[Ord. 2016-08, 9/21/2016]
Property owners shall be responsible for removal and/or trimming
of trees in Township rights-of-way if the tree and/or limbs pose a
risk of harm to the public.
[Ord. 2016-08, 9/21/2016]
It shall be the duty of the Township Manager to serve or cause
to be served a notice upon the owner or occupant of any premises on
which the trees are permitted to grow in violation of the provisions
of this chapter and to demand the abatement of the nuisance or safety
hazard within 21 days.
[Ord. 2016-08, 9/21/2016]
If the person so served does not abate the nuisance or safety
hazard within 21 days, the Township Manager of Franklin Township may
proceed to abate such nuisance or safety hazard, keeping an account
of the expense of the abatement, and such expense shall be charged
and paid by such owner or occupant.
[Ord. 2016-08, 9/21/2016]
A.
Charges for tree or limb removal shall be a lien upon the premises.
Whenever a bill for such charges remains unpaid for 60 days after
it has been rendered, the Township Secretary or Township Solicitor
may file with the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County a statement
of lien claim. This statement shall contain a legal description of
the premises, the expenses and costs incurred and the date the tree
was trimmed or removed, and a notice that the Township of Franklin
claims a lien for this amount.
B.
Notice of such lien claim shall be mailed to the owner of the premises
if his address is known; provided, however, that failure of the Township
Secretary or Township Solicitor to record such lien claim or to mail
such notice, or the failure of the owner to receive such notice, shall
not affect the right to foreclose the lien for such charges as provided
in the following section.
[Ord. 2016-08, 9/21/2016]
The Township shall follow the procedures set forth in the Municipal
Claim and Tax Lien Law, 53 P.S. § 7101 et seq., for properties
subject to a lien for unpaid tree-cutting charges.
