[HISTORY:[1] Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 4-19-2022 by L.L. No. 4-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Former Ch. 176, Junk Dealers, adopted 7-8-1918, as amended, was repealed 6-17-2008 by L.L. No. 14-2008.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
LANDSCAPER
Any person, corporation, partnership or business entity of any form who owns, operates, maintains, controls or conducts a landscaping business to perform landscaping or gardening, including tending, planting, installing, maintaining, or repairing lawns, gardens, flower beds, shrubbery, trees, or landscaping of any kind, on real property which such person or business entity does not own or at which s/he does not reside.
A. 
No landscaper shall advertise, operate or provide services within the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson unless the landscaper is registered annually pursuant to this chapter.
B. 
Registration requirements.
(1) 
All landscapers shall submit annually a completed registration form provided by the Village Clerk and pay a nonrefundable registration fee in an amount to be determined by the Board of Trustees from time to time as set forth in Chapter 22 of this Code. The registration period shall be January 1 through December 31 of each year.
(2) 
The registration form, at a minimum, shall state that the landscaper has read, understands, and agrees to comply with the Village's leaf blower law (§ 217-6J of the Village Code), leaf blower guidelines, Tree Preservation Code (Chapter 273) and other relevant Village laws and policies, as may be amended.
(3) 
In addition, the landscaper shall submit proof of a valid and current Westchester County home improvement license.
C. 
When the Village Clerk determines that all requirements have been met, s/he shall issue landscaper registration tags, which must be placed on the rearview mirror of each vehicle the landscaper uses in the Village. The landscaper registration tag is not transferable.
D. 
Landscaper registration tags shall be valid from January 1 through December 31, unless revoked.
Every person or business entity violating any provisions of this chapter shall be liable for a penalty in accordance with § 1-14 of the Village Code.