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Timestamp: 2019-03-27 01:25:54
Document Index: 484012501

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 49', '§ 49', '§ 49', '§ 49', '§ 49', '§ 49', '§ 49']

§ 49-1 Investigation; report; recommendation.
§ 49-2 Notice to owner; repair or removal required.
§ 49-3 Serving of notice.
§ 49-5 Completion of work by borough; collection of expenses.
Chapter 49 Buildings and Trees, Unsafe
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of South Waverly 10-2-1972 by Ord. No. 10-2-72-A.[1]]
Building construction and flood damage prevention — See Ch. 46.
Editor's Note: This ordinance superseded Ord. No. 9-21-71, adopted 9-21-1971, the former unsafe buildings and trees provisions.
If any structure or tree is reported as provided in § 49-1 of this chapter to be in a dangerous condition, the Council shall forthwith cause written notice to be served upon the owner of such structure or tree. Such notice shall require the owner of such structure or tree to commence the repair or trimming or removal of such building or tree within 10 days thereof, provided that in any case where the notice prescribes the repair of any structure or trimming of any tree, the owner thereof shall have the option to remove such structure or tree instead of making repairs thereto or trimming within the said time limit.
The notice required by § 49-2 of this chapter shall be served personally upon the owner of a structure or tree if such owner resides in the borough, or upon the agent of such owner if such agent has a residence or place of business within the borough. If neither the owner nor the agent thereof can be served within the borough as hereby provided, such notice shall be sent to the owner of such structure or tree, by registered mail, at the last known address thereof.
If the owner of any dangerous structure or tree to whom or which a notice to repair or trim or remove such structure or tree shall be sent under the provisions of this chapter, fails to commence or to complete such repair, trimming or removal within the time limit prescribed by such notice, he shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $50 and costs of prosecution, provided that each day's continuance of a violation shall constitute a separate offense.
If the owner of any dangerous structure or tree to whom or which a notice to repair, trim or to remove such structure or tree shall be sent under the provisions of this chapter fails to commence or to complete such repair, trimming or removal within the time limit prescribed by such notice, the Council shall be empowered to cause such work or repair, trimming or removal to be commenced and/or completed by the borough, and the costs and expenses thereof, with a penalty of 10%, shall be collected from the owner of such structure or tree in the manner provided by law, provided that the recovery of such costs and expense, together with the penalty, may be in addition to the penalty imposed as provided in § 49-4 of this chapter. In addition, to avoid a multiplicity of legal actions, Council may empower this Solicitor to proceed in equity for abatement of said nuisance.