[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Upper Chichester as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Shade Tree Commission — See Ch. 112.
Landscaping contractors — See Ch. 244.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 429.
Bamboo — See Ch. 429, Art. III.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 505.
[Adopted 4-8-1946 by Ord. No. 37 (Ch. 25, Part 1, of the 1987 Code of Ordinances)]
[Amended 12-6-2018 by Ord. No. 731]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, company or corporation, to permit trees or other objects to overhang any of the public streets, avenues or alleys of the Township of Upper Chichester at a height of not less than 20 feet, and, in the case of sidewalks, at a height of less than eight feet above the surface of said public streets, avenues, sidewalks or alleys of the Township of Upper Chichester.
[Amended 11-17-1987 by Ord. No. 456; 12-8-1988 by Ord. No. 465[1]]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $1,000, together with the costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment of such fine and costs, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Every day that a violation of this article continues shall constitute a separate offense.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).