
This Part shall be known and cited as the "Hanover Township Reclamation Ordinance."
(Ord. 302, 12/1/1993)
§ 502. Declaration of Purpose.
The Hanover Township Reclamation Ordinance is adopted for the purposes of promoting the health, safety and welfare of the citizens within Hanover Township, Lehigh County, and more specifically:
   A.   To regulate and establish the responsibility for control, extinguishment or cleanup of petroleum and/or chemical spills; and
   B.   To establish the cost of labor and materials in the event of petroleum and/or chemical spills.
(Ord. 302, 12/1/1993)
§ 503. Responsibility for Control, Extinguishment or Cleanup of Petroleum or Chemical Spills.
The owner of any petroleum, chemical or the common carrier of any type whatsoever, including pipelines, carrying said petroleum or chemicals shall be responsible for the control, extinguishment or cleanup of petroleum or chemical spills, releases or fire involving said petroleum or chemicals in the Township. Where used in this Part, the term "common carrier" also means contract carrier.
(Ord. 302, 12/1/1993)
§ 504. Failure to Control, Extinguish or Cleanup Petroleum or Chemical Spills.
   1.   In the event of the failure of an owner or common carrier, including pipelines or otherwise, to control, extinguish or cleanup any spill, fire or release, the Township or its designated agents, including the volunteer fire company of the Township (Han-Le-Co Volunteer Fire Company No. 1), may perform the necessary work and bill such owner or common carrier in order to compensate the Township or its agent for both direct and indirect costs and expenses including, but not limited to, special equipment and materials used and labor costs incurred by the Township or its agents, and legal costs related to the spill, fire or release or its cleanup and control.
   2.   In the event that the responsible owner or carrier refuses to pay its bill or the cost of hazardous control or cleanup, then the Township on behalf of itself and/or its agents including Han-Le-Co Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, may sue in district court or the court of common pleas for full recovery of its costs including its legal costs in pursuing such an action.
   3.   In the event that full recovery of all costs pursuant to § 504(1) is not made within ninety (90) days following the performance of work performed by the Township or its designated agents, the Township may charge the record owner of the property upon which the spill, fire or release occurred and may place a municipal lien against such property in the amount of such costs as have not been otherwise recovered pursuant to § 504(1), together with any legal costs incurred in charging the property and placing the municipal lien against the property.
(Ord. 302, 12/1/1993; as amended by Ord. 330, 2/2/1996)
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