The owner or tenant of lands lying within the limits of the
Borough of Hawthorne shall keep all brush, hedges, shrubs, trees and
other plant life 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 from the Borough.
Any owner or tenant as aforesaid violating any of the provisions
of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to a fine
not to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days
or a requirement to perform community service for a period not to
exceed 90 days.
The purpose of this article is to protect and promote the public
health through the control of the growth of noxious weeds and plants.
To the extent the same may be contrary to any provision of the Property
Maintenance Code of the Borough of Hawthorne, this section shall govern.
Noxious weeds and plants are perennial weeds and plants, such
as those not only reproduced by seed but also spread by underground
roots, stems and other highly reproductive parts, and which, when
well established, are highly destructive and difficult to control
by ordinary good cultural practices. Examples include but are not
limited to bamboo (spreading or running type), ragweed, multiflora
rose, kudzuvine and poison ivy or oak.
All persons must control the growth of noxious weeds and plants
within their property. Failure to control the spread of such vegetation
beyond the boundaries of a residential, commercial or industrial property
is a violation of this article.
All places and premises within the Borough shall be subject
to inspection by the Property Maintenance Officer of the Borough of
Hawthorne upon a complaint of a violation of this article.