[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Wilson as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-13-1964 by Ord. No. 403, approved 4-13-1964; amended in
its entirety 2-24-2014 by Ord.
No. 769, approved 2-24-2014]
From and after the passage of this article, the throwing, placing,
or depositing of snow, ice, grass cuttings, weeds, leaves (unless
leaves are raked to the street adjacent to the curb, for Fall cleanup
authorized by the Public Works Director), or trash of any kind whatsoever
in and upon the drains, gutters, crossings, streets and roadways of
the Borough of Wilson, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, shall be
and is hereby prohibited.
Any person or persons violating the provisions of this article
shall, upon conviction thereof before the appropriate Magisterial
District Judge, be guilty of a summary offense and be subject to pay
a fine of $100 for each violation in addition to the costs of prosecution
and, in default of payment of the fine and costs so imposed, the person
or persons so convicted may be imprisoned in Northampton County Prison
for a period not exceeding 10 days.
[Adopted 7-8-1968 by Ord. No. 441, approved 7-8-1968]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The scrubby growth of wild and uncultivated shrubs, but not
including private hedges or other hedges that are kept properly trimmed
so as not to interfere with the use by pedestrians of the sidewalks
or so as not to obstruct the vision of the operators of motor vehicles
at street intersections.
All persons, firms, corporations, owners, agents, tenants,
persons in possession by lease or otherwise of unimproved lots or
any other premises in the Borough of Wilson.
All rank vegetable growth which exhales unpleasant and noxious
odors, and also high and rank vegetable growth that may conceal filthy
deposits and all unsightly or troublesome herbs or plants that are
useless or comparatively so.
Any person who shall permit or suffer such weed
or weeds, wild grasses, brush or bushes to grow either in or upon
improved or unimproved lots or land or upon or along any of the footways,
sidewalks or gutters fronting upon such premises shall be deemed guilty
of a nuisance.
A notice of the existence of weeds and directing
their cutting and destroying, published in the daily press, shall
be deemed sufficient notice to all persons for the general cutting
and destroying of such plant growth as shall be deemed a nuisance,
but the Borough of Wilson does not obligate itself to publish such
notice.
It shall be the duty of all such persons as
are specified in this article to have such weed or weeds, grasses
or brush which are herein declared to be a nuisance cut close to the
ground and destroyed and the premises upon which same are growing
maintained with weeds cut.
[Amended 1-22-1996 by Ord. No. 654, approved 1-22-1996 ]
Any such person or persons who shall neglect to cut and destroy such weed, weeds or growth as directed in this article, or who, upon notice by a duly authorized representative of the Police, Health or Highway Bureau, shall fail to comply with such notice or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, shall be deemed guilty of a nuisance and, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided in § 80-8. The Borough of Wilson, through its Bureaus specified herein, shall be empowered, in case of neglect or refusal of any person or persons to cut and destroy weeds, wild grasses or brush as provided herein, to have same cut and destroyed at the expense of such owner, agent or tenant, and any such owner, agent or tenant refusing or neglecting to pay such expenses as charged on demand shall be deemed as violating the provisions of this article and liable to the penalties hereof.
[Added 1-22-1996 by Ord. No. 654, approved 1-22-1996]
Any person violating any of the provisions of
this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for each
offense by a fine of not more than $300 and costs of prosecution or,
upon default in payment of the fine and costs, by imprisonment in
the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days.
[Added 9-25-2017 by Ord.
No. 784, approved 9-25-2017]
A.
It shall be unlawful, and deemed a nuisance, for any owner, occupant
or operator of real property within the Borough to plant any species
of bamboo in the Borough as of the approval date of this section.
B.
It shall also be unlawful, and deemed a nuisance, for any owner, occupant or operator of real property within the Borough to continue to grow or maintain any species of bamboo that was planted prior to the approval date of this section in such a manner that the bamboo spreads, invades or grows on adjoining or neighboring property. Any property owner or resident who has planted, grown, or maintained bamboo prior to the approval date of this section shall be required to take such measures that are reasonably expected to prevent such bamboo from invading or growing onto adjoining or neighboring properties. Such measures shall include, but not be limited to, installation of sheathing comprised of metal or other material impenetrable by bamboo at sufficient depth within the property line or lines where the running bamboo is planted or growing to prevent the growth or encroachment upon adjoining or neighboring property by the bamboo. Any person violating the provision of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable under § 80-8 of this article.
