[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Forks 5-6-1971 by Ord. No. 99. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No
person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity, owning
or occupying any property within the Township of Forks, shall permit
any field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) Canada thistle (Cirsium
arvense Scop.), bedstraws (Galium spp.), corn cockle (Agrostemma githago
L.), dodder (Cuscuta spp.), horse nettle (Solanum carolinense L.),
Johnson grass [Sorghum halepense (1) Pers.], wild mustard (Brassica
spp.), buckhorn plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.), perennial sowthistle
(Sonchus arvensis L.), bristlegrass or foxtail (Setaria spp.), burdock
[Arctium minus (Hill) bernh.], wild carrot (Daucus carota L.), cocklebur
(Xanthium spp.), ox-eye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.), curly
dock (Rumex crispus L.), hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.), lamb's -
quarter (Chenopodium album L.), pigweeds (Amaranthus spp.), common
ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.), wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris
R. Br.), common chickweed [Stellaria media (1) Cyrillo], mouse-ear
chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum L.), chicory (Cichorium intybus L.),
purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.), sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella L.),
poison ivy, poison sumac and their relatives (Rhus radicans L. and
Rhus vernix L) and marijuana or other weeds of a like kind to grow
or remain upon such premises (hereinafter for the purpose of this
chapter referred to as "prohibited weeds").
B.
Any
of the aforementioned prohibited weeds or other weeds of a like kind
growing upon any premises in the Township of Forks in violation of
any of the provisions of this section are hereby declared to be a
nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort
of the inhabitants of the Township.
[Amended 3-4-1999 by Ord. No. 250]
No person, firm, corporation, partnership or other legal entity,
owning or occupying any property within the Township of Forks, shall
permit any grass or any weeds to grow or remain upon such premises
so as to exceed a height of 10 inches or to throw off any unpleasant
or noxious odor or to conceal any filthy deposit or to create or produce
pollen. Any grass or any weeds growing upon any premises in the Township
of Forks in violation of any of the provisions of this section is
hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety,
cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Township.
The owner of any premises as to vacant premises or premises occupied by the owner, and the occupant thereof, in case of premises occupied by other than the owner thereof, shall remove, trim or cut all grass, the aforesaid prohibited weeds or any weeds of a like kind growing or remaining upon such premises in violation of the provisions of §§ 71-1 and 71-2 of this chapter.
[Amended 3-4-1999 by Ord. No. 250; 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 328]
A.
The Township Zoning Officer may give a notice of violation to any owner, occupant or operator of real property which is in violation of § 71-3. The notice shall be dated and in writing and may be served by hand delivering the notice to said owner, occupant or operator at the real property or mailing the notice to the last known address of said owner, occupant or operator by both certified and first-class United States Mail, postage prepaid. If service is made by mail as aforesaid and both the certified and first-class mail are returned by the United States Postal Service as undelivered, the notice may be served by posting the notice at the real property in a conspicuous location.
[Added 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 328[1]]
If the violation is not corrected within the said seven days as set forth in § 71-4, the Township Zoning Officer is empowered to enter upon the real property and may engage all labor and furnish all materials necessary to correct the violation.
[Added 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 328]
The Township shall collect the costs expended by the Township to correct the violation, together with a penalty of 10%, and may file a lien against the real property in the Court of Common Pleas of Northampton County in the amount of the costs and penalty and shall proceed to collect the same as other municipal claims collectable by law. Proceedings by the Township pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu or derogation of summary proceedings and the imposition of fines or penalties for any violation as provided in § 71-7.
[Amended 3-4-1999 by Ord. No. 250; 7-17-2014 by Ord. No. 328]
