The Pennsylvania Second Class Township Code (Section 1601) establishes the legal authority for the Township Board of Supervisors to adopt ordinances that specify the general or specific powers which the Township may be exercised to protect the health, safety and general welfare of the Township.  The Code Enforcement Department is the agency responsible for enforcing the various Ordinances.  Infractions enforced in West Hanover Township include, but are not limited to: road cuts, burning, property maintenance, overgrown lots or yards, inoperative vehicles, maintenance of structures, public nuisances, and anything else adopted in the West Hanover Township Code deemed important for the quality of life within the boundaries of the Township.

The Code Enforcement staff respond to complaints from citizens, peer to peer groups, and other agencies.  Systematic inspections may also performed throughout the Township in an effort to avoid trends and to keep developing public nuisances and situations dangerous to public health and the environment from becoming worse.  The Township Code Enforcement staff track all requests for service and complaints, perform investigations regarding alleged violations, and file civil citations for adjudications at the District Magistrate and /or Commonwealth Court.  Code Enforcement staff:

• Hear and process complaints and requests for service;

• Performs and/or coordinates investigations of all alleged code violations and collect evidence related to these matters;

• Seeks the compliance of all code violations and prosecutes code violators to seek compliance or appropriate correct actions and fines as determined by the District Magistrate or Common Pleas Court.

• Prepares periodic reports and keeps related records of all cases.

If you are aware of a code violation or are the victim of a code violation, you may call the Township at
(717) 652-4841 or direct your written complaint or request for service  to the Township in writing using the form provided.  In accordance with the Township's adopted Code Enforcement Policies, you are requested to give your name or any other relevant information about the complaint in order for the staff code official to properly investigate the matter, understand the nature of the code violation, properly enforce the matter and, if necessary, take appropriate legal action with the District Magistrate.
 

Code Enforcement Officer

Harold Arndt - Code Enforcement Officer
harndt@westhanover.com

Code Enforcement Reference Information

The following table provides links to a variety of information and materials related to code enforcement in West Hanover Township.