[Ord. 94-3, 7/14/1994, § 1.1]
1. 
No person, firm or corporation, or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within the Township of Allen shall permit;
A. 
Any grass, weeds or any other vegetation whatsoever, not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose, to grow or remain upon such premises so as to:
(1) 
Exceed a height of 12 inches.
(2) 
Throw off any unpleasant or noxious odor.
(3) 
Conceal any filth deposit.
B. 
Poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plants, or plants detrimental to health, to growth or remain upon such premises in such manner that they shall extend or border upon, or overhang any street, sidewalk, or other public place.
2. 
Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in the Township in violation of any of the provisions of Subsection (1) above is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Township.
3. 
Excluded from application of this provision are:
A. 
Wooded areas and open fields or acreage to within 150 feet of any building or structure.
B. 
Weeds or grass intermingled with growing cultivated crops.
[Ord. 94-3, 7/14/1994, § 1.2]
The owner of any premises, as to vacant premises or premises occupied by the owner, or the occupant thereof, in the case of premises occupied by other than the owner thereof, shall trim, cut or remove all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises as often as may be necessary to bring such premises into compliance with the provisions of § 10-301.
[Ord. 94-3, 7/14/1994, § 1.3]
1. 
The Supervisors of Allen Township, or any officer of the Township designated thereby for the 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 whereof grass, weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of any of the provisions of this Chapter, directing and requiring such owner or occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds, or other vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this Part within five days after the issuance of such notice. 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 Township may cause such grass, weeds or other vegetation to be removed, trimmed or cut, and the cost thereof, with an additional charge of 10%, shall be collected by the Township from such person, firm or corporation in default, in the manner provided by law.
2. 
In addition to any other penalty authorized by law, the cost of removal by the Township as aforesaid shall be deemed a municipal claim and may be collected by the Township from such person, firm or corporation in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims or by an action of assumpsit. Further, the Township of Allen is hereby empowered to institute injunctive relief to abate any nuisance as set forth herein.
[Ord. 94-3, 7/14/1994, § 1.4; as amended by Ord. 2007-04, 11/8/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a Magisterial District Judge 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.