[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Mount Arlington as Section 3-4 of the 1982 Compilation. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Pursuant to the authority of N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.13 and 40:48-2.14,
the presence upon lands lying within the borough of brush, weeds,
dead and dying trees, leaves, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth,
garbage, trash and other debris is decreed to be detrimental to public
health, safety and the general welfare and likely to present a fire
hazard.
The owner or tenant of lands lying within the borough shall
be required to remove or cause to be removed from such lands any brush,
weeds, dead and dying trees, leaves, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth,
filth, garbage, trash and other debris within 10 days after receipt
of a written notice to do so from the Construction Official.
[Amended 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 03-2022]
Notice to the owner or tenant to cause the removal of the substances referred to in § 53-2 may be served on him either personally or by certified mail at the address to which tax bills are sent; and if by certified mail, the ten- day period within which the removal shall be accomplished shall be deemed to have commenced from the date of the return receipt obtained by the postal authority for the delivery of the notice. Every notice, in addition to requiring removal, shall warn the owner or tenant of the lands to which the notice refers that failure to accomplish the removal within the times stated shall result in the Property Maintenance Officer, or other authorized officer or employee of the Borough, issuing a Complaint in Municipal Court.
[Amended 3-16-1994 by Ord. No. 83-1; 3-15-1995 by Ord. No. 95-11; 7-8-02 by Ord. No. 02-23; 4-5-2022 by Ord. No. 03-2022]
