BOROUGH ORDINANCE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

• HIGH GRASS and WEEDS:
  • Ordinance 2002-03 prohibits high grass and weed growth on any property in the borough in excess of twelve (12) inches. The penalty for the first violation is $50.00; 2nd violation $150.00; 3rd violation $300. The borough may also have the high grass or weeds cut and removed and asses the property owner the full cost for the work, along with an additional 25%.
• SNOW REMOVAL:
  • Ordinance 1995-01 requires the removal of snow and ice from sidewalks within the borough twenty-four (24) hours after a snow or ice event. Sidewalks must be cleaned to a width of 18 inches in order to provide for safe passage by pedestrians. Residents may not throw, shovel, blow or plow snow onto a borough or state roadway.
• CURFEW:
  • Ordinance 1980-57 requires youth under the age of 16 to be off the borough streets and alleys by 10:00PM each night.
• SMOKE DETECTORS:
  • Ordinance 1995-3 requires that a battery operated smoke alarm be placed on the inhabited floor within rental properties. Borough residents are strongly urged to maintain working smoke detectors upon all floor levels of the home.
• DANGEROUS STRUCTURES:
  • Ordinance 1988-3 sets forth a basic property maintenance code for all structures within the borough and provides for the removal of hazardous structures after proper notification is given to the property owner.
• ANIMAL CONTROL:
  • Ordinance 2001-06 provides that the owners of cats and dogs must keep their pet under control at all times. Pet owners are required to clean up after their dog or cat. There are procedures within the ordinance to deal with barking dogs and other animal nuisances. The penalties for violation are: $50 - first offense; $150 - second offense; $300 - third and subsequent offense(s).
• JUNK VEHICLE - ACCULUMATION OF JUNK and RUBBISH:
  • Ordinance 1992-2 prohibits the storage of junk vehicles within residential zone districts and the village district of the borough. Property owners must keep their properties clean and free of junk and debris. Penalties for violation may range up to $300, including the cost to remove and dispose of the junk and rubbish.
• PARK HOURS:
  • Ordinance 2004-07 establishes the hours for the Community Park on West Street to be from sunrise to sunset daily. Violators will be arrested by the Newville Borough Police Department.