[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Norwood 8-2-2005 by Ord. No. 05:18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following terms when used in this chapter
shall be defined as follows:
Any work performed by a landscaper as defined in § 148-2 of this Code, and does not include landscaping work performed by residential property owners on their residential property or by the legal occupants of residential property.
Any individual, corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership,
limited liability company, or any other legal entity, association,
or group of entities or individuals owning, occupying, or operating
property located in the Borough of Norwood.
Real and/or personal property located in the Borough of Norwood.
Any lot or parcel of real property that is improved with
a one- or two-family residential dwelling.
The following specific acts or omissions, or
the maintenance or allowance of any of the following conditions, are
hereby declared to be or to constitute nuisances and are prohibited:
A.
Any use of property of any kind by any person, which
use is in a manner that is unnecessary and so unreasonable as to be
injurious to other persons by the production or emission of odors,
dust, smoke, soot, refuse matter, noise, vibration, or other similar
conditions that are dangerous and/or injurious to the comfort, peace,
enjoyment of property, or the health or safety of persons in the Borough.
B.
Any use of property of any kind resulting in the unnecessary
and unreasonable emission of smoke, soot, dust, gasses, or fumes in
sufficient quantities to cause injury to health or to cause actual
discomfort to persons in the Borough.
C.
Any use of property of any kind maintaining or causing
the maintenance or existence of any offensive matter, foul or noxious
odors, soot, gasses or vapors, and all causes of disease, which are
injurious to the health or cause actual discomfort to persons in the
Borough.
D.
Any use or operation, or the permitting of any person
to use or operate, any tools or equipment employed in the furtherance
of any landscaping work, or any construction, demolition, or similar
work, at any time on Sundays or legal holidays, or at any time other
than between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Mondays through
Fridays and between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays.
E.
The provisions of subsection D do not apply to:
(1)
Landscaping, home repair, and maintenance operations
conducted by residential property owners on their residential property,
or on the residential property as to which they are the legal occupants,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Sundays and legal
holidays; and
(2)
Any otherwise prohibited work that is of urgent necessity
or that is necessary to advance the interest of the public health
or safety.
Any person convicted of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 174.
