[Adopted 10-19-1982 by Ord. No. 415]
[Amended 8-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-03]
No person, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property
within the Borough of Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg in violation of any of the provisions
of the section is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental
to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants
of the Borough of Sharpsburg.
The owner of any premises, whether vacant premises, multiple residential or multiple commercial premises or premises occupied by the owner (or the occupant, in case of premises occupied by other than the owner thereof), 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.
The Council or any officer or employee of the Borough designated thereby for the purpose is hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or by the 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 regulating such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this part within 10 days after issuance of such notice. Whenever in the judgment of the Building Inspector of the Borough of Sharpsburg 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 Council or any officer or employee of the Borough of Sharpsburg 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 20 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 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.
[Amended 2-21-2013 by Ord. No. 13-05]
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 $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
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.
