[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Boyertown 8-5-1985 by Ord. No.
9-85. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Includes, among other things, burdock, garlic or wild onion,
goldenrod, horse nettle, milkweed, mullen, poison ivy, quack grass,
ragweed, sumac, wild carrot, wild lettuce, wild mustard, wild parsnip
and all other types of weeds and grasses (other than in bona fide
agricultural plantings) which have attained a height in excess of
eight inches.
[Amended 8-4-1986 by Ord.
No. 9-86]
It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation owning,
leasing, holding, possessing, controlling or managing land or lands
within the corporate limits of the Borough of Boyertown, Pennsylvania,
upon which land or lands any Canada thistles, or weeds commonly known
as "Canada thistles," or Cichorium intybus, the weed commonly known
as "chickory" or "succory" or "blue daisy," or any other weeds grow,
to cut or destroy the same whenever such weeds have attained a height
in excess of eight inches, so as to prevent such seed from ripening.
It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation owning,
leasing, holding, possessing, controlling or managing any land or
lands within the Borough of Boyertown to maintain trees, shrubbery
and ornamental plantings by proper trimming and thinning to prevent
said shrubs and ornamental plantings from being so dense as to obstruct
sidewalks or roadways or to be deemed by the Board of Health to be
a possible haven and breeding area for rodents and therefore detrimental
to the public's health. Any trees overhanging the sidewalk shall
be trimmed so that the sidewalk is unobstructed for a height of at
least seven feet above the sidewalk. Any trees overhanging the roadway
shall be trimmed so that the street is unobstructed for a height of
no less than 13 feet six inches above the roadway.
[Amended 8-7-1995 by Ord.
No. 11-95]
If any person or persons or any corporation holding any land or lands as aforesaid shall neglect or refuse to cut or destroy weeds as required by §§ 70-2 and 70-3 of this chapter, it shall be lawful for the Borough authorities to enter upon the premises of such person or persons or corporations and cut down and destroy said weeds as well as to trim and thin overly dense trees, shrubs or ornamental plantings, and the cost of cutting or destroying such weeds or trimming such overly dense trees, shrubs or ornamental plantings shall be charged to such person, persons or corporations and shall be collected as debts owed to the Borough are collected.
[Amended 8-4-1986 by Ord.
No. 9-86; 4-5-1993 by Ord. No. 1-93]
Any person or persons or corporation violating any provisions
of this chapter shall, in addition to being liable for any costs incurred
by the Borough authorities under this chapter, also be subject to
a fine of not less than $10 and not more than $600, together with
costs of prosecution. Separate citations can be issued each and every
day in which violations exist.
