When it shall be determined necessary and expedient for the
preservation of the public safety, the owner and/or tenant of any
lands lying within the limits of the Borough of Netcong shall, within
three days after notice to cut and remove the same, keep all brush,
hedges and other plant life growing within 10 feet of any roadway,
including sidewalks, and within 25 feet of the intersection of two
roadways cut to a height of not more than 30 inches.
Notice may be served personally upon any occupant of the property,
or by regular mail, or by posting on the property.
No tree branch should hang lower than eight feet over any sidewalk
along a Borough roadway. All trees, bushes, shrubs, and other types
of foliage shall not obstruct the visual sight of street signs, traffic
control signs or the illumination of streetlights. All sidewalks shall
be free from encroachments (meaning any intrusion or invasion into
the sidewalk) from trees, shrubs, bushes and other vegetation.
Such notice to cut and remove objectionable brush, hedges and
other plant life shall be issued by the Netcong Police Department,
by hand delivery when practical, and registered and certified mail
by the Enforcement Official, or their designee. Such notice shall
be issued to both tenant and property owner when appropriate.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to such penalties as are provided for in Article
I of Chapter
1 of the Code of the Borough of Netcong.