[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Princess Anne 12-4-1991 as Ch. VI, Art. 3 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 115.
Solid waste — See Ch. 131.
Trees — See Ch. 149.
[Amended 6-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-03; 9-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
A. 
Each and every owner or occupant of any lot or part of a lot in the Town of Princess Anne shall cut and remove from said lot or part of a lot or shall cause to be cut and removed from said lot or part of a lot the brush (except ornamentals), weeds, grass and undergrowth thereon in excess of eight inches, and the same shall be disposed of properly so as not to be unsightly. “Weeds” shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation other than trees and shrubs; provided, however, that this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. It shall be the duty of any person owning any plat of ground in the Town to prevent the growth of weeds thereon which constitutes a health hazard, fire hazard, safety or traffic hazard or public nuisance.
[Amended 8-9-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-9]
B. 
Property owners of any lot or land located in the Town shall maintain their respective curbs, gutters and sidewalks bordering their parcels of land in such condition as to be clear of all growth of grass, weeds, brush or plant growth within the curb, gutter and sidewalk.
C. 
Each and every owner of a lot in a subdivision with common areas in the Town of Princess Anne shall be obligated to cut and remove from said common areas the brush (except ornamentals), weeds, grass and undergrowth thereon in excess of eight inches, and the same shall be disposed of properly so as not to be unsightly. "Weeds" shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation other than trees and shrubs: provided, however, that this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. It shall be the duty of each and every lot owner in a subdivision with common areas in the Town to prevent the growth of weeds thereon which constitutes a health hazard, fire hazard, safety or traffic hazard or public nuisance.
[Added 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
[Amended 6-7-1999 by Ord. No. 99-03; 9-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-6]
A. 
If any owner or occupant of any lot, part of a lot, or lot owner in a subdivision with common areas, as aforesaid, shall refuse or fail to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed from such lot, part of a lot, or common area, the brush, weeds, grass and undergrowth as required by § 49-1 of this chapter within five days after being notified so to do by the Code Enforcement Officer or the Town Manager in compliance with notice requirements of § 115-11, the Code Enforcement Officer or Town Manager shall cause said brush, weeds, grass and undergrowth to be cut and removed from such lot as aforesaid, and the cost of so doing shall be collected from such owner or owners by assessment as hereinafter provided, or the Code Enforcement Officer or Town Manager may issue a citation for violation of this code as in compliance with § 1-4 of the Town of Princess Anne Code and in an amount as provided in § 49-3 of this chapter. Notice to any owner may be given by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the address of such owner or owners as the same appears on the tax books of the Town or hand delivered to the person to be notified and, in addition to one of the two above-listed options, by posting a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the property where said violation exists.
[Amended 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
B. 
In the event that an owner has been given a notice to cut, destroy and remove excess growth of brush, weeds, grass and undergrowth on his or her property and then receives a subsequent notice in regard to the same property in any calendar year, then the period of time provided to cut, destroy and remove such excess growth of grass, weeds, brush or plant growth shall be two days.
A violation of this chapter shall be declared to be a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-8 of this Code.
[Amended 8-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2014-01]
When and if the Town Manager shall have caused any such bushes, weeds, grass and/or undergrowth to be removed from any such lot, part of lot, or common area, as provided in § 49-2 of this chapter aforesaid, in lieu of any prosecution under § 49-3 of this chapter, the Town Manager may notify such owner or owners by mail by sending a bill showing indebtedness by said owner or owners to the President and Commissioners of the cost of such removal. A further notice will be attached to such bill that if the same is not paid within 10 days, the same will be assessed against the property, or lot owners in a subdivision with common areas, and if said bill is not paid within the time aforesaid, then the amount thereof or so much thereof as shall remain unpaid shall be assessed against the property involved, or lot owners in a subdivision with common areas, and collected in the same manner that Town taxes are now collected by law.