[Adopted 12-21-1971 as Ch. VI, Sec. 6-8, of the 1971 Code]
Every owner, tenant or occupant of lands lying
within the limits of the Township is prohibited from maintaining signs,
vehicles or other personal property within 10 feet of any roadway
and within 25 feet of the intersection of two roadways where they
will obstruct a view of the roadway or intersection of two roadways.
It shall be the duty of every owner, tenant
or occupant of lands within the limits of the Township to remove any
such signs, vehicles or other personal property within 10 days after
written notice to remove the same, to be mailed by certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the last known address of the owner,
tenant or occupant by the Department of Public Works.
In the event of the failure of the owner, tenant
or occupant to remove any such signs, vehicles or other personal property
within 10 days after written notice to remove, the Department of Public
Works shall remove the property and charge the costs against the premises.
The costs shall be certified to the Township Committee and the same
shall be charged against the lands. The amount charged shall forthwith
become a lien upon the lands and shall be added to and become and
form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon the lands
and shall bear interest at the same rate as other taxes and be collected
and enforced by the Tax Collector.
[Amended 10-21-2003]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punishable
by a fine not exceeding $1,000; imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days; and/or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days.
