[Ord. 5-2000, 3/8/2000, § 1]
1.
No person, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property
within the Township of Canton, Washington County, Pennsylvania (hereinafter
"the Township") 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 eight
inches.
2.
No person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within
the Township shall permit any trees, plants or shrubbery or any portion
thereof to grow on their property which constitute an obstruction
or safety hazard to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic.
3.
No person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within
the Township shall permit any dead, dying or diseased trees or parts
thereof, whose existence pose a hazard to persons or property in its
vicinity to remain upon their premises.
4.
Any grass, weeds, trees or other vegetation growing upon any premises
in the Township 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 Township.
Except that this section shall not apply to thickly wooded lots, land
which is located 100 feet or more from any habitable building, or
land which is used for agricultural purposes.
[Ord. 5-2000, 3/8/2000, § 2]
The owner of any premises, or the occupant of premises occupied by other than the owner, shall remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds, trees or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises that are in violation of the provisions of § 10-201. The owner or occupant promptly shall remove all cut trees, branches and brush from the premises unless it is stored or stacked for lawful residential purposes.
[Ord. 5-2000, 3/8/2000, § 3]
The Township Zoning Officer, Police Officer, Code Enforcement Officer or other agent appointed by resolution of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or certified United States mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises whereon grass, weeds, trees or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of the provisions of § 10-201 of this Part, directing and requiring such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds, trees or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this Part, within 10 days after issuance of such notice. Whenever, in the judgement of the enforcement officer 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, that enforcement officer, or an employee of the Township 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 15 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 Township may order the removal, trimming or cutting of such grass, weeds, trees or vegetation; and the cost thereof, together with a penalty of 10% of the cost thereof shall be collected by the Township from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner allowed by law.
[Ord. 5-2000, 3/8/2000, § 4; as amended by Ord.
2-2002, 5/15/2002, § 1]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
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.
