[Adopted 6-4-2019 by Ord. No. 1812]
As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OCCUPANT
A tenant, lessee, agent, holder or squatter.
OWNER
The titled owner as recorded in the Department of Court Records in Allegheny County of any parcel of land, building or structure located in the Borough of Green Tree.
PERSON
A person, partnership, association, private corporation, or any other legal entity.
STAGNANT WATERS
Pooled, standing water in which mosquitos, flies or other insects may multiply.
A. 
Stagnant waters are hereby declared a public nuisance, detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the public, that may among other matters create a public health risk that may cause diseases such as West Nile Virus to develop.
B. 
For purposes of this article, it shall not be necessary to prove that any insect infestation in any stagnant waters actually harbors a particular disease such as the West Nile Virus. A violation of this article shall be sufficiently established by the fact that stagnant water creates an environment for the growth of insect infestation or their larvae.
It is hereby declared unlawful and a violation of this article for any person, owner or occupant of any property, parcel, building or structure to permit, allow or maintain stagnant water in or upon any lands, building, structures, or in, on, or upon any type of lawn structure or lawn adornments or container which collects water in the Borough of Green Tree.
A. 
Whenever the authorities of the Borough of Green Tree determine that a violation of this article exists, they shall give notice to the owner or occupant of the property by:
(1) 
Registered mail; and
(2) 
First class mail, postage prepaid, to the last known address of the occupant and the owner, to remove the stagnant water within five days of receipt of the notice.
B. 
If after such five days' notice the stagnant waters have not been removed, the Borough of Green Tree is hereby authorized to remove the stagnant waters and to lien the real estate for the costs incurred by the Borough together with a penalty of 10% of the costs incurred, all of which shall be collected according to law from the owner and/or occupant of the real estate in the manner provided by law. Such remedy shall be in addition to the penalty provided in § 248-16 below.
C. 
For the purpose of notice under § 248-14A, notice shall be deemed given on the earlier of:
(1) 
The date the owner and/or occupant actually signed for receipt of the certified mailing; or
(2) 
Three days after the notice is mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid.
No part of this article shall be deemed to prohibit stagnant waters in any protected wetlands and/or environmentally protected areas declared so by state or federal regulations.
See Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-2, for the general penalty provisions applicable to any article or section of this Code.