[Adopted 3-20-2000 by Ord. No. 00-02]
No property owner within the City limits of
Harrington shall permit any trees, bushes or any type of shrubbery
to block or partially block any walkways or to impair the vision on
streets or at intersections.
[Added 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10[1]]
In the event that any person, firm, or corporation in the opinion of the City Manager and/or his/her designee, is found to be in violation of this article, then the City Manager and/or his/her designee shall issue a summons showing a violation of this article, said summons to be served personally or by certified mail upon the person, firm, or corporation. The summons shall cite the violation of this article and shall be accompanied by a letter or a copy of the relevant provisions of the article stating what corrective action must be taken and shall state the consequences for failure to take such corrective action. If the violation is not corrected within three days from the date of personal service of the summons or within seven days from the date of mailing of the summons by certified mail, then the City, at the direction of the City Manager and/or his/her designee, may take action to correct any violation of this article and charge the person, firm, or corporation for the work that must be done. The fees for such work shall be as set forth in Chapter 180, Fees, Municipal. When the person, firm, or corporation has received summonses and fails to take corrective action, and the City has corrected the violation in accordance with this section, then no further notification shall be necessary for the City to take any further corrective action on any subsequent violations within the following eighteen-month period starting from the date of the first corrective action by the City.
[Added 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10]
In the event that the person, firm, or corporation is deemed
to be in violation of this article and in the event that the violation
is corrected in compliance with the preceding section and if the charges
assessed by the City for correcting said deficiency are not paid,
then the City, after having corrected the deficiency and violation,
shall place its charges and expenses as specified in the municipal
lien docket as a lien against said property and in the lien docket
maintained by the Prothonotary; and the City Solicitor shall be directed
to enforce said lien or to collect the charges imposed by the City
by any other means that he/she may deem desirable and most advantageous.
[Added 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10[1]]
A.
Any person found to be in violation of this article, regardless of corrective actions taken, shall be punished for that violation by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100. Any such fine shall be in addition to any charges or assessments imposed upon the violator pursuant to this article. All fines imposed shall be in accordance with the minimum fine schedule set in Chapter 180, Fees, Municipal.
B.
Every day that a violation of this article continues shall be considered
a separate offense, for which the violator may be fined without necessity
of further notice.
C.
In determining the applicable minimum fine, an offense shall be considered
a recurring offense only if the owner of the property has previously
been found to have caused or permitted the same nuisance at the same
location within the past 18 months, or for every day that the violation
of this article continues.
[Added 6-4-2012 by Ord. No. 12-10[1]]
Any fines imposed pursuant to this article which remain unpaid
shall be placed by the City as specified in the municipal lien docket
as a lien against the property on which the violation occurred, and
the procedures for enforcement or collection of said lien shall be
as set forth herein.
