[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 1; as amended by Ord. 728,
11/5/1990, § 1]
It shall hereafter be unlawful for the owner of any premises
in the Town of Bloomsburg to permit any grass, or any vegetation whatsoever,
not edible, or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose, to grow
or remain upon any premises in said Town or to grow or remain upon
the portions of the roadway adjoining said premises between the property
line and the cartway, so as to exceed a height of six inches, to throw
off any unpleasant or noxious odor, to conceal any filthy deposit
or to create or produce pollen. Provided, that any trees or ornamental
plantings between the property line and the cartway shall be planted
only in accordance with Town ordinances now in effect or hereafter
to be passed.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 2]
Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in the Town of Bloomsburg in violation of any of the provisions of §
10-101 is hereby declared to be unlawful and is declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Town. The same is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 3; as amended by Ord. 728,
11/5/1990, § 2]
The owner of any premises shall remove, trim or cut all grass,
weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises
in violation of the provisions of this Part.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 4; as amended by Ord. 728,
11/5/1990, § 3]
The Town Council, or any officer or employee of the Town designated thereby for the purpose, is hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or by United States Mail, to the owner of any premises whereon grass, weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of the provisions of §
10-101 hereof, directing and requiring said owner to remove, trim or cut grass, weeds or other vegetation so as to conform to the requirements hereof within five days after issuance of such notice.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 5; as amended by Ord. 728,
11/5/1990, § 4]
In case the owner of such premises shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with the notice provided in §
10-104, within the period of time stated therein, the Town authorities may cause such grass, weeds or vegetation to be removed, trimmed or cut. There is hereby imposed a charge of the actual cost of the labor involved, plus 10% of said costs for each time the Town shall cause such grass, weeds or vegetation to be removed, trimmed or cut and the owner of the premises shall be billed after same has been completed.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 6; as amended by Ord. 728,
11/5/1990, § 5]
Should any bill or bills for removing, trimming or cutting of
grass, weeds or vegetation be unpaid for a period of 30 days after
the bill for the same shall have been submitted to the owner of such
premises, a penalty of 10% shall be added to such bill or bills and
a suit may be instituted before a district justice against the owner
of said premises for collection of the same or a lien may be filed
against the premises in the same manner in which all other municipal
claims are filed.
[Ord. 465, 5/9/1960, § 7; as amended by Ord. 641,
10/9/1978; by Ord. 782, 11/6/1995, § 5); and by Ord. 841,
12/19/2001]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs,
to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation
of this Part continues or each Section of this Part which shall be
found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense. Provided,
further, that for each subsequent violation, conformance with this
Part shall be rendered within two days of the issuance of the notice
of violation.