This chapter may be known and cited as the "Junk Storage Local
Law."
The outdoor storage of junk on privately owned property within
the Village of Coxsackie is detrimental to the health, safety and
general welfare of the community. Junk storage constitutes an attractive
nuisance to children and may imperil their safety. Junk storage, particularly
junk vehicles, endangers the person and property of members of the
community, since such vehicles are often replete with broken glass,
sharp and rusted metal edges, highly combustible or explosive gasoline
or fumes, and corrosive battery acid, and such vehicles tend to result
in the growth of weeds and tall grass, the accumulation of debris,
and the breeding of insects, vermin and rodents. Such storage is unsightly
and depreciates property values. The control of the outdoor storage
on privately owned properties within the Village of Coxsackie is therefore
regulated for the preservation of the health, safety and general welfare
of the community.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
GARBAGE
The animal or vegetable waste resulting from the handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food, including containers
in which packaged.
JUNK
Worn out or discarded material of little or no value, including
but not limited to a junk appliance, junk furniture, junk motor vehicle,
garbage or rubbish.
JUNK MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle in such condition as to cost more to repair
and place in operating condition than the reasonable market value
before such repair, or which is impractical to repair due to the age
or condition of the vehicle.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Every vehicle originally designed and intended to be operated,
drawn or driven, or capable of being operated, drawn or driven, upon
a public highway by any power other than muscular power. For the purposes
of this chapter, the term "motor vehicle" shall include but not be
limited to automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trailers, snowmobiles
and all-terrain vehicles.
OWNER OF MOTOR VEHICLE
A person, firm or corporation having the property in or title
to a motor vehicle, including a person entitled to the use and possession
of a vehicle subject to a security interest in another person, and
also including any lessee or bailee of a motor vehicle having the
use thereof under lease or otherwise.
OWNER OF PRIVATE PROPERTY
A person, firm or corporation being the owner, receiver or
assignee of private premises or private property located within the
Village of Coxsackie.
PREMISES
A lot, plot or parcel of land, easement or public way, including
any structures thereon.
RUBBISH
Combustible and noncombustible waste materials, except garbage;
the term shall include the residue from the burning of wood, coal,
coke and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons, boxes,
wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings, tin
cans, metals, mineral matter, glass, crockery and dust and other similar
materials.
UNREGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle which may be registered with the State
of New York and is not currently registered. The fact that a motor
vehicle which may be registered with the State of New York does not
display a current license plate or displays an expired license plate
shall be presumptive evidence of the fact that such motor vehicle
is not currently registered.
The Code Enforcement Officer has the authority to make an exception on a case-by-case basis, such as for long-term storage of an unregistered vehicle belonging to a family member serving in the military or away at school. In addition, §
78-4 shall not apply to the storage or placement on the premises for the following:
A. Wood intended for consumption in a wood-burning stove, furnace or
fireplace located in a building on the premises.
B. Lawn or yard or garden ornaments and implements.
C. Lawn and patio furniture.
E. Hoses and sprinklers used for watering lawns or gardens.
F. Storage or placement and accumulation of materials in connection
with a commercial operation duly conducted on the premises where such
storage, placement and accumulation is expressly permitted by the
laws of the Village of Coxsackie.
G. Construction materials and equipment used for the construction or
renovation of a building on the premises for which a building permit
has been issued.
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable by a maximum
fine or by imprisonment, as determined by the schedule adopted by
the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Coxsackie.