[Ord. 1205,[1] 9/3/2014]
It shall be the duty of all owners, occupants, possessors or persons having charge of any land within the Borough (referred to in this Part as “owners”) to cut and remove by carrying away as refuse all noxious weeds as defined in § 202 on or before May 15, June 15, August 1 and September 15 of every year.
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Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded former Part 2, Weeds and Noxious Vegetation, adopted 4/13/1966 by Ord. 687, as amended
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
For purposes of this Part, the term “noxious weeds” shall include Canada thistle (circium arvense), dodders (any species of cuscuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard and Indian mustard, species of brassica or finapis), wild carrot (daucus carota), bindweed (convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (berteroa incan), ragweed (ambrosia elatior 1.), poison ivy (rhus toxicodendron), poison sumac (toxicodendron vernix), or other plant or growth which is more than six inches in height on or before the dates mentioned in § 201, and which growth or plants have not been planted or maintained for some useful or ornamental purpose. The mentioned weeds, growth, and vegetation are hereby declared to be nuisances and detrimental to the health, safety, comfort and welfare of the inhabitants of the Borough.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
The growing or maintaining of any bamboo species, including but not limited to bambusa, phyllostachys, and pseudosasa, including common bamboo, golden bamboo and arrow bamboo, and other similar invasive species (“bamboo”) in such a manner that the bamboo spreads, invades, or grows on an adjoining or neighboring property is prohibited. Any owner who has planted or maintains bamboo (“bamboo property owner”) shall be required to take such measures that are reasonably expected to prevent such bamboo from invading or growing onto adjoining or neighboring properties without the permission of the adjoining or neighboring property owner. 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 of the bamboo upon adjoining or neighboring property.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
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In the event that the owner of any premises mentioned in § 201 or a bamboo property owner fails to conform to the requirements of those sections within the time specified, it shall be the duty of the Manager to notify, in writing, the owner of any land on which noxious weeds are found growing contrary to the terms of § 201 or the bamboo property owner of any land on which bamboo is found growing contrary to the terms of § 203.
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The notice shall be in the following form, as applicable:
BOROUGH OF QUAKERTOWN
NOXIOUS WEED OR BAMBOO NOTICE
To Owners, Occupants or Possessors of land known as:
Notice is hereby given that noxious weeds are found growing upon the above-described premises or bamboo on the above-described premises is growing or encroaching upon adjoining or neighboring property, in the Borough of Quakertown. These noxious weeds or bamboo shall be cut down or removed in accordance with Ordinance 687, enacted the 13th day of April, A.D. 1966, within five days from the date of this notice. In the event that you fail or refuse to comply with this notice, the undersigned will enter upon your land and cut and remove these weeds or bamboo. The expense incurred by the Borough of Quakertown in the cutting and removal thereof will be collected against you either by lien or other manner provided by law. A penalty for failure to comply with this notice in the amount of 10% will be added to the cost; additionally, failure to comply with this notice may subject you to a fine and penalty as provided in the ordinance.
Manager
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
The notice referred to in § 204 shall be served personally or by certified mail on the person responsible for cutting and removal of the weeds referred to in §§ 201 and 202, or the bamboo property owner referred to in § 203. If there is no one in possession of the premises, and the address or whereabouts of the owner is unknown, service of the notice shall be accomplished by posting the most-public part of the premises with the notice stated in the previous section for not less than five days. In the event that those persons shall fail to conform with the provisions of this Part within five days after service of the notice, it shall be the duty of the Manager to cause all of the noxious weeds or the bamboo, as applicable, to be cut down and removed. The Manager shall keep an accurate account of expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of the notice with respect to each parcel of land entered upon for the purpose and shall certify the accounts to Council for payment out of general Borough funds.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
It shall be the duty of the Manager to compile all costs incurred, and to add to each account 10% of the total, and to forward a statement of the account to the owner or bamboo property owner, as applicable, responsible for the cutting and removal of the noxious weeds or bamboo. Unless the bill is paid within 30 days from the date of its issue, the Manager shall refer the bill to the Solicitor for collection by action of assumpsit or by the filing of a municipal lien against the premises on which the weeds or bamboo, as applicable, was cut and removed, in the manner now or hereafter provided by law.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
Any person who shall violate any provision of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a fine not less than $5 and not exceeding $600 and costs and, in default of payment thereof, shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this Part continues shall constitute a separate offense.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
Whenever the requirements of this Part are in conflict with other requirements of the Code, the most restrictive, or those imposing the higher standards, shall govern.
[Ord. 1205, 9/3/2014]
The provisions of this Part are severable. If any section, clause, sentence, part or provision hereof shall be held illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision of the court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining sections, clauses, sentences, parts or provisions of this Part. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Borough Council that this Part would have been adopted if such illegal, invalid or unconstitutional section, clause, sentence, part or provision had not been included herein.