[Adopted 6-3-1985 by Ord.
No. 85-5 as Ch. 202, Art. III, of the 1985 Code]
[Amended 6-3-1985 by Ord.
No. 85-5; 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
The owner or tenant of any lands abutting or bordering upon
the sidewalks of public streets, avenues or highways within the limits
of the Township of Washington is hereby required to remove or cause
to be removed all grass, weeds and other impediments therefrom and
from such sidewalks in front of such land within three days after
receiving written notice to do so from the Superintendent of the Department
of Public Works of the Township of Washington, which written notice
shall be served upon any such owner or tenant either personally or
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, and if
by registered or certified mail, the three-day period within which
such removal shall be accomplished shall be deemed to have commenced
to run from the date of the return receipt of such registered or certified
mail obtained from the United States postal authorities for the delivery
of such registered or certified mail. Such return receipt of such
registered or certified mail, bearing the signature of the addressee
or agent of the addressee, shall be presumed to be proof of the service
of such written notice.
[Amended 6-3-1985 by Ord.
No. 85-5; 4-6-2020 by Ord. No. 20-03]
In addition to the penalties hereinafter provided, if the owner or tenant of any such lands shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of § 433-9 hereof, it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of said Township of Washington to forthwith remove or cause to be removed such grass, weeds and other impediments therefrom. The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works of the said Township shall thereupon certify to the Township Council of said Township the cost of such removal. The said Township Council shall examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall adopt a resolution directing that such cost of such removal shall be charged against the real estate abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien and tax upon such real estate and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied thereon, and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as other taxes. The said Township Council shall cause a certified copy of such resolution, certified by the Township Clerk of said Township, to be sent forthwith to the Collector of Taxes of the said Township, who shall collect such cost of such removal at the time of the collection of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such real estate.
[Amended 6-3-1985 by Ord.
No. 85-5]
Any person, firm, corporation or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or fail to comply with any notice given as provided herein shall be punishable as provided in § 1-1 of Chapter 1, General Provisions. Every day that such violation continues shall be deemed and considered to be a separate and distinct offense.
