(A) It shall be unlawful for the owner and/or occupant of any lot or parcel of land to which this subchapter applies to allow or maintain upon any portion of such lot or parcel any growth of tall grass or weeds as defined herein, or to permit the deposit or accumulation upon any portion of such lot or parcel of land, of any brush, yard debris, dead vegetation, or cut grass or weeds so as to create a nuisance due to unsightliness, an unhealthy or unsafe condition, or traffic hazard, or fire hazard. Growth of grass to a length greater than six inches shall be considered to be a nuisance for the purposes of this section. Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted to prohibit natural composting when such composting is done in an appropriate area of the property, which shall not include the front yard.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the owner and/or occupant of any lot or parcel of land to which this subchapter applies to place, throw, sweep or otherwise deposit any yard waste material of any kind on any alley, street, gutter, sidewalk or utility right-of-way in the township.
(Ord. 35, passed 4-2-2019) Penalty, see § 91.99