[Ord. No. 123, 7/30/1990]
No person, firm, corporation or other entity owning or occupying
any property within the Township of Amity, excepting only property
within and registered as part of the recorded Agricultural Security
Area which is being used or occupied for agricultural purposes or
in accordance with sound agricultural practices, shall permit any
grass, weeds or 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 12 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 Township of Amity, excepting only that property
within and registered as part of the Agricultural Security Area being
used or occupied for agricultural purposes or in accordance with sound
agricultural practices, 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 of Amity.
[Ord. No. 123, 7/30/1990]
The owner of any premises not otherwise exempted above, or the occupant of premises not so exempted, shall remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation of the provisions of § 14-201 of this chapter not later than June 1 and August 15 of each and every year hereafter.
[Ord. No. 123, 7/30/1990]
The Board of Supervisors, or any officer or employee of the Township of Amity designated thereby for this purpose, is hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or by United States mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises not so exempted whereon grass, weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of the provisions of § 14-201 of this chapter, directing and requiring such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this Part, within 15 days after issuance of such notice. Whenever, in the judgment of the Township Code 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, the Board of Supervisors, or any officer or employee of the Township of Amity designated thereby for that purpose, may give notice by posting conspicuously on the property where such nuisance exists, notice or order directing and requiring that such nuisance be abated within 15 days. In case any person, firm, corporation or other entity shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the period of time stated therein, the Board of Supervisors 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 Township of Amity from such person, firm, corporation or other entity, in the manner provided by law.
[Ord. No. 123, 7/30/1990]
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who shall violate
any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced
to pay a fine not more than $600, and/or to undergo imprisonment for
a term not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this Part
continues after notice shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. No. 123, 7/30/1990]
If any sentence, clause, section, or part of this Part is for
any reason found to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, such
unconstitutionality, illegality or invalidity shall not affect or
impair any of the remaining provisions, sentences, clauses, sections
or parts of this Part. It is hereby declared as the intent of the
Board of Supervisors that this Part would have been adopted had such
unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause, section or
part thereof not been included herein.
