[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Tuckerton 11-18-1957 by Ord. No. 116; amended in its entirety 10-3-1994 by Ord. No.
17-1994. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be the duty of the owner and of the
tenant of lands lying within the territorial limits of the Borough
of Tuckerton to remove from such lands brush, weeds, dead and dying
trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and
debris within 10 days after notice from the Borough Code Enforcement
Officer to remove the same. Delivery of said notice, in the case of
an owner, shall be made by mailing the same to such owner by registered
mail, postage prepaid, at his address as shown on the last tax duplicate
of the Borough, and, in the case of a tenant, by mailing the same
to such tenant by registered mail, postage prepaid, at the street
address of the lands in question.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by Ord. No. 9-2012]
A.
In cases where the owner or tenant shall have refused or neglected
to remove said brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris within the time
provided in the preceding section hereof, the same may be removed
by or under the direction of said Borough Code Enforcement Officer.
Where the same shall have been removed by or under the direction of
said Borough Code Enforcement Officer, he shall certify the cost thereof
to the Borough Council upon the following schedule of charges:
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Code Enforcement Officer supervision
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$125.00
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Foreman
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$32.00 per hour
$42.00 per hour for overtime hours
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Laborer/driver
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$20.65 per hour
$31.00 per hour for overtime hours
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Push lawn mower
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$8.50 per hour
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Riding lawn mower
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$24.00 per hour
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Weed whacker
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$8.50 per hour
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Trailer
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$5.00 per hour
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Pickup truck
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$12.00 per hour
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Chain saw
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$8.50 per hour
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Blower
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$8.50 per hour
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B.
The Borough Council shall examine the certificate, and, if it shall
be found correct, the Borough Council shall, by resolution, cause
the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the lands from which
the obnoxious growths or other matter shall have been removed. The
amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon the lands and
be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon such lands; the same shall bear interest at the same
rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers
and in the same manner as taxes.
Any person violating or failing to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punishable by one or more of the following: by a fine of not more
than $1,000, imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days and/or
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, in the discretion
of the Municipal Court. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate offense, and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
