§ 5-6. Violations and Penalties.

A. 

General. Any person who violates a provision of the Uniform Construction Code or the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part, or who fails to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who erects, installs, alters, repairs or does work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the code official, or of a permit or certificate issued under provisions of the Uniform Construction Code or the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part, shall be guilty of a summary offense and subject to such penalties and costs as established in § 903 of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. § 7210.903, as amended, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Borough. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of the Uniform Construction Code, or the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part, found to have been violated. The Borough may also commence appropriate actions in equity, at law or otherwise to prevent, restrain, correct, enjoin, or abate violations of the Uniform Construction Code, the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part. Any action taken by the Borough in the prosecution of a violation of the Uniform Construction Code, the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part and any cost incurred by the Borough related thereto shall be charged against the real estate upon which the violation exists and shall be a municipal lien upon such real estate.

B. 

Stop-Work Order. Any person who continues any work after having been served with a stop-work order under the Uniform Construction Code, or the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be guilty of a summary offense and subject to such penalties as established in § 903 of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, 35 P.S. § 7210.903, as amended. A separate offense shall arise for each day or portion thereof in which a violation is found to exist or for each section of the Uniform Construction Code, or the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part, found to have been violated. Any action taken by the Borough in the prosecution of a violation of the Uniform Construction Code, the codes adopted thereunder, or this Part and any costs incurred by the Borough related thereto shall be charged against the real estate upon which the violation exists and shall be a municipal lien upon such real estate.

Ord. 999, 6/9/2004, § 1