As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
PLANT LIFE
Includes any brush, hedges and other plant life, except trees,
on lands within the Township.
The Township hereby finds and declares that
the existence of plant life growing within 10 feet of any roadway
and within 25 feet of the intersection of two roadways to a height
in excess of 2 1/2 feet is inimical to the preservation of public
safety and general welfare and is likely to constitute a traffic hazard.
Whenever it shall appear to the Township that
the existence upon any land within the Township of plant life growing
within 10 feet of any roadway and within 25 feet of the intersection
of two roadways and exceeding 2 1/2 feet in height is hazardous
to the public safety or general welfare of the residents of the Township
or those using its highways or constitutes a safety hazard, the owner
or tenant of any such lands shall be required to cut such plant life
to a height of not more than 2 1/2 feet within 10 days after
service of written notice from the Police Department requiring such
trimming or cutting.
Unless another penalty is expressly provided
herein, any person who violates any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500
or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. A separate
offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a
violation occurs or continues.