[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.