As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BRUSH, WEEDS AND DEBRIS
Refers to and includes brush, weeds, including ragweed, dead
or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage,
trash or other debris.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire
Department or any officer or member thereof designated by him or such
other officer designated by the Mayor and Council for such purpose,
to inspect, within reasonable hours, as often as he may deem necessary
or advisable, any lot, yard, lands or premises situated within the
Borough for the purpose of ascertaining and determining whether the
removal or destruction of brush, weeds or debris from such lot, yard,
lands or premises is necessary or expedient for the preservation of
the public health, safety or general welfare or to eliminate a fire
hazard.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department or
his designee or any other officer designated by the Mayor and Council
to make an inspection under this chapter, shall find upon any such
lot, yard, or premises, any brush, weeds and debris, constituting
a fire hazard or otherwise being injurious to the preservation of
the public health, safety or general welfare, he shall give, or cause
to be given, written notice to the owner, tenant or occupant of said
premises to remove therefrom or destroy such brush, weeds or debris
in the manner therein set forth within 10 days after service of said
notice.
Service of the notice referred to in §
139-3 shall be made upon the owner, tenant or occupant either personally or at his place of abode by leaving it with a member of his family over the age of 14; and if such service cannot readily be effected, then by posting said notice on the premises and mailing, by registered or certified mail, a copy of said notice to the owner at his last known post office address, if any.
Any owner, tenant or occupant, as the case may be, who fails or neglects to comply with the notice duly served as provided in §§
139-3 and
139-4 hereof and within the time prescribed therein, shall be subject to the penalty prescribed in §
139-7 hereof.
[Amended by Ord. No. 742]
A. Any person who violates the provisions of §
139-5 of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both.
B. The imposition of the penalty provided for in Subsection
A of this section shall not constitute a bar to, or be deemed in substitution of, the exercise of the right and power of the Borough provided for in §
139-6 hereof.