[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Milford by Ord. No. 115; amended in its entirety 10-7-2019 by Ord. No. 905-2019. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
It shall be the duty of the owners, tenants or persons in possession of any lands in the Borough:
A. 
Keep all brush, hedges or other plant life, excluding trees, growing within 10 feet of any roadway and within 25 feet of the intersection of two roadways cut to a height of not more than three feet where it shall be necessary and expedient for the preservation of public safety.
B. 
Remove all grass, weeds and impediments from the abutting sidewalks and gutters of highways, and also from the portion of any street or highway abutting his lands, within 10 days after notice to remove the same.
C. 
All grass and weeds wherever located on any lands in the Borough of Milford shall be cut to a height of less than three inches from the ground.
D. 
Keep the lands free of brush, weeds, dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash and debris where the same are inimical to the preservation of public health, safety or general welfare of the Borough or which may constitute a fire hazard.
Whenever the Borough's Zoning Officer deems it necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety or general welfare or the elimination of a fire hazard, or upon the Borough's Zoning Officer's investigation of a written complaint made by any resident, a Borough Commissioner, an employee of the Borough, or the Borough's Construction Code Official, the Borough Zoning Officer may order the owner, tenant or person in possession of lands on which grass, weeds, trash or other debris is found to remove same after noticed in accordance with § 62-3. The Borough's designated Zoning Commissioner may then cause its removal if the order is not complied with through the use of Milford Borough employees, pursuant to § 62-4 herein.
After an investigation of a written complaint made by a resident, a Borough Commissioner, an employee of the Borough, or the Borough's Construction Code Official, the Milford Borough Zoning Officer shall direct the Clerk to provide notice to the owner, tenant or person in possession of the lands complained of, in writing, said notice to be sent by both regular and by certified registered mail, to remove such brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash or other debris within 14 days from the date the notice was mailed. Said notice shall include the Borough's then-current Fee Schedule and the subject property's lot and block.
A. 
The Milford Borough Zoning Officer or the Construction Code Official shall reinspect the lands in question after the fourteen-day period expires and report, in writing, to the Zoning Commissioner on whether the condition complained of has been abated or remedied.
B. 
If the owner, tenant or person in possession of the land in question refuses or fails to abate or remedy the condition complained of within 14 days from the date of mailing of the notice, the Milford Borough Zoning Officer or the Construction Code Official shall cause the condition complained of to be abated and remedied and shall certify the cost to the designated Zoning Commissioner, who shall examine the certificate of costs, and if found correct, shall cause the cost to be charged against the land.
C. 
The amount so charged shall become a lien on such land and shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied on such land, shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected in the same manner as taxes. Costs shall be in addition to penalties imposed for violations of this chapter.
No person shall burn or cause to be burned brush, weeds, grass or other material described in this chapter or any combustible material without obtaining a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department. All such burning shall be done in a receptacle constructed to confine and control the fire or in a manner prescribed by the Chief in the permit.
No provision of this chapter shall be construed as restricting or otherwise abrogating the enforcement and other powers of the Borough's Construction Code Official under the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code, including without limitation N.J.S.A. 52:27D-123 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 5:23-1.1 et seq. (collectively, the "Code"). The provisions of this chapter shall be construed as consistent with the enforcement and other powers of the Borough's Construction Code Official under the Code.