[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Munsey Park 8-10-1988 by L.L. No. 3-1988 (Sec. G120 of the 1971
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Added 10-10-2001 by L.L.
No. 2-2001]
This chapter is enacted to protect the Village
from nuisances on property which may be detrimental to the health,
safety and general welfare of the public.
[Amended 1-10-2024 by L.L. No. 13-2024]
A.
The owners and occupants of all lots, plots and properties
within the Village shall keep grass, brush and all other growth on
such lots, plots and properties, except trees, shrubs, cultivated
gardens and pachysandra, ivy and similar ground coverings, cut and
trimmed to a height which is no greater than six inches on every part
of such lots, plots and properties; and
B.
Such lots, plots and properties shall be kept free
from accumulations of trash, garage, refuse and debris of all kinds
and shall comply with the standards as set forth in the New York State
Property Maintenance Code.
If any such owner or occupant shall fail to
comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Village, after giving
such owner or occupant 10 days' written notice by certified mail to
such owner or occupant's last known address in the Village, may cause
such grass, brush, growth, trash, garbage, refuse or debris, and all
other similar materials to be cut, trimmed or removed, with the total
cost thereof to be assessed upon the real property upon which such
grass, brush, growth, trash, garbage, refuse and debris are found,
and such assessment shall constitute a lien and charge on the real
property against which it is levied until paid or otherwise satisfied
and discharged, and such assessment shall be collected by the Village
Treasurer in the manner provided by the law for collection of delinquent
taxes.
