Whenever it shall be deemed necessary for the preservation of
the public health, safety and welfare or to eliminate fire hazard,
the Zoning Officer or a designee may require any owner, tenant, occupant,
managing agent, executor, administrator, or other similar person to
remove or destroy brush, weeds (including ragweed), grass, dead and
dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash
and debris from any property within the Township.
Upon written complaint of any resident or property owner of
the Township of Franklin or any employee of said Township or upon
his own motion, the Zoning Officer or his designated agent shall make
an investigation of the condition complained of. If, after inspection
by an authorized agent of the Township, it is determined that a violation
of this chapter or that a danger to the public health, safety and
general welfare exists, the owner or tenant of such land shall, within
14 days after being notified by an authorized agent of the Township,
or after posting of notice on said property, abate the condition specified
in the notice.
The Franklin Township Zoning Officer will be the enforcing official.
The Franklin Township Board of Health shall also have the authority
to enforce this chapter.
The notice required shall be given to the owner or tenant of land aforesaid by any duly authorized agent of the Township, in writing, and served personally upon the owner or tenant of lands or by mailing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address and/or by posting such notice on the premises. Said notice shall be sufficient notice for a twelve-month period, and any further violation within said period will be deemed a failure to comply under §
131-5 below and subject to violations and penalties as set forth in §
131-6 below.