Source: https://ecode360.com/10108169
Timestamp: 2019-10-22 08:47:54
Document Index: 26240015

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103', '§ 103']

Township of Lumberton, NJ Brush, Grass and Trash
§ 103-1 Prohibited acts.
§ 103-2 Procedure upon failure to remove.
§ 103-3 Fine not to bar lien.
§ 103-4 Violations and penalties.
Chapter 103 Brush, Grass and Trash
It shall be unlawful for any owner, occupant or tenant of any lot or tract of land situated within the township to permit or maintain on the lot or tract of land any brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash or debris injurious to the public health, safety and general welfare or which shall tend to create a fire hazard.
§ 103-2 Procedure upon failure to remove. [1]
Upon the failure of any owner, occupant or tenant to cut and remove or otherwise destroy such brush, weeds, dead or dying trees, stumps, roots, obnoxious growth, filth, garbage, trash or debris within 10 days after notice to remove the same has been received from the township, which notice may be effected by personal service or by certified mail, the township shall cause the same to be removed under the direction of the township's Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall certify the cost thereof to the Township Committee which shall examine the certificate and, if found correct, shall cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the land and premises, to be added to and become and form part of the taxes next assessed and levied upon such land, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes and to be collected and enforced in the same manner as taxes on real estate within the municipality.
The imposition and collection of any fine imposed by § 103-4 shall not constitute any bar to the right of the township to collect the cost as certified for the removal of such debris in the manner authorized in § 103-2.
§ 103-4 Violations and penalties. [1]