Quality of Life Ordinance – What Residents Need to Know
Wilson Borough has a Quality-of-Life Ordinance designed to help keep our neighborhoods clean, safe, and well maintained.
The ordinance allows authorized Borough officials to issue Quality of Life (QOL) tickets for common property maintenance and neighborhood violations, including high grass and weeds, rubbish and garbage, littering, animal waste, improper trash container storage, snow and ice removal, outdoor storage of indoor furniture or appliances, and other property maintenance concerns.
How Does It Work?
If you receive a Quality-of-Life ticket:
- Correct the violation within the timeframe provided.
- Pay or appeal the ticket within 10 days.
- Do not ignore the ticket. Additional assessments and enforcement action may result if the ticket is not addressed.
Ticket Amounts
For many QOL violations, the ticket amounts are:
- First offense: $25
- Second offense: $50
- Third offense: $100
- Fourth offense within 12 months: $300
Repeated or continuing violations may result in additional tickets or a formal citation.
Correcting the Violation Does Not Cancel the Fine
Cleaning up the property or correcting the violation does not cancel the ticket or remove your responsibility to pay the fine. You must still pay the ticket or properly appeal it within 10 calendar days of the date issued.
If the fine remains unpaid and no hearing is requested within the required timeframe, additional penalties will accrue, and a formal citation may be issued.
Our Goal Is Compliance
The goal of the Quality-of-Life Ordinance is to encourage violations to be corrected quickly and help maintain the quality of life in our community.
Have questions about a QOL ticket?
Please contact the Wilson Borough Office for assistance at 610-258-6142
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This is a general summary. Wilson Borough Ordinance No. 807 and Chapter 139A of the Borough Code govern the Quality-of-Life program.