[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Silverdale 5-5-1952 by Ord. No. 35. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 7-10-1961 by Ord. No. 51[1]]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property within the Borough of Silverdale, to permit any grass or weeds or any vegetation whatsoever, not edible or planted for a useful or ornamental purpose, to grow or remain upon such premises so as to exceed a height of six inches, or to throw off any unpleasant or noxious odor, or to conceal any filthy deposit, or to create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in the Borough in violation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Borough; provided that the owner of the premises, as to vacant premises or premises occupied by the owner, and the occupant thereof, in case of premises occupied by other than the owner thereof, shall be responsible for mowing grass and/or weeds upon such premises at times required by § 181-2 of this chapter and at such other times as necessary to prevent such grass and/or weeds from becoming a nuisance.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed Sections 1 through 3 of Ord. No. 35, which previously preceded this section.
The owner or owners and/or occupiers of land within the Borough shall mow such grass and/or weeds once between June 1 and June 15 and again between August 15 and August 31 of each and every year or cause the same to be so mowed.
[Amended 7-10-1961 by Ord. No. 51]
If the grass and/or weeds are not mowed from any property within the time specified in § 181-2 hereof, the Borough Secretary shall give written notice by certified mail to the owner or owners of such property, or to the occupant thereof, as the case may be, and, if the owner or owners or occupant thereof be unknown, by posting such notice in a conspicuous place on the premises, to the effect that, unless such grass and/or weeds are mowed within five days after notice, the same shall be mowed by the person designated by the Borough Council for the purpose, and the cost of such mowing, at a rate to be determined from time to time by the Borough Council, shall be charged to the owner or owners of such premises. After the expiration of such five-day period, the Borough may proceed to cut such grass and/or weeds.
[Amended 7-10-1961 by Ord. No. 51; 8-15-1977 by Ord. No. 119; 9-8-1987 by Ord. No. 196]
A. 
Any person or persons, partnership, corporation or association who or which shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, and costs of prosecution, provided that such fine and costs may be in addition to any charges imposed by authority of this chapter for work of mowing by any person designated by the Council.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
B. 
All fines and penalties imposed by virtue of this chapter shall be payable at the time of conviction of said offense, in addition to the costs of prosecution, or, in the case of nonpayment of such fine and costs, said person shall undergo imprisonment for not more than 30 days.
[Amended 7-10-1961 by Ord. No. 51]
All charges made by the Borough for the cost of mowing grass and/or weeds by the Borough, as authorized by § 181-3 of this chapter, may include an additional amount of 10% and may be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims, or by action in assumpsit, or in any other manner authorized by law.