It shall be the duty of the owners, tenants or persons in possession
of any lands in the Borough:
A. Keep all brush, hedges or other plant life, excluding trees, growing
within 10 feet of any roadway and within 25 feet of the intersection
of two roadways cut to a height of not more than three feet where
it shall be necessary and expedient for the preservation of public
safety.
B. Remove all grass, weeds and impediments from the abutting sidewalks
and gutters of highways, and also from the portion of any street or
highway abutting his lands, within 10 days after notice to remove
the same.
C. All grass and weeds wherever located on any lands in the Borough
of Milford shall be cut to a height of less than three inches from
the ground.
D. Keep the lands free of brush, weeds, 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 Borough or which may constitute a fire hazard.
Whenever the Borough's Zoning Officer deems it necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare or the elimination of a fire hazard, or upon the Borough's Zoning Officer's investigation of a written complaint made by any resident, a Borough Commissioner, an employee of the Borough, or the Borough's Construction Code Official, the Borough Zoning Officer may order the owner, tenant or person in possession of lands on which grass, weeds, trash or other debris is found to remove same after noticed in accordance with §
62-3. The Borough's designated Zoning Commissioner may then cause its removal if the order is not complied with through the use of Milford Borough employees, pursuant to §
62-4 herein.
After an investigation of a written complaint made by a resident,
a Borough Commissioner, an employee of the Borough, or the Borough's
Construction Code Official, the Milford Borough Zoning Officer shall
direct the Clerk to provide notice to the owner, tenant or person
in possession of the lands complained of, in writing, said notice
to be sent by both regular and by certified registered mail, to remove
such brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth,
filth, garbage, trash or other debris within 14 days from the date
the notice was mailed. Said notice shall include the Borough's
then-current Fee Schedule and the subject property's lot and
block.
No person shall burn or cause to be burned brush, weeds, grass
or other material described in this chapter or any combustible material
without obtaining a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department.
All such burning shall be done in a receptacle constructed to confine
and control the fire or in a manner prescribed by the Chief in the
permit.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed as restricting
or otherwise abrogating the enforcement and other powers of the Borough's
Construction Code Official under the New Jersey Uniform Construction
Code, including without limitation N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123 et seq., and
N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq. (collectively, the "Code"). The provisions
of this chapter shall be construed as consistent with the enforcement
and other powers of the Borough's Construction Code Official
under the Code.