In case any building, structure, landscaping, or land is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or used in violation of any provision of this chapter, Council or the Zoning Officer with the approval of Council may institute in the name of the Township any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use; to restrain, correct or abate such violation; to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure, or land; or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises.

Any aggrieved owner or tenant of real property who shows that his/her property or person will be substantially affected by a violation may initiate a proceeding for action by serving a copy of a complaint on to Council or the Zoning Officer, as the case may be. Notice of a complaint shall be served by the Township on to the land owner or tenant in violation at least 30 days prior to the time that action is begun.

The Zoning Officer is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this section and to institute civil enforcement proceedings as provided for in § 205-205, when acting within the scope of his/her employment.

If it appears that a violation of this chapter has occurred, the Zoning Officer shall initiate enforcement proceedings by sending an enforcement notice to the owner of record of the parcel on which the violation has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel, and to any other person requested in writing by the owner of record.

The enforcement notice shall state the following:

Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated any of the provisions of this chapter, upon being found liable therefore in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township shall pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs plus reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof for each day of violation. No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until the date of the determination of a violation by the District Justice. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable rules of civil procedure. 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 the violation continues shall constitute a separate violation. All judgments, costs, and reasonable attorney fees collected for the violation of this chapter shall be paid over to the Township.

The Court of Common Pleas, upon petition of the defendant, may grant an order of stay, upon cause shown, tolling the per diem judgment pending a final adjudication of the violation and judgment.

Nothing contained herein 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.