[Adopted by Ord. No. 393 (§ 13-4 of the Revised General Ordinances)]
The owners or tenants of lands abutting or bordering on the
sidewalks of public streets or avenues within the Borough shall remove
or cause to be removed any vegetation, brush, tree growth, grass,
weeds or similar impediments to travel and safety where the same is
growing in, on or over the sidewalk area or where the growth of such
vegetation, brush, tree growth, grass, weeds or similar impediments
obstructs in any manner the full width of the sidewalk area.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit vegetation, brush,
tree growth, grass, weeds or other impediments or cause the same to
be deposited between the curblines of any street within the Borough
for authorized items except on designated days.
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting or
bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters in the public streets, avenues
and highways of the Borough shall remove all grass, weeds, vegetation,
brush, tree growth, or similar impediments on such sidewalk within
three days after written notice to remove the same.
The written notice hereinbefore provided directing the removal
of the grass, weeds, vegetation, brush, tree growth or similar impediments
herein mentioned shall be prepared by the Code Enforcement Officer
over his signature and shall identify the lands abutting or bordering
upon the sidewalks and curbs as hereinbefore provided, and shall contain
a short statement relating in detail and identifying the material
which is directed to be removed pursuant to this article. The notice
shall also contain a statement that the owner or owners of the land
in question may be assessed the cost of the removal of the impediments
if they, the owners, neglect so to do within the time limit in the
notice. The notice shall also contain a statement that the violation
of the terms of this article is punishable by fine or imprisonment,
or both.
The notice may be served upon the owner or owners resident in
the Borough in person, or by leaving the same at their house or place
of residence with a member of their family above the age of 14 years.
In case any such owner shall not reside in the Borough of Spring Lake,
such notice may be served personally or mailed to the owners' last
known post office address, or it may be served upon the occupant of
the property, or upon the agent of the owner in charge thereof. In
case the owner of any such property is unknown or service for any
reason cannot be made as above directed, notice thereof shall be published
at least once in a newspaper circulating in the Borough of Spring
Lake and a copy of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place
upon the premises.
If the owner or owners, tenant or tenants, of lands abutting
or bordering upon the sidewalks and curbs in the public streets, avenues
and highways of the Borough neglect or refuse to remove weeds and
similar impediments therefrom within three days after the service
of written notice to remove the same as hereinbefore provided, such
impediments may be removed by the Street Department of the Borough
by or under the direction of the Borough Superintendent, and, after
such removal, the Borough Superintendent shall certify the cost thereof
to the Mayor and Council of the Borough, which shall examine the certificate
and, if found correct, shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be
charged against the lands abutting or bordering on the sidewalks and
gutters in the public streets, avenues and highways of the Borough.
The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such land
and shall be added and become and form a 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.
