[Adopted 8-9-1971 as Ch. 82 of the 1971 Code]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any land
in the Borough of Beach Haven to allow said land to be below grade
or to permit the presence thereon on any stagnant water or refuse
or other obnoxious materials, all of which provide breeding areas
for mosquitoes, flies and other insects injurious to the public health.
[Amended 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
Upon complaint of any resident or property owner
or upon his own motion, the Borough Manager or his designated agent
shall investigate the condition complained of. If a violation of this
article is found to exist, the Borough Manager shall give notice to
the owner either personally or by certified mail addressed to him
at his address as shown on the last tax duplicate of the Borough,
requiring him to eliminate such violation and to fill said land with
clean fill to a street grade height plus eight inches, within 10 days
after the giving of said notice.
[Amended 9-13-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-20]
If the owner of said land shall refuse or neglect
to comply with said notice within said ten-day period, the Borough
shall be empowered to have the necessary work done. In such event
the cost thereof shall be certified to the Borough Council, which
Council shall examine the certificate and, if the same be found correct,
shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the lands
in question. The amount so charged shall forthwith become a lien on
said land, to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and to be collected
and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.[1]
