[Adopted 7-23-1937 by Ord. No. 387 (Ch. 68, Art. II, of the 1970 Borough Code)]
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of the public streets, avenues and highways of said Borough shall remove all grass, weeds and other impediments from such sidewalks and gutters within three days after notice to remove the same shall have been given by said Borough; and upon the refusal or neglect of the owner or owners, tenant or tenants of such lands to remove all grass, weeds and other impediments from such sidewalks and gutters in accordance with this article and notice given pursuant thereto, such grass, weeds and other impediments shall be removed from such sidewalks and gutters by or under the direction of the Code Enforcement Officer of said Borough, who shall examine such certificate of cost, and, if the same is found to be correct, shall cause the cost shown thereon to be charged against the lands abutting or bordering upon such sidewalks or gutters, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, and the same shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected by the Tax Collector of said Borough in the same manner as taxes are collected therein.
[Amended 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615; 7-27-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-06]
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting or bordering upon the public streets, avenues or highways of the Borough shall remove all weeds and underbrush from such lands within three days after notice to remove the same shall have been given by the said Borough; and upon the refusal or neglect of the owner or owners, tenant or tenants of such lands to remove all weeds and underbrush therefrom in accordance with this article and notice given pursuant thereto, such weeds and underbrush shall be removed by or under the direction of the Code Enforcement Officer of the said Borough, who shall certify the cost thereof to the Borough Council, which shall examine such certificate of cost, and if the same be found correct, shall cause the cost shown thereon to be charged against the said lands, and the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, and the same shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected by the Tax Collector of the said Borough in the same manner as taxes are collected therein.
[Amended 12-20-2001 by Ord. No. 1291; 5-2-2013 by Ord. No. 1615]
Any person who violates any one or more sections of this article shall be subject to the general penalty in Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty, of the Borough Code.