[Ord. 3/1/1978, 3/1/1978, § 801]
Any weeds, including, but not limited to jimson, burdock, ragweed,
thistle, cocklebur or other weeds of like kind, or any vines, tall
grasses or other objectionable vegetation, exceeding 12 inches in
height, growing on any lot or tract of ground in the Township, are
hereby declared to be a nuisance. It is hereby declared to be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to permit any such weeds, vines,
tall grasses or other objectionable vegetation to grow or remain on
any lot or tract of ground in the Township.
[Ord. 3/1/1978, 3/1/1978, § 802; as amended by
Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993]
It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to cause
to be served a notice upon the owner or occupant of any premises on
which any such weeds, vines, tall grasses or other objectionable vegetation
are permitted to grow in violation of the provisions of this Part
2, and require abatement of the nuisance within 10 days from the date
of service of such notice. The service of such notice shall be made
upon the owner or occupant of the said premises either by delivering
the same to and leaving it with any adult person in charge of the
said premises, or in case no such person is found upon the said premises
by affixing the same in a conspicuous position upon the said premises.
[Ord. 3/1/1978, 3/1/1978, § 803; as amended by
Ord. 1-2005, 10/12/2005, § 2]
In the event the owner or occupant shall refuse to negate such nuisance within a period of 10 days as required by the notice, the township of Lower Oxford shall file such remedy at law or equity which is available to it and also may file an action as noted in § 10-204 below. Attorney's fees and costs for the filing of the action are a charge to be paid by the property owner or occupant.
[Ord. 3/1/1978, 3/1/1978, § 804]
All costs and expenses incurred by the Township in the abatement
of such nuisances shall be a lien upon the premises, and whenever
a bill therefor remains unpaid for a period of 60 days after it has
been rendered, the Township Solicitor shall file a municipal claim
for such costs and expenses, together with a penalty of 10%, in the
manner provided by law for the collection of municipal claims.
[Ord. 3/1/1978, 3/1/1978, § 805; as amended by
Ord. 1-93, 1/6/1993; and by Ord. 2-98, 3/11/1998]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part or fail to abate such nuisance in accordance with the
requirements of any such notice, in addition to the payment of the
said costs and expenses, 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.
