[Adopted 10-25-1993 by Ord. No. 1993-20 (Ch. 21, Part 4, of the 1983 Code of Ordinances)]
It shall be the duty of the owners of every parcel of real estate which lies within or abuts the right-of-way of any public street or road within the Borough and upon which real estate trees and brush are growing to trim such trees and brush so that:
A. 
There shall be a minimum clearance between any branches which overhang the right-of-way of 14 feet and any branches which overhang the sidewalk of eight feet and a clear sight triangle as defined in Section VI of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance dated 11-23-1992.
B. 
The branches and their leaves shall not prevent the light of streetlights from illuminating the ground within the right-of-way or the sidewalk.
A. 
When the owner of any parcel of real estate has failed to fulfill the duty imposed by § 191-20, the owner shall be served with a written order to do so.
B. 
A written order shall be sent to the owner of the property at the address shown on the real estate tax assessment records. The written notice will stipulate the trees and brush shall be trimmed within 14 days.
C. 
If the violation has not been corrected within 14 days, another written order shall be served by registered mail, delivered to addressee only, return receipt requested, addressed to the owner at his address shown on real estate tax assessment records.
D. 
A person who fails to fulfill this duty within 14 days after receipt of the written order sent by registered mail shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding, be subject to a fine of not less than $300 and not more than $1,000 and/or to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.[1]
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
Upon the failure of a person to fulfil the duty within 30 days of conviction, the Borough may have the trees and brush trimmed so as to comply. The Borough will be reimbursed by the property owner for all expenses incurred so as to comply.
Charges imposed by this article which are not paid when due, at the discretion of the Borough, shall be filed as a lien against the property, which lien shall be filed in the office of the Prothonotary of York County, Pennsylvania, and any delinquent charges shall be collected in the same manner provided by law for the filing and collection of municipal claims. The amount of the charges for which a lien is filed shall bear interest at the rate of 12% annum, or the highest rate allowable by law, if such rate be lower, from and after the date of the filing of the lien.