[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Ewing 11-24-1998 by Ord. No. 98-13 as Ch. 63 of the 1998
Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
It shall be the duty of owners and tenants of lands:
[Amended 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20]
(1)
To keep such lands free of brush, weeds, dead or dying
trees, stumps, roots, growth of grass or weeds in excess of six inches,
trash, garbage and debris.
(2)
At
the direction of the Construction Official, the Health Official or
the Chief of Police or representative, to keep all brush, hedges and
other plant life, growing within 10 feet of any roadway and within
25 feet of the intersection of two roadways, cut to a height of not
more than 2 1/2 feet where it shall be necessary and expedient for
the preservation of the public safety.
(3)
To keep any and all compost piles at least six feet
from the property line, and all such compost piles must meet standards
of the United States Department of Agriculture and any other applicable
law.
B.
For the purposes of this section, garbage shall not
include solid waste stored in such a way that it is accessible to
and likely to be strewn about by animals, such as but not limited
to dogs, cats, raccoons, birds or rodents.
C.
When the Board of Health, Health Official, Construction
Official, Police Chief or their designees determine that it is necessary
and expedient for the preservation of the public health, safety, general
welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard to remove such brush, weeds,
dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, trash, garbage and debris, that
official may order the owner or tenant to remove the hazard within
10 days. Whenever an owner or tenant of lands fails to keep such lands
free of grass or weeds in excess of six inches, an official may order
the owner or tenant to remove or abate within five days of being notified
thereof. Notice shall be deemed received within three days of the
date of such notice.
[Amended 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20]
D.
Upon the failure of the owner or tenant to comply with an order issued hereunder, a fine not to exceed $500 per day shall be assessed. The fine shall be assessed for each day of continued noncompliance with the order. Such fine shall be in addition to any costs assessed under § 110-3.
E.
Administrative fee.
[Added 6-26-2001 by Ord. No. 01-17]
(2)
Such administrative fee shall be in addition to any costs assessed under § 110-3 and shall be charged against said lands in accordance with § 110-3. Such administrative fee shall also be in addition to any penalties assessed under § 110-1D. The administrative fees will be assessed and calculated for the period January 1 through December 31 of each year.
A.
It shall be the duty of owners and tenants of lands
to keep such lands free of solid waste stored in such a way that it
is accessible to and likely to be strewn about by animals, such as
but not limited to dogs, cats, raccoons, birds, or rodents.
B.
When it is necessary and expedient for the preservation
of the public health, safety or general welfare, the Board of Health,
Health Official, Construction Official, Police Chief or their designees
may order the owner or tenant to remove such solid waste within 10
days.
C.
When the Board of Health, Health Official, Construction Official,
Police Chief or their designees determine that it is necessary and
expedient for the preservation of the public health, safety, general
welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard to remove such brush, weeds,
dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, trash, garbage and debris, that
official may order the owner or tenant to remove the hazard within
10 days. Whenever an owner or tenant of lands fails to keep such lands
free of grass or weeds in excess of six inches, an official may order
the owner or tenant to remove or abate within three days of being
notified thereof. Notice shall be deemed received within three days
of the date of such notice.
[Amended 10-16-2018 by Ord. No.
18-27]
[Amended 6-26-2001 by Ord. No. 01-17; 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 15-20; 10-16-2018 by Ord. No. 18-27]
Notice requiring compliance with the above provisions shall
be sent by the Board of Health, Health Official of the Township of
Ewing, by the Construction Official or by the Chief of Police or their
designate, as the case may be, by registered mail to the last known
address of the owner or tenant of the land in question. Such notice
shall state the acts to be performed by such owner or tenant, as well
as the administrative fee and penalty for failure to comply with such
notice. If the owner or tenant to whom notice is sent neglects or
refuses to comply with such notice within 10 days of receipt of the
same, the Board of Health, Health Official of the Township of Ewing,
the Construction Official or the Chief of Police or their designate,
as the case may be, shall arrange to perform the acts required by
the notice at the cost of the Township. Whenever an owner or tenant
of lands neglects or refuses to remove or abate grass or weeds in
excess of six inches as prescribed in such notice within the time
specified therein but not less than three days of receipt of the same,
the official shall arrange to perform the acts required by the notice
at the cost of the Township. The official shall certify the cost thereof
and the administrative fee assessed to the Township Council, which
shall examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the
costs as shown thereon and any administrative fee assessed to be charged
against said lands. Such costs and administrative fee shall be added
to the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lands, the same
to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and to be collected and
enforced by the Tax Collector and in the same manner as taxes.
