In case any building is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building or land is used, or any hedge, tree, shrub, or other growth is maintained in violation of this chapter or any regulations made pursuant thereto, the proper Township authorities, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the use of said building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises.

For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist and the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or shall exist, and the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person, who knowingly commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist, shall be subject to a civil penalty in the amount of $500 for each violation, plus court costs, including reasonable attorneys fees incurred by Thornbury Township. Whenever such persons shall have been officially notified by the Code Enforcement Officer or by service of a civil summons, or in any other official manner, that he is committing a violation of this chapter, each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate offense.

If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, clause or provision of this chapter shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of this chapter as a whole or any other part thereof.