A. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter or who fails to comply with any written notice from the Township that describes a condition of noncompliance shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, pay a judgment of not more than $600 for each violation, plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof.
B. If the defendant neither pays nor appeals the judgment in a timely manner, the Board of Commissioners may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure.
C. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation, unless the District Justice determining that there has been a violation further determines that there was a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice, and thereafter each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
D. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice.
E. The Township, though the Township Solicitor, may institute injunctive, mandamus or any other appropriate action or proceeding at law or in equity for the enforcement of this chapter. Any court of competent jurisdiction shall have the right to issue restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions, mandamus or other appropriate forms of remedy or relief.
F. All judgments, costs and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the Board of Commissioners.
G. The Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, upon petition, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem fine pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.
H. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed or interpreted to grant to any person or entity other than the township the right to commence any action for enforcement pursuant to this section.