[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of the Township of Brick as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 331.
[Adopted 12-15-1970 by Ord. No. 93-70 (Ch. 107 of the 1989 Code)]
[Amended 3-14-1978 by Ord. No. 329-78 (230-A)]
A. 
The owner or tenant of any lands fronting on any street, highway, road or roadway shall be required to keep all bushes, hedges and other plant life growing within 10 feet of any street cut or trimmed to a height of not more than 2 1/2 feet where it shall be determined by the Division of Inspections that such cutting or trimming shall be necessary and expedient for the preservation of the public safety and particularly to eliminate obstructions to visibility for pedestrians and vehicular traffic using such street, road, roadways or highway.
B. 
Any owner of lanes fronting on the intersection of two streets, highways, roads or roadways shall be required to keep all bushes, hedges and other plant life growing within 10 feet of any street and within 25 feet of such intersection trimmed to a height of not more than 2 1/2 feet where it shall be determined by the Division of Inspections that such cutting or trimming shall be necessary and expedient for the preservation of the public safety and particularly to eliminate obstructions to visibility for pedestrians and vehicular traffic utilizing such street, road, roadway or highway.
C. 
Any person violating this section shall be given a written notice that such bushes, hedges or other plant life shall be cut or trimmed within 10 days of the receipt of said notice.
[Amended 3-14-1978 by Ord. No. 329-78 (230-A)]
In the event that such owner or tenant fails, neglects or refuses to cut or trim such bushes, hedges and other plant life within the time period authorized by this article, then and in that event the Department of Public Works of the Township of Brick is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to trim and cut or cause to be trimmed and cut such bushes, hedges and other plant life to a height of not more than 2 1/2 feet. The Department of Public Works immediately thereafter shall certify the cost thereof to the Township Council, which, if the cost is reasonable and correct, shall charge the same against such lands. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as other taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the Tax Collector in the same manner as taxes.
[Amended 3-14-1989 by Ord. No. 666-89]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in Chapter 1, § 1-15, General penalty, in the discretion of the court before which such conviction may be had.