[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
No person, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property
within the Borough of Stroudsburg 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 10 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 the Borough of Stroudsburg 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 the Borough.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
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 § 10-301.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983; as amended by Ord. 671, 5/10/1989, § 1]
The Borough Council, or any officer or employee of the Borough of Stroudsburg 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 § 10-301 of this Part, directing and requiring such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation, and to continually maintain the premises so as to conform to the requirements of this Part, within five days after issuance of such notice. The service of one notice shall be considered sufficient notice for the remaining growing season. Whenever, in the judgment of the Enforcement Officer/Inspector 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 Borough Council or any officer or employee of the Borough 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 Borough Council 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 the Borough from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner provided by law.
[Ord. 599, 12/19/1983]
1.
Any person,
firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this Part shall,
upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than
$300, and/or to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 90 days.
Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
2.
Notice and Payment of Violation. Upon the discovery of any violation
under the terms of this Part, the municipality shall, through its
authorized agents, give notice to the owner of a violation hereunder,
either by personal delivery to such owner, by United States mail directed
to the last-known address of such person or persons, as shown in the
real estate registry records of the municipality, or by leaving the
same on the premises where such violation occurs.
[Added by Ord. 1032, 8/15/2017]
3.
If such person shall, within seven days after the delivery, mailing
or leaving of such notice, pay to the Treasurer of the municipality
the sum of $25 for the violation, the same will constitute full satisfaction
for the violation noted in said notice. If two or more violations
are issued for the same property during a calendar year, the second
and subsequent violations' payment shall increase an additional
$25 per subsequent violation to a maximum of $300. The failure of
such person to make payment, as aforesaid, within seven days shall
render such owner subject to the penalties as provided hereinabove.
[Added by Ord. 1032, 8/15/2017]
