[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Williamsville 12-27-1993 by L.L. No. 14-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Garbage, rubbish and refuse — See Ch. 39.
Landscaping — See Ch. 57.
The purpose of this chapter shall be to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the Village through regulation of the accumulation of weeds and the permitted height of grasses on private premises and parts of the public right-of-way, and also the elimination of poisonous and/or deleterious plants on premises within the Village and the establishment of uniform procedures for the enforcement of such regulations.
[Amended 7-25-2022 by L.L. No. 3-2022]
Except as provided for in Subsection D below, it shall be unlawful for the owner of any premises within the Village of Williamsville to:
A. 
Permit thereon any growth of weeds or grass to a height greater than eight inches on the average or to permit the accumulation thereon of any dead grass, weeds or brush, except where the accumulation is part of a regularly maintained composting program.
B. 
Permit on that part of the public right-of-way between the front lot line of the premises and the paved roadway and, in the case of a corner lot, on that part of the public right-of-way between an exterior side lot line and the paved roadway any growth of weeds or grass to a height greater than eight inches on average or to permit the accumulation thereon of any dead grass, weeds or brush, except in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 39, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse, of this Code.
C. 
To permit, after receipt from the Village of notice to remove, the continuation on the premises of any growth or poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plant.
D. 
The prohibitions provided for in Subsections A and B may be suspended for specified periods of time each year, specified by the Village Board by resolution.
[Amended 8-25-2014 by L.L. No. 7-2014]
It shall be the duty of the owner of any premises within the Village of Williamsville within five days after receipt of written notice from the Village, after direct observation and determination of existing violation of this chapter by the Code Enforcement Officer, to bring the premises into compliance. Upon failure of compliance, the Code Enforcement Officer shall oversee entry upon the offending premises for the purpose of bringing the same into compliance.
A. 
The cost to the Village of bringing the premises into compliance, including, if necessary, that of bringing the public right-of-way into compliance, shall be computed, certified to the Village Administrator and billed directly to the owner of the premises.
B. 
If the charge as billed is not paid within 30 days, interest at the maximum permissible rate shall be added thereto until paid in full. If the charge remains unpaid by the 30th day of April next, it shall be added to the Village tax assessed against the premises.
C. 
Computation of the cost to the Village in bringing about compliance shall include the cost to the Village of the labor of any Village employee or, if required, that of an independent private contractor, together with all administrative costs attendant upon the computation, certification and billing to the owner of the premises.
In addition to any civil charges or penalties, any offense against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a violation as defined by the Penal Law and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable for each offense by a fine not to exceed $250 per day.