[Adopted 2-23-1968 (Art. 2 of Ch.
10 of the Codified Ordinances)]
From and after the passage of this article,
it shall be unlawful for the owner or owners, tenant or tenants of
lands in the Borough of Sea Bright to cause or allow brush, weeds,
dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage,
trash and debris to grow upon or accumulate upon any lands within
the limits of the Borough of Sea Bright.
[Amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 94-98]
No owner or owners, tenant or tenants of any
such lands shall cause or allow brush, weeds, dead and dying trees,
stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris
to grow or accumulate on any lands.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
Whenever any such lands shall become dangerous
to the public health, safety and general welfare or may be a fire
hazard and the owner or tenant shall have refused or neglected to
remove the same within 10 days after notice, the Director of Public
Works shall cause said brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps,
roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris to be removed,
and the cost thereof shall be certified to the Mayor and Council and,
upon examination, if the same shall be found to be correct, the Mayor
and Council shall cause the costs shown thereon to be charged against
said lands; the amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon
such lands and 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 taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by
the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.
[Amended 5-19-1986; amended 12-15-1998 by Ord. No.
94-98]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons
or corporations to store, dump or dispose of any trash, garbage, rocks
or lumber or debris of any kind upon property or deposit trash or
garbage in any dumpster if said person is not the owner of that property
or the property upon which the dumpster or disposal unit is placed.
