The preservation of public health, safety and
welfare within the Township requires that all lands within the municipality
be kept clear of brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash and debris.
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person,
firm, association, partnership, or corporation owning, leasing, or
otherwise occupying land or lands situate, lying and being within
the confines of the Township to permit obnoxious brush, weeds, dead
and dying trees, stumps, roots, growths, filth, garbage, trash or
debris to remain thereon.
[Amended 7-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-14]
All property owners in the Township of Lower
are deemed to be on notice that it is their responsibility and duty
to monitor and keep their properties in compliance with this chapter.
Therefore, no prior notice of violations need be given by the Code
Enforcement Officer prior to issuing a summons for any violations
hereof.
[Amended 7-1-2013 by Ord.
No. 2013-14]
In the event that the owner, lessee, or occupant
shall fail to abate, remove, or remedy the offending condition in
a manner satisfactory to the enforcement official within 10 days of
being cited for a violation of same, the enforcement official may
remove or abate the offending condition and charge the owner, lessee
and/or occupant for all costs involved with this action.
[Amended 10-4-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10]
In all cases where brush, weeds, including ragweed,
dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage,
trash and/or debris are destroyed or removed from any lands under
the terms of this chapter by or under the direction of the enforcement
official, the enforcement official shall certify the cost thereof
to the Township Council, which shall examine, certify and if found
correct shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against
said lands; the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon
such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes
next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest
at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by
the same officials and in the same manner as taxes. An administrative
lien fee in the amount of $500 shall be imposed in conjunction with
the creation of a lien.
The following persons shall be deemed enforcement
officials for purposes of this chapter:
A. The Township Construction Official and his subordinates.
B. The Township Zoning Official.
C. The Township Health Official, which title shall include
any county health official assigned to or functioning within the Township.
D. Any member of the Police Department.
E. Any member of the Board of Health.