All premises fronting on any Township road, county road or state
highway shall be cleared of litter and other traffic-generated debris
from a point beginning at the edge of the roadway to the right-of-way
line inward therefrom for the entire length of the tract fronting
the road. To the extent allowed by law, the Chief of Police or other
authorized official shall make available to the property owners of
such lands along such roadways persons sentenced to perform community
service for the purpose of performing such cleanups.
[Amended 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 34-2019]
All persons building any structure, not in a development, and
any person remodeling, renovating or adding on to any existing structure
shall comply with the following standards:
A. Waste and scrap materials shall not be allowed to remain on the ground
for more than three calendar days, by which time such waste or scrap
materials must be containerized or removed from the premises.
B. Broken glass, sharp metal scraps and any other material capable of
inflicting a serious cut or wound due to its inherently dangerous
condition shall be containerized immediately and shall not be placed
on the ground or stored in places readily accessible to children.
C. All persons subject to this section shall conduct their operations
with due regard to the presence of minor children in their vicinity.
They shall provide advance warning to parents of minor children on
adjoining properties of any hazardous operations, such as the use
of heavy equipment, the use of tree-felling equipment, the excavation
of trenches or other inherently dangerous procedures such that the
parents may employ proper safeguards. Methods of advance warning shall
be documented, reviewed and approved by the Chief of Police and the
Enforcement Officer prior to implementation.
[Amended 1-22-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014; 12-16-2019 by Ord. No. 34-2019]
All persons or other business entities charged with developing
any tract of land for residential purposes, which development involves
the construction of new streets, shall be subject to the following
standards while construction continues:
A. The provisions of §
159-12A through
C shall also apply to developers.
B. All streets in any development that are regularly used as a means
of access for residents or businesses shall be cleared of debris by
sweeping or other means that will remove loose stones, mud, accumulations
of dirt or sand, hay, construction debris or similar matter on an
as-needed basis but at least once every 10 days.
C. Any undeveloped lot adjoining a developed lot shall be cleared of
weed growth over eight inches.
D. All barriers erected to control erosion or flow of debris into sanitary
sewers shall be cleared of debris and restored to their original condition
at least once every 30 days. All plastic film barriers shall be retacked
and restored to their original condition once every 30 days.
E. Until sidewalks are installed to provide a continuous path, all developers
shall provide a safe passageway for children within the development
that does not require them to travel in the roadway. At a minimum
the developer shall provide a clear, continuous path across the front
of all lots on one or both sides of a street which shall be free at
all times of construction materials, construction equipment, rocks
of a diameter greater than two inches, surface conditions that present
an unreasonable risk of tripping or falling, weeds or grasses higher
than six inches. Such path shall be at least four feet wide and the
path shall have a surface of either hay, grass, bark, wood chips or
stone.
F. All persons submitting plans to the Joint Land Use Board for approval
of the construction of roadways or buildings shall submit therewith
a plan detailing efforts to preserve existing trees with a diameter
of greater than six inches.
G. Snow and ice removal by developers.
(1) The developer shall remove snow and ice from streets within the development
when accumulation reaches an inch or greater. Snow and ice must also
be removed from any and all fire hydrants within the development.
Snow and ice removal must occur within eight hours after the same
has fallen or has formed thereon.
(2) The developer shall file with the Clerk of Harrison Township the
name of the contractor to be employed and proof that the contractor
is adequately insured.
(3) Failure to remove ice and snow within the requisite period of time shall result in the penalties provided by §
159-17 of this chapter. Additionally, should the snow and ice not be removed within eight hours after the same has fallen or has formed thereon, the municipality may provide for the removal of same. The cost of removal of such snow and ice by the municipality shall be certified to the governing body of the municipality. The governing body shall examine such certificate and, if found to be correct, shall cause such cost to be charged against such real property, and the amount so charged shall thereupon become a lien and a tax upon such real property and be added to and be part of the taxes collected with interest in the same manner as other taxes, and/or made a billing on developer's escrow account and/or bonding requirements.