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.
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.