[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Upper Brookville 12-21-2004 by L.L. No. 5-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Brush, grass and weeds — See Ch. 89.
Pesticides — See Ch. 150.
Except as provided herein, all persons, companies or corporations (collectively referred to as "landscaper") who perform landscaping functions in the Village shall be duly licensed by the Town of Oyster Bay ("Town") in accordance with the Town Code requiring the licensing of landscapers. Landscaping functions may be performed without a license by the owner or occupant of the property on which the work is performed or by the agent or employee of such owner, provided that such agent or employee does not service more than two properties in the Village and has no other employees.
For the purpose of this chapter, landscaping functions shall include but are not limited to the cultivation, fertilization, seeding, planting, cutting, trimming, pruning, maintenance of grass, shrubs, plants, trees or other foliage on land in the Village.
No landscaper shall perform any landscaping functions within the Village without first obtaining a license from the Town Clerk and filing a copy thereof with the Village Clerk. All landscaping work by an unlicensed landscaper is prohibited. No property owner or occupant shall permit any unlicensed landscaper to perform any landscaping function on his/her property.
[Amended 6-21-2021 by L.L. No. 1-2021]
The following rules and regulations shall apply as of the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Landscaping work may only be performed as permitted pursuant to Chapter 144.
B. 
Any landscaper desiring a license pursuant to this chapter shall make application on forms prescribed by the Town Clerk or his or her designee in accordance with the Town Code.
C. 
No landscaper shall scatter nor, in using any mechanical or electrical blower or other method, cause to be scattered any garbage, refuse or cuttings, leaves or other waste materials on any public or private road or public property without removing and/or cleaning the same immediately.
D. 
No person shall spill or dump oil, gasoline or other petroleum products or any pesticides on the public or private road or right-of-way or on the ground. No equipment shall be filled or refilled except over a drop cloth or other device designed to catch and retain any accidental spillage.
The license issued pursuant to this chapter or a photocopy signed by the licensee shall be at all times in the actual possession of the person performing the work at the site. The required Town identification decal shall be displayed on the driver's door of each vehicle and on the left rear bumper of any trailer used in the Village for landscaping activity.
[Amended 5-15-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation, punishable by a fine of $250 or a term of imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both.