[Adopted 2-21-1995 by Ord. No. 94-21]
A.
Whenever it is necessary and expedient for the preservation
of the public health, safety or general welfare, the public officer
designated to exercise the powers described herein may order the removal
or destruction and/or the manner of removal or destruction of solid
waste, which is stored in such a way that is accessible to and likely
to be strewn about by animals, such as but not limited to, dogs, cats,
raccoons, birds, or rodents, within a specific period of time which
shall not be less than 72 hours or more than 10 days after the owner
or tenant or person in possession has received written notice to that
effect.
B.
The public officer may cause the removal or destruction
when the owner or tenant or person in possession refuses to comply
with the order.
A.
Whenever it is necessary and expedient for the preservation
of the public health, safety or general welfare and for the elimination
of a fire hazard, the public officer authorized to exercise the powers
described herein may order the owner or tenant or person in possession
of the property to remove or to destroy brush, weeds, including ragweed,
dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage,
trash and debris within 10 days after the owner or tenant or person
in possession has received written notice to that effect. For the
purposes of this section, "garbage" shall not include solid waste
stored in such a way that it is accessible to or likely to be strewn
about by animals, such as but not limited to, dogs, cats, raccoons,
birds or rodents.
B.
The public officer may cause the removal or destruction
when the owner or tenant or person in possession refuses to comply
with the order.
A.
Whenever it is necessary and expedient for the preservation
of public safety, the public officer authorized to exercise the powers
described herein may require the owner or tenant of lands lying within
the limits of the City of Bridgeton to keep all brush, hedges and
other plant life growing within 10 feet of any roadway and within
25 feet of the intersection of two roadways cut to a height of no
more than 2 1/2 feet within 10 days after notice to cut the same.
B.
The public officer may cause the cutting of the same
in cases where the owner or tenant or person in possession has refused
or neglected to cut the same in the manner and within the time provided
in the notice.
A.
The notice to remove or destroy as set out in §§ 265-15, 265-16 and 265-17 must be served personally on the owner or tenant or person in possession of the property and must advise that if the conditions are not remedied within the time set out in the complaint, the City shall undertake to remediate or abate the conditions in the complaint and may cause the costs to be charged against the land.
B.
If the owner or tenant or person in possession cannot
be served personally, then simultaneous mailing of a copy of the notice,
by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by regular mail,
shall be effective if the mail is not returned as undeliverable.
[Amended 8-15-2023 by Ord. No. 23-20]
In the event an owner, tenant, occupant, or person in possession of lands, dwellings, or structures refuses, neglects, or is otherwise unable to abate or remedy conditions cited pursuant to Chapter 265 or other applicable portions of the City Code, the public officer or other designated code official shall cause the condition cited to be remediated, in whole or in part, sufficient to preserve or protect the public health, safety or welfare and shall certify the cost thereof to City Council, which shall examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the cost as shown therein to be charged against said dwelling or lands. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such dwelling or lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such dwelling or lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
The public officer designated to exercise the
powers herein is the Director of Housing and Code Enforcement. The
Director may delegate any of his functions and powers under this article
to such officers and agents as he may delegate.
This article is in addition to and supplements
other remedies allowed by law, including the imposition of a penalty
for the violation of the ordinances of the City of Bridgeton.
