[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
The owner or tenant of any property in the municipality shall
remove therefrom any brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots,
obnoxious growths, debris or solid waste, where it shall be necessary
and expedient for the preservation of public health, safety or general
welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard that the same be removed, within
the time specified in the notice to remove the same by the municipal
representative.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
In case an owner or tenant shall have refused or neglected to
remove such material in the required manner and within the required
time, such removal may be done by or under the direction of the municipal
representative, in which event the cost thereof shall be certified
by the municipal representative to the Mayor and Council, which shall
examine such certification and if found correct, shall cause such
cost to be charged against such land. The amount so charged shall
thereupon become a lien upon such land and shall be added to and form
part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied thereon and shall
be enforced and collected with interest by the same officers and in
the same manner as taxes in the municipality.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
No person shall dispose of any rubbish, ashes or other solid
waste in the municipality, or in any place within the geographic limits
of the municipality, except in a solid waste facility designated for
that purpose and in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations
established in this chapter, Mercer County Ordinances and State regulation
and statutes.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
No person shall throw, place or in any way dispose of any material
mentioned in Section 15-2.3 on any real or personal property, road,
highway, lane or alley in the municipality.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
No person shall place any personal property infested with insects
in the public right-of-way or on the roadway pavement for purposes
of disposal into municipal waste stream unless the person first completely
seals the affected personal property and clearly marks the outside
of same to indicate the date of placement and nature of the infestation.
[Added 2-13-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-05]
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise operates a receptacle
or dumpster used for purposes of storing solid waste or recyclable
materials on any property in the municipality shall (a) ensure that
such receptacle or dumpster is sufficiently covered at all times and
(b) prevent refuse, liquids, semi-liquids or solids from spilling
out, leaking or overflowing from the receptacle or dumpster onto any
property or into the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) operated
by the municipality.