This chapter shall be known as the "Weed Control Ordinance of
the Township of Weisenberg."
In the interest of health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants
of Weisenberg Township, no person, firm or corporation, owning, occupying,
leasing or having a present interest in any real estate within the
Township of Weisenberg shall permit any grass or weeds or any vegetation
whatsoever which is not edible, planted for some useful or ornamental
purpose or planted for agricultural purpose to grow or remain upon
such premises as to exceed a height of 12 inches, or to throw off
any unpleasant or noxious odor, or to conceal any filthy deposit,
or which would create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds or other
vegetation so described growing upon any premises in Weisenberg Township
in violation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared
to be a public nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness
and comfort of Weisenberg Township.
The owner of any premises, or the occupant of premises occupied by other than the owner, shall remove and trim or cut all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation of the provisions of §
201-2 above no later than June 1 and August 15 of each and every year hereafter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Due to the unusual topography and structure of certain lands in Weisenberg Township, the owners or occupants of those premises which are located in the Environmental Protection Districts, as that term is defined by Article
X of Chapter
500, Zoning, of the Township of Weisenberg Code, as amended, and as delineated on the Official Zoning Map, shall be exempted from having to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this chapter
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this chapter that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
If any sentence, clause, section or other part of this chapter
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 chapter. It is hereby declared as the intent of the
Supervisors of Weisenberg Township that this chapter would have been
adopted had such unconstitutional, illegal or invalid sentence, clause,
section or part thereof had not been included herein.
This chapter shall become effective 30 days from the date of
its adoption.