[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Marcus Hook 4-4-1983 by Ord. No. O-83-8, approved 4-4-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 157.
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation, owners and/or occupiers of land in the Borough of Marcus Hook, to permit the growth of grass or weeds upon said lands in excess of six inches in height or to plant or permit to grow any vegetation to create unpleasant or obnoxious odors or to create or produce pollen detrimental to the health of any citizen or citizens of the Borough.
[Added 5-4-2009 by Ord. No. O-09-3, approved 5-4-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation, owners and/or occupiers of land in the Borough of Marcus Hook to plant or maintain a vegetable garden in the front, yard of a residential property.
It shall also be unlawful for any person, persons or corporation, owners and/or occupiers of land in the Borough of Marcus Hook, to grow or permit to grow any hedge, bushes or vegetation which encroaches upon the sidewalk, roadway, lane or streets of the Borough of Marcus Hook, or to permit any hedge, bushes or vegetation growing along any sidewalk, street, lane or road in the Borough of Marcus Hook to exceed four feet in height, or to permit the same to grow in such a manner as to obstruct the view of vehicles approaching in the highway.
[Amended 12-3-2018 by Ord. No. O-18-5; approved 12-3-2018]
Any person, persons or corporations violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon receipt of five days' notice from the Code Enforcement Officer or Police Department, remove, cut or destroy any such grass, weeds or vegetation growing in violation of the terms of this chapter.
[Amended 9-6-1988 by Ord. No. O-88-5, approved 9-6-1988]
In the event of the refusal of said owners or occupiers of the land to remove any grass, weeds or vegetation growing in violation of the terms of this chapter, they shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable for each offense by a fine of up to the maximum amount as provided from time to time by state statute.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in the foregoing section, the Borough Council of the Borough of Marcus Hook shall have the right to cut and remove any grass, weeds or vegetation growing in violation of this chapter after five days' notice has been served upon the owners and/or occupiers of the property and to file a municipal lien in the Office of Judicial Support of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County for the cost of the removal of such grass, weeds or vegetation against the premises violating the provisions of this chapter, or in the discretion of Council, an action at law may be commenced against the owners and/or occupiers of land to recover the costs of the removal of such grass, weeds or vegetation at an action at law.