Article 1
Tampering with or Injury to Property

§8-101 Unlawful to Tamper with Public Property or Property on Street, Alley, Sidewalk or Public Ground.

No person shall destroy or injury in any way whatsoever, or tamper with or deface any public property of the Borough or of any authority created by the Borough, within or without the Borough, or any grass, shrub, tree, walk, lamp, ornamental work, building, street light, fire hydrant or water stop box on or in any street, sidewalk or public ground in the Borough. Provided, "defacement" shall include, but shall not be limited to, the making of graffiti or other markings upon any of the property above referred to or upon the surface of any street, alley, sidewalk or curb in the Borough.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1001)

§8-102 Unlawful to Tamper with Stakes, Posts or Monuments.

No    person shall in any manner interfere with or meddle with or pull, drive, change, alter or destroy any stake, posts, monument or other evidence of any elevation, grade, line, location, corner or angle in the Borough, made, placed or set, or hereafter made, placed or set, or caused to be done by the authorities of the Borough in any survey of or in any street, alley or public ground in the Borough, to evidence the location, elevation, line, grade, corner or angle of any public street, alley, sidewalk, curb, gutter, drain or other public work, matter or thing.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1002)

§8-103 Unlawful to Tamper with Warning Lamps, Signs or Barricades.

No person shall wilfully or maliciously destroy, remove, deface, obliterate or cover up any lamp, warning sign or barricade erected by the authorities of the Borough or by any person doing work by permission of the authorities of the Borough on any street, alley, sidewalk or bridge in the Borough or on any public ground of the Borough, within or without the Borough as a warning of danger.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1003)

§8-104 Unlawful to Take Earth, Stone or Other Material from Street, Alley or Public Ground.

No person shall take any earth, stone or other material from any street, alley or public ground in the Borough.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1004)

§8-105 Certain Activities Not Prohibited.

This Article shall not apply to normal activities in connection with the construction, maintenance and repair of streets, alleys, sidewalks and public ground and the structures and fixtures located thereon or therein or to incidental results of work done thereon or therein upon permit from or by authority of the Borough.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1005)

§8-106 Penalty.

Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Article, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Article continues or each Section of this Article which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. 1984-1, 7/9/1984, §8-1006; as added by Ord. 2009-1, 7/13/2009)