BOROUGH OF BROOKLAWN

CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICE

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SHOVEL THE SNOW

Borough Ordinance 124-7 reads as follows:

124-7. Removal by owner or tenant.

The owner or owners, tenant or tenants of lands abutting or bordering upon the sidewalks and gutters of the public streets, avenues and highways in the Borough of Brooklawn shall remove or cause to be removed from the sidewalks and to the width of one foot out of the gutters in front of or bordering on their said lands, all snow and ice within 12 hours of daylight after the same have been formed or fallen thereon.

Any person who violates any provision of this article shall, upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the Borough of Brooklawn or such other court having jurisdiction, be liable to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both. Each day that a violation occurs shall be deemed a separate and distinct violation, subject to the penalty provisions of this article.

MOW YOUR LAWN

Borough Ordinance 98-2 reads (in part) as follows:

12.5. Obstructions. The front, side and back yard, the driveway, walks or other parts of the outside premises of any building or any lot on which no building is located shall not contain any boxes, barrels, sticks, stones, bricks, bottles, cans, metal drums, iron pipe, old sheet metal, old furniture, unused motor vehicles and boats, auto parts, old tires, unused bicycle or parts, filth, junk, rubbish, trash, debris, old lumber or firewood unless such lumber or firewood is neatly stacked and not more than five feet in height or piled on supports at least eight inches above the ground and stored not less than one foot from the property line; nor shall the grass or weeds on such premises be allowed to attain a growth of more than 10 inches. Shrubs and flowering woody plants shall be kept under control and shall not be allowed to grow beyond the boundaries of the premises on which a building is located. Various and sundry shacks and outhouses, including tool houses, storage sheds and garages, shall be repaired or improved so that they shall be aesthetically acceptable or shall be demolished. Every fence which wholly or partially encloses a premises on which a building is located must be maintained in a manner that is aesthetically acceptable and shall not have broken posts, broken supporting members nor holes or voids in such fences.

In case the owner, operator and/or occupier of any such land shall refuse, neglect to or fail to comply with any provision of this chapter within five days after the first notice of a violation or three days after a second or subsequent violation thereof, the Superintendent of Public Works may remove the same or cause the same to be removed under his direction.

REMINDER TO THOSE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE OUTDOOR FIRE PLACES:

PLEASE USE ONLY FIRE WOOD AND FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS

ON THEIR USE AND MAINTAIN THE PROPER CLEARANCE FROM HOMES.

The Code Enforcement Office would like to thank all residents who have cooperated with the Borough ordinance relating to the placement of the trash receptacles on the curb. Trash and recyclables cannot be placed at curbside before 4:00pm on the eve of your trash day. It is nice to see that the majority of the residents are cooperating with this Ordinance.