The following words, when used in this article, shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in this section:
GROWING SEASON
The growing season shall consist of the months from April
1 through October 31.
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the municipality as holding title to the property; or otherwise
having control of the premises, including the guardian of the estate
of any such person, and the executor or administrator of the estate
of such person if ordered to take possession of real property by a
court.
PERSON
Any natural person, association, partnership, firm, corporation,
government, educational institution, limited liability corporation,
limited liability partnership or other legally recognized entity capable
of entering into contracts.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, whether improved or unimproved,
including portions occupied by a street or alley and portions of land
between sidewalks and streets.
VEGETATION
All grasses, annual and perennial plants, other than trees,
shrubs or bushes provided; however, this term shall not include grasses
and annual and perennial plants in prepared and maintained gardens.
No person shall permit any vegetation to grow or remain on such premises, including any portion of the premises, so as to exceed a height of 10 inches, or to conceal any solid waste, or to create or to produce pollen or in violation of Chapter
153, Visual Obstructions. All such vegetation is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Borough.
A person who is an owner of any premises shall remove, trim
or cut all such vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises
in violation of this chapter. The owner shall be responsible for the
compliance with this article.
Signs, tags or seals posted or affixed by the Code Official
shall not be mutilated, destroyed or tampered with, or removed without
authorization from the Code Official.
Penalties for noncompliance with orders and notices shall be as set forth in §
122-26 below.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any premises who has received
a compliance order or upon whom a notice of violation has been served
to sell, transfer, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of such premises
to another until the provisions of the compliance order or notice
of violation have been complied with, or until such owner or the owner's
authorized agent shall first furnish the grantee, transferee, mortgagee
or lessee a true copy of any compliance order or notice of violation
issued by the Code Official and shall furnish to the Code Official
a signed and notarized statement from the grantee, transferee, mortgagee
or lessee, acknowledging the receipt of such compliance order or notice
of violation and fully accepting the responsibility without condition
for making the corrections or repairs required by such compliance
order or notice of violation.