Provided that they create a disturbance, or
cause substantial annoyance, inconvenience or injury to the public
as a whole, the following actions upon real property in the Borough
shall be deemed a public nuisance:
A. The accumulation or storage of garbage, waste, refuse, rubbish or recyclables, including newspapers, not in accordance with the provisions in Chapter
62, Garbage Rubbish and Refuse.
B. The accumulation or storage of abandoned or junked
vehicle(s) which do not have a valid current registration.
C. The accumulation or storage of scrap metal, other
abandoned or junk material including but not limited to electrical
appliances and furniture.
D. Any use of or activity upon property that, by reason
of flame, smoke, odors, fumes, noise or dust, unreasonably interferes
with the reasonable use, comfort and enjoyment of a neighbor’s
property or endangers the health or safety of the occupants of a neighboring
property.
E. The excessive or unreasonable accumulation of scrap,
junk, trash or garbage upon any premises causing odors, fumes or unsightly
appearance to neighboring property owners.
F. Posting, erecting or hanging handbills, leaflets or
other commercial advertising on public buildings or structures, lampposts,
public utility poles and shade trees on public property without the
Borough’s consent.
G. Posting, erecting or hanging handbills, leaflets or
other commercial advertising on trees on private property without
the owners’ consent.
H. Occupying and using the roof of a building when such roof is not
designed and permitted for such occupancy by the Borough Building
Code, except when performing repairs or maintenance of the roof.
[Added 6-19-2013 by Ord. No. 4-2013]
In addition to any other remedies provided in §
84-2 above, if a defendant fails to abate a public nuisance as prohibited in §
84-1, the Borough Council may seek to abate such nuisance by seeking appropriate equitable or legal relief from a court of competent jurisdiction.
The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition
to zoning, fire prevention, sanitary, building and housing, property
maintenance, and any other ordinances or resolutions now in effect
in the Borough which declare certain actions or conduct a public nuisance.