Bergenfield Chapter 116 requires owners to keep brush, hedges, and plant life cut below 2.5 feet within 10 feet of any roadway and 25 feet of intersections when needed for public safety, within 10 days after notice.
Under Borough Code Chapter 116, the Department of Public Works Superintendent may issue a written notice to any owner or tenant whose brush, hedges, or other plant life within 10 feet of a roadway or 25 feet of an intersection exceeds 2.5 feet and threatens public safety or sight lines. The owner has 10 days after notice to cut and remove the offending vegetation. If the owner fails to comply, the Borough may enter the property, cut the vegetation itself, and assess the cost back to the property owner as a municipal lien on the land.
Failure to cut after notice triggers Borough cutting, with costs assessed against the property as a municipal lien collected with taxes.
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