[Ord. No. 66, 4/4/1988]
The word "person," as used in this part shall mean and include any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation. In this part the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. No. 66, 4/4/1988]
Every owner of property in the township shall be required to keep the limbs and branches of all trees and shrubs growing upon such property or along the road, sidewalk, curb or alley abutting upon such property trimmed so that no part of such limbs or branches or of the foliage growing thereupon, shall have a clearance of less than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk or of less than 14 feet above the surface of the roadway of any road or alley below such limbs or branches, nor shall such owner of a property permit trees, shrubs, fences, for sale signs or other natural or man-made structures to obscure stop signs, street lights, speed signs or any warning devices placed for the safety of motorists and pedestrians.
[Ord. No. 66, 4/4/1988]
It shall be the responsibility of the owners of real estate in the township to conform to the requirements of this part as to trees and shrubs upon real estate owned by them, or along roads, alleys and sidewalks abutting upon such real estate, and, upon notice from the board of supervisors to remove any tree or trees growing in violation of section 21-202 of this part, and to trim or cut the branches or limbs of trees or shrubs as required by section 21-203 hereof. Any person failing to comply with any such notice within the time limit stated therein, shall be guilty of a violation of this part and following the expiration of such time limit, the board of supervisors shall have the authority to cause the work required by such notices to be done by the township or under contract therewith, and to collect the cost of such work, with an additional amount of 10% from such property owner in default.
[Ord. No. 66, 4/4/1988; Ord. No. 167, 4/6/2011]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate a provision of this part, upon conviction thereof in an action brought before a magisterial district judge in the manner provided for the enforcement of summary offenses, under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 90 days. Each day that a violation of this part continues or each section of this part which shall be found to have been violated shall constitute a separate offense.