[Adopted 7-27-1982 as Sec. 3-12 of the 1981 Revised General Ordinances]
[Amended 12-14-1982 by Ord. No. 1277-82]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupant or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant having control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or land or any part thereof, in the borough, to permit or maintain on any lot or land or on or along the sidewalk, street or alley adjacent to the same any growth of grass, weeds or any other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches in any part or portion of said lot or land, or any accumulation of weeds, grass or brush.
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, suffer or allow poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous and noxious plant or plants detrimental to health to grow on any lot or land or along the sidewalk, street, or alley adjacent to the same, or allow the seed, pollen or other poisonous particles or emanations therefrom to be carried through the air into any public place.
All grass or growth of any kind which may grow between the curb line and the line of the sidewalk of any street, or between the inside line of sidewalk and property line, shall be kept below the height of six inches from the ground and shall be cut to that length within three days after notice to so cut the same.
[Amended 12-14-1982 by Ord. No. 1277-82]
It shall be the duty of any such owner, lessee or occupant or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant having control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or land or any part thereof in the borough to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed all grass, weeds, rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches any accumulation of weeds, grass or brush, poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous and noxious plant or plants detrimental to health within five days after receiving notice to do so from the health officer or from the Code Enforcement Officer (who may delegate such duty to the Assistant Code Enforcement Officer/Property Maintenance Officer or to the Borough Sanitarian, or both, as required), which notice may be effected by personal service or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The return of such return receipt by proper postal authorities, with the signature of the addressee on such receipt shall be deemed proof of such notice.
Should the person upon whom such notice is served fail, neglect or refuse to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed or otherwise destroyed such grass, weeds, rank vegetation, dead weeds, grass or brush, poison ivy or other poisonous or noxious plant or plants as hereinbefore described within 10 days after the service of such notice, the borough may cause such grass, weeds or vegetation to be cut and removed. The actual cost of such cutting and removal shall be certified by the health department to the collector of taxes and shall become a lien on the property on which such grass, weeds, vegetation or poisonous plants were located and shall be added to and form part of the taxes next to be assessed on said lot or tract of land and shall be collected and enforced by the same office and in the same manner as taxes.
[Amended 12-14-1982 by Ord. No. 1277-82]
A. 
Any owner or owners, tenant or occupant who shall neglect to cut and remove or otherwise destroy such grass, weeds, rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches, any accumulation of weeds, grass or brush, poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous or noxious plant or plants detrimental to health, as directed by this article, or who shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of any notice herein provided for, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or who shall resist or obstruct the borough or its employees in the cutting and removal of such grass, weeds, vegetation or poisonous plants as hereinbefore described, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a penalty as stated in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article III.
B. 
All notices required pursuant to this article shall be served within any twelve-month period and this notice shall remain valid for the ensuing twelve-month period as notice for any subsequent violations.
[Added 7-24-1984 by Ord. No. 1307-84]