[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Port Vue 9-1930 by Ord. No. 9-30(a); amended in its entirety 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 401 (Ch.
25, Part 1, of the 1989 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
A.
PERSON
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Includes any natural person, partnership, association, firm
or corporation.
B.
The singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the
singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
It shall be unlawful for any person to plant, maintain or allow
to grow any willows or poplars within the lines of any street, alley
or sidewalk in the Borough of Port Vue, or within 100 feet of any
public sewer or water line.
[Amended 8-2-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-659]
Every owner of property in the Borough of Port Vue shall be
required to keep all foliage as well as the limbs and branches of
all trees growing upon such property or along the street, sidewalk,
curb or alley abutting upon such property reasonably trimmed so that
no part of such limbs or branches or of the foliage, shall create
an unreasonable clearance above the surface of the street, sidewalk,
curb or alley or unreasonably impede the safe usage of the street,
sidewalk, curb or alley. The Code Enforcement Officer or designee
shall have the authority to determine when a limb or branch of a tree
or any other foliage is unreasonably impeding the safe usage of a
street, sidewalk, curb or alley.
It shall be the responsibility of property owners in the Borough of Port Vue to conform to the requirements of this chapter as to trees upon property owned by them, or along streets, alleys and sidewalks abutting upon such property, and, upon notice from the Borough Council, to remove any tree or trees growing in violation of § 287-2 of this chapter, and to trim or cut the branches or limbs of trees as required by § 287-3 hereof. Any person failing to comply with any such notice, within the time limit stated therein, shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance and, following the expiration of such time limit, the Borough Council shall have the authority to cause the work required by such notice to be done by the municipality or under contract therewith, and to collect the cost of such work, with an additional amount of 10% from such property owner in default.
[Amended 5-30-1990 by Ord. No. 412]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay
a fine of not more than $600, and/or to imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 90 days.
