[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Dennis 12-10-1990 as Ord. No.
90-204. Prior history includes Ord.
No. 77-37. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be the duty of the owner, tenant or person in possession
of any lands in the Township to:
A.
Keep all brush, hedges or other plant life growing within 10 of any
roadway and within 25 of the intersection of two roads cut to a height
of not more than 2 1/2 feet where it shall be necessary and expedient
for the preservation of public safety.
B.
Keep the lands free of brush, weeds, including ragweed, dead and
dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash
and debris, where the same are inimical to the preservation of public
health, safety or general welfare of the Township or which may constitute
a fire hazard.
C.
Remove or destroy all things violating the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
After an investigation of a complaint of a resident, officer
or employee of the Township relative to a violation of this chapter
or upon his own motion, the Code Enforcement Official, and/or his
designee, shall investigate the complaint. If the reported conditions
are found to exist, the Code Enforcement Official, and/or his designee,
shall notify the owner, tenant or person in possession of the lands
complained of, in writing, either personally or by certified mail
to his last known address, to remove such brush, weeds, ragweed, dead
or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash
or debris within 10 days after notice. The Code Enforcement Official,
and/or his designee, shall reinspect the lands in question after the
ten-day period expires to determine if the complaint about conditions
have been cured.
[Amended 8-10-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-05]
If the owner, tenant or person in possession of the lands in
question shall fail to abate the condition complained of within 10
days after notice, the Code Enforcement Official and/or his designee
shall cause the condition complained of to be abated and shall certify
the cost to the Township Committee, which shall examine the certificate
and, if it is correct, cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged
against the lands. The amount so charged shall become a lien upon
the lands and shall be added to and become a party of the taxes next
to be assessed and levied upon the lands, shall bear interest at the
same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same
officer and in the same manner as taxes. Costs shall be in addition
to any penalties imposed for any violation of this chapter.
