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Plenty of area municipalities could use stronger property maintenance regulations, but Peters Township wouldn't seem to be high on the list. Nevertheless, township officials have taken the time to draft, debate and enact an ordinance that threatens fines should local properties veer slightly off the picture-perfect track. A major feature of the new ordinance requires lawns to be cropped to a height of 10 inches or less, which, incidentally, is almost double the six-inch maximum in Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon, two municipalities Peters often emulates with regard to coming up with regulations. The powers that be in Peters would appear to have little reason to worry. A drive through the township at the height of grass-growing season is likely to reveal an army of lawn-maintenance crews, ensuring not only a proper height but proper color and consistency, spare no expense.
Beyond the grass, the new ordinance also addresses such concerns as dilapidated structures, unused swimming pools and abandoned construction sites. Those issues seem to relate to the stated purpose of the ordinance: "to protect public health, safety and welfare." But again, the number of applicable cases in Peters pales in comparison with some other parts of the region.
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