[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
North Wales 6-12-1975 as Ord. No. 506. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 159.
No person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property
within the Borough of North Wales shall permit any grass or weeds
or any vegetation whatsoever, not edible or planted for some useful
or ornamental purpose, 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, noxious, unsightly or dangerous
deposit or to create or produce pollen. Any grass, weeds or other
vegetation growing upon any premises in the borough 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 borough.
The owner or occupant of any premises, or in the case of multiple-occupant
premises the owner thereof, shall remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds
or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation
of the provisions of the first section of this chapter.
The Borough Council, or any officer or employe of the borough
designated thereby for the purpose, is hereby authorized to give notice,
by personal service or by certified United States mail, to the owner
or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises whereon grass, weeds
or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of the provisions
of the first section of this chapter, directing and requiring such
occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation so
as to conform to the requirements of this chapter, within five days
after issuance of such notice. In case any person, firm or corporation
shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the
period of time stated therein, the borough authorities may remove,
trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation, and the cost thereof,
together with any additional penalty authorized by law, may be collected
by the borough from such person, firm or corporation in the manner
provided by law.
[Amended 5-12-1976 by Ord. No. 516[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate or
fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not more than $600 and the costs of prosecution and, in default
of payment thereof, shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not
to exceed 30 days. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate
offense, and notice to the offender shall not be necessary in order
to constitute an offense. Where the owner or occupant has been given
notice personally or by certified mail, which notice shall set forth
the time, place and nature of the violation, no prosecution shall
be instituted for 48 hours after said notice; and if during said forty-eight-hour
period the offender shall voluntarily enter a plea of guilty and pay
a fine of $100 to the Borough Secretary for the use of the borough,
no prosecution for such offense shall thereafter be brought.
