It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer to take cognizance of violations of this chapter. He shall investigate each violation which comes to his attention, whether by observation or communication. He shall promptly give notice, in writing, of a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and, when notice of a violation of any provision of this chapter has been served by the Zoning Officer, such violation shall be discontinued immediately. Notice, as aforesaid, shall be considered served when delivered in person or sent by certified, registered or first class mail to the owner, agent, occupant, contractor or builder, if known, and, if not known, posted upon a conspicuous place on the property upon which the violation exists. Failure to secure a zoning permit or Zoning Hearing Board certificate, when required, previous to the erection, construction , extension or addition to a building or failure to secure a use and/or occupancy permit shall be a violation of this chapter, and prosecution for a violation may follow, without notice.

For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the person , partnership or corporation who or which has violated or permitted the violation of the provisions of this chapter, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Township, shall pay a judgment of not more than $500 plus all court costs, including reasonable attorney fees incurred by the Township as a result thereof, for each offense. Whenever such person shall have been notified by the Zoning Officer or by service of warrant in its prosecution or in any other way that he is committing such violation of this chapter, each day that he shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.

Every applicant before the Zoning Hearing Board of Upper Dublin Township shall be responsible for all costs incidental to such application, including costs of advertising and public notice of a hearing, stenographic costs of recording and transcribing the record before the Zoning Hearing Board of Upper Dublin Township, engineering fees and all other fees and expenses incidental to such hearing. Every person petitioning for a change in this chapter or the Zoning Map of Upper Dublin Township will be responsible for costs incidental to a hearing or hearings upon such petition, including the costs of advertising the public notice of hearing, stenographic costs of recording and transcribing the testimony before the Board of Commissioners of Upper Dublin Township, engineering fees and all other fees and expenses incidental to the petition. The applicant shall make a payment of a fee in accordance with a fee schedule adopted by the Board of Commissioners and set forth in the Township fee schedule.