[Ord. 855, 6/11/1992, § 1]
1.
No person, firm or corporation, owning or occupying any property
within the Borough of Shillington shall permit any grass or 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 eight inches; 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 Borough
of Shillington, including:
2.
Any grass, weeds or other vegetation growing upon any premises in
the Borough of Shillington in violation of any of the provisions of
this section in hereby declared to be a nuisance and detrimental to
the health, safety, cleanliness and comfort of the inhabitants of
the Borough of Shillington.
[Ord. 855, 6/11/1992, § 2]
The owner of any premises, or the 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 § 10-201.
[Ord. 855, 6/11/1992, § 3]
The Borough Council, or any officer or employee of the Borough of Shillington 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 § 10-201 of this Part, directing and requiring such occupant to remove, trim or cut such grass, weeds, or vegetation so as to conform to the requirements of this Part, within five days after issuance of such notice. Whenever, in the judgment of the Borough Manager 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 Borough of Shillington 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 Borough Council 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 Borough of Shillington from such person, firm or corporation, in the manner provided by law.
[Ord. 855, 6/11/1992, § 4; as amended by Ord. 1025,
10/14/2004]
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision
of this Part shall, upon conviction thereof, be sentenced to pay a
fine not more than $1,000, and in default of payment, to undergo imprisonment
for a term not to exceed 30 days. Each day that a violation of this
Part continues after notice shall constitute a separate offense.
