[Ord. 8-95-407, 8/24/1995, § 101, as amended by Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
It shall be unlawful for any owner and/or tenant, person, partnership or corporation owning, occupying or having a present interest in any real estate in the Township of Salisbury, County of Lehigh, Pennsylvania, to maintain or allow to exist thereon any growth of weeds, grass, plants, other than trees, bushes, flowers, or other ornamental plants to grow to a height of six inches or more or to the stage in growth thereof when they go to seed and is hereby declared to be a nuisance, injurious and detrimental to the health, safety, comfort and welfare of the inhabitants of said Township.
[Ord. 8-95-407, 8/24/1995, § 102, as amended by Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
1. 
Parcels of land which are greater than one acre in size, or have slopes of greater than 15% shall not be required to fully comply with the weed ordinance by mowing or cutting the weeds over the entire lot.
A. 
A lot which does not abut an existing principal residential structure within 100 feet of its lot lines, or which exceeds 15% slopes, is not required to mow or cut any weeds upon the lot or comply with § 10-101, above, except that a setback of 10 feet must be kept clear of weeds from any public cartway.
B. 
A lot which abuts an existing principal residential structure within 100 feet of its lot lines and which does not exceed 15% slopes, is required to mow or cut the weeds to comply with § 10-101, above, for a minimum distance of 100 feet from such property lines into the interior of the property. The weeds must be cut at least 100 feet from any lot line which abuts a residential principal structure within 100 feet. In addition, a setback of 10 feet must be kept clear of weeds from any public cartway.
C. 
All other lots must fully comply with all provisions of this part.
[Ord. 8-95-407, 8/24/1995, § 103, as amended by Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
As used in this Part, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
GROWTH OF WEEDS
Close and concentrated growth of weeds in and over a general area as opposed to individual or isolated sprouts or stalks of weeds.
WEEDS
All vegetable growth which exhales unpleasant and noxious odors or is not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose.
[Ord. 8-95-407, 8/24/1995, § 104, as amended by Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
If any growth of weeds and grass prohibited by this Part is permitted to continue or exist after three days' written notice from the Salisbury Township Code Enforcement Officer to the owner, tenant, occupier or person having a present interest in the real estate on which said growth of weeds and grass exists to remove the same, the Code Enforcement Officer may cause the same to be cut and may assess the cost thereof against the person or persons to whom said notice was given, said cost to be recovered by an action in assumpsit or the filing of a lien or liens against the said real estate, or in any other manner as may be provided by law. The Township shall not be required to send a notice of violation to repeat offenders of this Part when the violation pertains to the same property owner who was the subject of a previous notice of violation within the preceding six-month time period. The Township shall be permitted to file a complaint directly with the District Magistrate's office when this situation occurs and may proceed to cut the weeds and assess the property owner without additional prior notice.
[Ord. 8-95-407, 8/24/1995, § 105, as amended by Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
Any owner and/or occupier, tenant, person, partnership or corporation violating the provisions of this Part shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 nor less than $100 for each offense, in addition to the court costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the Township. Each day a violation occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this Part.
[Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
If the owner and/or occupier, tenant, or person so served does not abate the nuisance within the time period established in § 10-104, the Township may proceed to abate such a nuisance, keeping an account of the expense of the abatement, and such expense shall be charged and paid by such owner, tenant and/or occupant.
[Ord. 08-2016-606, 8/11/2016]
Charges for such removal shall be a lien upon the premises, and whenever a bill for such charges remains unpaid for 60 days after it has been rendered, the said sum shall be collected by lien, by action in assumpsit or by any other manner which may be provided by law.