[Adopted 9-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-6]
[Amended 10-13-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-6]
It shall be unlawful for an owner or tenant of lands within
the limits of the Borough to allow to accumulate on said lands any
brush, grass, weeds, roots, hedges, or other obnoxious growth.
It shall be unlawful for an owner or tenant of lands within
the limits of the Borough to allow the accumulation on said lands
of any brush, grass, weeds, roots, or other obnoxious growths.
A.
Whenever brush, weeds, grass, roots, or other obnoxious growths have
been allowed to accumulate on lands within the Borough and the Borough
deems it necessary and expedient for the preservation of the public
health, safety, or general welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard or
nuisance to remove the same, the Borough shall give the owner or tenant
of any such lands 10 days' written notice to remove the same.
B.
In the event that such lands shall be occupied by either the owner
or the tenant, written notice shall be given to such owner or tenant
personally or by leaving such notice on the premises with a member
of the owner's or tenant's family above the age of 14 years.
C.
In the event that such lands shall not be occupied, written notice
shall be sent to the assessed owner of said land at his/her last known
residence as shown in the office of the Collector of Taxes of the
Borough, by registered mail, with postage thereon prepaid.
In the event that any owner or tenant shall refuse or neglect
to remove the brush, weeds, grass, roots, or other obnoxious growths
giving cause for notice within the time limited by said notice, then
the Borough may remove or cause to be removed all such accumulations
as set forth herein.
A.
In the event that such owner or tenant shall refuse or neglect to
remove any such accumulations as hereinbefore set forth and it shall
be necessary for the Borough to remove or cause such removal, the
individual or entity removing said accumulations shall provide the
Borough governing body with the cost thereof.
Upon the passage of a resolution as set forth in § 328-27B
above, the assessment so charged shall forthwith become a lien on
such lands and shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next
to be assessed and levied upon said lands, the same to bear interest
at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by
the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
A.
In addition to the costs and lien referenced in §§ 358-27 and 358-28 of this article, any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon the first conviction thereof within any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, be punished by a fine of no less than $200 and not to exceed $1,000, by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days or by a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof.
B.
In addition to the costs and lien referenced in §§ 358-27 and 358-28 of this article, any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon the second conviction thereof within any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, be punished by a fine of no less than $400 and not to exceed $1,000, by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days or by a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof.
C.
In addition to the costs and lien referenced in §§ 358-27 and 358-28 of this article, any person violating any provision of this article shall, upon the third conviction thereof within any three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, and for all subsequent violations in the same three-hundred-sixty-five-day period, be punished by a fine of no less than $1,000, by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days or by a period of community service not to exceed 90 days, or any combination thereof.
