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Township of Chester, NJ
Morris County
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[Adopted 6-15-1993 by Ord. No. 17:55-93]
It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant or person in possession of any lands in the Township to:
A. 
Maintain and keep living trees in the road right-of-way of any road in the Township in a manner so as to keep the right-of-way safe to preserve the public health, safety and general welfare and to remove dead or dying trees and/or branches.
B. 
Maintain and keep the right-of-way free of garbage, trash and other debris for the purpose of preserving the public health, safety and general welfare of the public.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 149, Solid Waste, Art. 3, Littering, § 149-21.
C. 
No structures, fences or obstructions shall be placed in the road right-of-way. No shrubbery or trees will be placed within the road tight-of-way that will interfere with the sight distance from any property.
[Added 7-1-2003]
D. 
Existing trees and shrubbery shall be maintained so as not to interfere with the sight distance from any property and to keep the right-of-way safe to preserve the public health, safety and general welfare.
[Added 7-1-2003]
If any condition exists that violates this article, the Township Zoning Officer shall notify the owner, tenant or other person in possession of the property of such condition or conditions, in writing, by regular mail or personal delivery. The owner, tenant or person in possession of the property shall have 14 days from the date of such written notice to correct the condition or conditions so noticed. The Zoning Officer shall reinspect the lands in question after the fourteen-day period has expired to determine if the condition or conditions have been abated or remedied.
If the owner, tenant or person in possession of the lands in question fails to abate or remediate the condition or conditions noticed by the Zoning Officer within 14 days of the notice, the following shall occur:
A. 
A complaint shall be issued by the Zoning Officer for the violation or violations of this article, which complaint shall be brought before the Municipal Court of the Township of Chester.
B. 
If it is necessary to preserve the public health, safety or general welfare of the Township, the Zoning Officer shall cause the condition or conditions complained about to be abated or remedied and shall certify the cost of abatement or remediation to the Council of the Township of Chester. The amount of such abatement or remediation shall be paid by the owner, tenant or person in possession within 10 days of the date of the mailing by which the invoice is sent to the aforesaid person.
C. 
If the said invoice is not so paid, the amount so charged shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next to be assessed upon the lands in question and shall bear interest at the same rate as municipal real estate taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as delinquent taxes.
[Amended 6-2-1997]
For each day the condition or conditions complained of continue to exist after the fourteen-day period has expired, the tenant, owner or person in possession shall be subject to one or more of the following: a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for a period not to exceed 90 days or a period of community service not to exceed 90 days for each and every day the condition or conditions exist.