[Ord. 31, 8/16/1990, § 1]
No person, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property
within Manheim Township shall permit any grass or weeds or any vegetation
whatsoever, not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose,
to grow or remain upon such premises so as to exceed a height of 12
inches, or to throw off any unpleasant or noxious odor, or to conceal
any filthy deposit, or to create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds
or other vegetation growing upon any premises in Manheim Township
in violation of any of the provisions of this Section is hereby declared
to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness
and comfort of the inhabitants of Manheim Township.
[Ord. 31, 8/16/1990, § 2]
The owner of any premises, or the occupant of premises occupied
by other than the owner, shall remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds
or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation
of the provisions of § 101.
[Ord. 31, 8/16/1990, § 3]
The Board of Supervisors, or any officer or employee of Manheim
Township designated thereby for this purpose, is hereby authorized
to give notice, by personal service or by United States mail, to the
owner or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises whereon grass,
weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of
the provisions of § 101 of this Part, directing and requiring
such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation
so as to conform to the requirements of this Part, within five days
after issuance of such notice. Whenever, in the judgment of the Enforcement
Officer, Township officer or employee, it shall appear to be impracticable
to give notice as above provided, either because the owner or occupant
cannot readily be found or because a search for the owner or occupant
would entail unreasonable delay, the Township officer of employee
designated thereby for that purpose, may give notice by posting conspicuously
on the property where such nuisance exists, a notice or order directing
and requiring that such nuisance be abated within five days. In case
any person, firm or corporation shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply
with such notice within the period of time stated therein, the Board
of Supervisors may order the removal, trimming or cutting of such
grass, weeds or vegetation, and the cost thereof, together with a
penalty of 10% of the cost thereof shall be collected by Manheim Township
from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner provided by law.
[Ord. 31, 8/16/1990, § 4; as amended by Ord. 46,
2/5/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before
a district justice in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary
offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall
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 90 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.
