[Adopted 5-21-2003 by Ord. No. 03-5]
No person or business entity shall obstruct,
or cause or permit the obstruction of, any roadway surface or any
part of the public rights-of-way within the Borough of Barnegat Light,
by any means whatsoever, including but not limited to the deposit
of dirt, mulch, debris, garbage, trash, or any other substance within
the right-of-way.
The owner or tenant of real property within
the Borough of Barnegat Light shall remove any obstructions in the
right-of-way adjacent to their property within 48 hours after receiving
notice to remove the same from the Borough.
If any owner or tenant who has received notice in accordance with the provisions of this article fails or neglects to remove the obstruction for which said person was notified within 48 hours of the same, then and in that event, the Borough shall have the right to provide for the removal of the same by or under the direction of an officer of the Borough. In all such cases, the officer of the municipality in charge of the removal of said obstruction or material shall certify the cost thereof to the governing body. Upon receipt of the certificate of cost, the governing body shall examine the same and, if found correct, shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the property from which said material was removed. The amount so charged shall become a lien upon such lands and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon said lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as other taxes, and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as taxes. This remedy shall be in addition to the penalties prescribed in § 168-20.
