[Ord. 17-1983, 7/5/1983, § 1; as amended by Ord.
09-00, 10/2/2000]
1.
Any person, firm, partnership or corporation owning or having a present interest in or occupying any real estate in any Zoning District except R-1 Agricultural, as defined in the Spring Township Zoning Ordinance [Chapter 27], as amended, shall, except as hereinafter provided, permit any grass or weeds or vegetation, not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose, to grow or remain on such premises, including any portion of the premises occupied by a street or alley, so as to exceed a height of six inches, or to throw off any unpleasant or obnoxious odor, or to conceal any debris or to create or produce pollen. All such vegetation is hereby declared to be nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Township.
2.
Provided, however, that no such weeds, grass or similar vegetation,
as heretofore defined, shall come within the terms of this Part except
within a radius of 150 feet from the structure inhabited by humans
and, provided further, that weeds or grass intermingled with growing,
cultivated crops or premises adjacent to agricultural land or land
in agricultural use, shall not come within the provisions of this
Part.
[Ord. 17-1983, 7/5/1983, § 2]
The owner of any such premises, whether occupied by the owner or not, shall be responsible to remove, trim or cut all such vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation of the provisions of § 10-101 of this Part. Both the owner and the occupant, in the case of premises occupied by other than the owner, shall be directly responsible for compliance with this Part.
[Ord. 17-1983, 7/5/1983, § 3]
In addition to the penalties as hereinafter imposed in this
Part, the Township Supervisors, or any officer or employee of the
Township designated thereby for the purpose, is hereby authorized
to give notice, by personal service or by United States certified
mail to the owner or the occupant, or either of them, for a violation
of the terms of this Part, directing and requiring such owner or occupant
or both of them 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.
[Ord. 17-1983, 7/5/1983, § 4; as amended by Ord.
09-00, 10/2/2000]
1.
If any such owner and/or occupant shall neglect to comply with such
notice within the period of time herein stated, the Township authorities
shall have the following remedies:
A.
They may remove, spray, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation
so as to comply with the provisions of this Part; and the reasonable
cost thereof, together with an additional penalty of 10% of reasonable
costs may be collected by the Township from such owner or occupant
as a penalty under the provisions of this Part, or in any other manner
provided by law. This right as herein vested in the Township shall
be in addition to other penalties prescribed by the provisions of
this Part for failure of the owner or occupant, as aforesaid, to comply
with the terms of this Part.
B.
Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any
provisions 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.
