[Adopted 7-6-1970 by Ord. No. 13-1970]
A.
The accumulation of debris and the overgrowth of brush,
grass, weeds, trees and shrubbery to such extent as to provide a breeding
place or harborage for insects and vermin or to such height as to
be a hazard to motor vehicle traffic and the spreading of shrubbery
to such an extent as to encroach upon any sidewalk and the growth,
existence or presence of ragweed and poison ivy are all hereby declared
to be nuisances and detrimental to public health and safety.
[Amended 10-17-1991 by Ord. No. 9122]
B.
The following are also hereby declared to be nuisances
within Ventnor City:
[Added 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904]
(1)
Water collecting on any lot or lots or lands and remaining
thereon.
(2)
Discarded tin cans or other water-holding receptacles
deposited and remaining on any lot or lands.
(3)
Underbrush, scrub, trees and refuse growing on or
upon lands.
(4)
Any grass growing upon any lot or lots which by its
nature becomes susceptible to flammability or, in the alternative,
is of such an unsightly nature as to indicate that there has been
a failure to maintain. (Any grass in excess of six inches in height
shall be deemed to qualify under this particular section.)
[Amended 8-4-1980 by Ord. No. 8017]
(5)
Reed bamboo and running bamboo.
[Added 1-5-2006 by Ord. No. 2005-17]
C.
Grass blowers and leaf blowers shall hereinafter be
prohibited for use in the City of Ventnor City, New Jersey, except
in such instances where the grass or leaves are blown into piles on
the property being cut and immediately vacuumed or manually picked
up, bagged and carted away. At no time shall grass or leaves be blown
or allowed to be strewn on any private property or public sidewalks,
gutters or streets.
[Added 7-7-1988 by Ord. No. 8820; amended 9-15-1988 by Ord. No.
8829; 7-17-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-09]
D.
Any premises that is unsanitary or that is littered
with trash, garbage, debris or waste shall be considered a nuisance.
[Added 7-10-1997 by Ord. No. 9711]
E.
Nuisances shall include the modification of surface
water runoff by a property owner such that:
[Added 7-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-8]
(1)
There is an increase in the amount of surface water
runoff onto an adjoining property owner.
(2)
There is an obstruction of the natural flow of surface
water such that water is caused to pond on an adjoining property or
the street right-of-way.
(3)
Surface water is directed onto an adjacent property
owner through roof drains or landscape improvements.
(4)
Surface water is redirected to an adjacent property
who would not normally receive such runoff.
F.
The failure of a property owner to maintain vacant
lands such that the surface material is subject to wind or water erosion
affecting adjacent properties and structures and/or the municipal
infrastructure is declared to be a nuisance.
[Added 9-6-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-12]
[Amended 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904; 8-4-1980 by Ord. No. 8017; 7-18-1991 by Ord. No. 9112; 7-10-1997 by Ord. No. 9711]
A.
When any of the foregoing conditions are found to exist, the Mayor or his duly designated agent shall cause a notice, in the case of a nuisance enumerated in § 158-1A, B or C, to be served, upon the owner and, if not owner occupied, the owner and the occupant of said premises requiring said owner and, if not owner occupied, the owner and the occupant to abate said nuisance within five days from the date of the serving of said notice. In the case of a nuisance enumerated in § 158-1D, notice shall be served upon the owner and, if not owner occupied, the owner and the occupant of said premises requiring said owner and, if not owner occupied, the owner and the occupant to abate said nuisance within 24 hours from the date of the serving of said notice.
B.
The notice may be served upon said owner and, if not
owner-occupied, the owner and the occupant either personally or by
sending the same to the owner and occupant by registered mail. If
the owner is not an occupant of the subject premises, notice may be
sent to the owner's residence as it appears on the tax duplicate of
Ventnor City or by leaving it at said residence with a member of his
family over the age of 14 years.
[Amended 6-4-1979 by Ord. No. 7904; 8-4-1980 by Ord. No. 8017; 2-2-1989 by Ord. No. 8903; 7-10-1997 by Ord. No. 9711]
A.
Failure to abate a nuisance within the time prescribed
in said notice shall constitute a violation of this article punishable
as hereinafter provided.
B.
Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalty provisions of Chapter 1, Article II, General Penalty. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
