[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Haddon Heights 8-3-1948 by Ord. No. 275 (Ch. 44 of the 1975 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
Whenever it shall appear necessary and expedient
to Borough Council, for the preservation of the public health, safety,
general welfare or to eliminate a fire hazard, to remove from lands
lying within the limits of the Borough of Haddon Heights brush, weeds,
dead and dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage,
trash and debris, Borough Council shall cause notice thereof to be
given to the owner or tenant of such lands, and said owner or tenant
shall, within 10 days after notice thereof, remove the same.
In case the owner or tenant of any such lands
shall refuse or neglect to remove the said brush, weeds, dead and
dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growths, filth, garbage, trash
and debris within 10 days after notice thereof, it shall be the duty
of the Superintendent of Public Works to remove the same or cause
the same to be removed.
The cost of such removal shall be certified
by said Superintendent of Public Works to Borough Council, which shall
examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the cost
as shown thereon to be charged against said lands; and the amount
so charged shall forthwith become a lien upon such lands and shall
be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed
and levied upon such lands, the same to bear interest at the same
rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers
and in the same manner as taxes.
[Added 10-19-2004 by Ord.
No. 1181; amended 6-19-2018 by Ord. No. 1451]
Any person or entity found guilty of violating
this chapter shall be subject to a maximum penalty of a fine not exceeding
$2,000 or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days or by
a period of community service not exceeding 90 days, or any combination
thereof.
