[Ord. 131, 4/1/1985]
The word "person," as used in this Part, shall mean and include
any natural person, partnership, association, firm or corporation.
The singular shall include the plural; the plural shall include the
singular; and the masculine shall include the feminine and the neuter.
[Ord. 131, 4/1/1985]
Every owner of property in the Borough of Honey Brook shall
be required to keep limbs and branches of all trees growing upon such
property or along the street, sidewalk, curb or alley abutting upon
such property trimmed so that no part of such limbs or branches or
of the foliage growing thereupon, shall have a clearance of less than
eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk or of less than 14 feet
above the surface of the roadway of any street or alley.
[Ord. 131, 4/1/1985]
It shall be the responsibility of property owners in the Borough to conform to the requirements of this Part as to trees upon property owned by them, or along streets, alleys and sidewalks abutting upon such property, and, upon notice from the Borough Council to trim or cut the branches or limbs of trees as required by § 25-102 hereof. Any person failing to comply with any such notice, within the time limit stated therein, shall be guilty of a violation of this Part and, following the expiration of such time limit, the Borough Council shall have the authority to cause the work required by such notice to be done by the Borough or under contract therewith, and to collect the cost of such work, with an additional amount of 10% from such property owner in default.
[Ord. 131, 4/1/1985; as amended by Ord. 193, 7/16/2007]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a
fine of not more than $1,000 plus costs and, in default of payment
of said fine and costs, to a term of imprisonment not to exceed 30
days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute
a separate offense.
