[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Mahoning 10-16-2006.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Open burning — See Ch. 104.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded and replaced the previous Brush, Grass and Weeds Ordinance, adopted 6-30-1961
A. 
No person, firm or corporation owning or occupying any property within the Township of Mahoning (the Township) shall permit any grass, weeds or any vegetation whatsoever not edible or planted for some useful or ornamental purpose to grow or remain upon such premises so as to exceed a height of six inches, excepting therefrom any such vegetation growing on lands utilized primarily for the growing of agricultural crops, nor shall any noxious weeds prohibited by the Noxious Weed Control Law (3 P.S. § 255.8) or by regulations of the Department of Agriculture be permitted to grow within the Township.
B. 
Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in the Township in violation of any of the provisions of this section is hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of the Township.
The owner of any premises and any occupant of premises occupied by other than the owner shall remove, trim or cut all grass, weeds or other vegetation growing or remaining upon such premises in violation of the provisions of § 140-1.
The Board of Supervisors or any officer or employee of the Township designated thereby for this purpose is hereby authorized to give notice, by personal service or by United States mail, to the owner or occupant, as the case may be, of any premises whereon grass, weeds or other vegetation is growing or remaining in violation of the provisions of § 140-1 of this chapter, directing and requiring such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this chapter within five days after issuance of such notice. Whenever, in the judgment of the Code Officer, it shall appear to be impracticable to give notice as above provided, either because the owner or occupant cannot readily be found or because a search for the owner or occupant would entail unreasonable delay, the Board of Supervisors or any officer or employee of the Township designated thereby for that purpose may give notice by posting conspicuously on the property where such nuisance exists a notice or order directing and requiring that such nuisance be abated within five days. In case any person, firm or corporation shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with such notice within the period of time stated therein, the Board of Supervisors may order the removal, trimming or cutting of such grass, weeds or vegetation, and the cost thereof, together with a penalty of 10% of the cost thereof, shall be collected by the Township from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner provided by law.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not more than $300 and, in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this chapter continues after notice shall constitute a separate offense.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. The following ordinances or parts thereof are specifically repealed: Ordinance No. 1-1961.