The owner or tenant of any lands abutting upon
the public highways of Greenwich Township shall remove all snow and
ice from the sidewalks and to the width of one foot out to the gutters
in front of their said lands within 12 hours of daylight after the
same shall fall or be formed thereon, and shall remove all grass,
weeds and impediments therefrom within three days after notice to
remove the same.
[Amended 4-2-1990 by Ord. No. 4-1990; 11-4-2002 by Ord. No.
26-2002; 12-7-2009 by Ord. No. 28-2009]
A. No person, including any individual, firm, partnership,
association, company, organization or corporation of any kind owning
or renting property within the Township of Greenwich, shall permit
brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths,
including tall uncultivated grass and weeds, vegetation, filth, garbage,
trash or debris to exist on any real property within the Township
of Greenwich.
B. All lawns, hedges, shrubs, bushes, weeds and growth
or vegetation or any kind shall be kept trimmed and shall not be permitted
to become overgrown, and no grass or weeds shall be permitted to grow
to a height in excess of six inches.
[Amended 4-2-1990 by Ord. No. 4-1990]
The owner or tenant of any lands lying within
the limits of Greenwich Township shall keep all brush, hedges and
other plant life growing within 10 feet of any roadway and within
25 feet of the intersection of two roadways cut to a height of not
more than 2 1/2 feet, where it shall be necessary and expedient
for the preservation of the public safety, within 10 days after notice
to cut the same.
[Amended 11-4-2002 by Ord. No. 26-2002]
A. Where any enforcement officer duly designated determines that a property within the Township of Greenwich is in of violation §§
242-1,
242-2 and/or
242-3, and that the removal of said violating condition is necessary and expedient for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard, he shall serve upon the owner or tenant of the violating property, a notice that said violations must be removed or cured within 10 days of service upon the owner or tenant.
B. The following municipal officers are authorized to
enforce this chapter: the Construction Code Official, or his designee,
the Superintendent of Public Works, or his designee, and any other
official designated by the Mayor.
[Added 11-4-2002 byOrd. No. 26-2002]
Service of notice to remove or abate may be
made upon any owner and/or tenant personally, or if the designated
enforcement officer is unable to make personal service, by posting
such notices at the primary entrance to the main structure on the
subject property. The enforcement officer may, at his discretion,
also mail a copy of the notice to abate to the owner at the address
shown on the tax records at the Office of the Tax Collector in the
Township of Greenwich, by certified mail, return receipt requested.
[Amended 8-1-1988 by Ord. No. 10-1988; 4-2-1990 by Ord. No.
4-1990; 3-5-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001; 7-1-2002 by Ord. No.
12-2002]
In case such owner or tenant refuses or neglects
to comply with the terms of any notice given by the Municipal Officer,
under the direction of the Mayor or his designee, the Municipal Officer
shall take the proper corrective measures and said officer shall certify
to the Township Council, the costs thereof, including labor, fees
for use of equipment and disposal costs. The Council shall examine
the certificate and, if found to be correct, shall cause the costs
as shown thereon to be charged against the lands upon which such corrective
measures were taken, and the amount as 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. Costs
shall be calculated as follows:
A. Labor: at the rate of $50 per hour for up to two laborers.
For each laborer in excess of two, an additional $25 per laborer per
hour shall be charged.
B. For use of equipment:
(1) Manual push mower: $7.50 per hour.
(2) Weed and brush cutters, trimmer: $7.50 per hour.
(3) Chainsaw: $7.50 per hour.
(4) Miscellaneous gas- or electric-powered equipment:
$7.50 per hour.
(5) Compact tractor with mower: $15 per hour.
(6) Pickup truck/tool truck: $15 per hour.
(7) Snow removal, deicing: $20 per hour.
(8) Tractor with mower: $19 per hour.
(9) Brush chipper: $20 per hour.
(10)
Rubber-tire backhoe: $45 per hour.
(11)
Dump truck, single-axle: $30 per hour.
(13)
Three CY loader: $100 per hour.
(14)
Street sweeper: $95 per hour.
(15)
Trash truck: $135 per hour.
C. Costs of disposal: the amount charged by the disposal
facility, plus a 15% markup for administrative overhead.
[Amended 10-4-1976]
Any person who shall fail to comply with or
who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, on conviction
of such violation, pay a fine not exceeding $500 or be subject to
imprisonment for a term of not more than 90 days, or both, for each
violation, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge.