[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Niskayuna 4-7-1987. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Material such as leaves, trees, branches, shrubbery,
underbrush and pruning wastes which have been gathered by the respective
residents and property owners of the Town of Niskayuna shall be placed
at the curbline or within a reasonable distance of said curbline.
No material shall be placed in the paved portion of any street, roadway
or any other area where vehicular traffic operates.
[Amended 3-20-1990]
The respective residents and property owners
of the Town of Niskayuna shall place the materials which they desire
to be collected in containers or in compostable paper bags, in accordance
with the following specifications:
Materials such as branches, small trees and
brush shall be tied in bundles not to exceed 50 pounds in weight or
over 30 inches in diameter or six feet in length.
Loose leaves, trees, branches, shrubbery, underbrush
and pruning wastes shall not be deposited in or on the curb or street
other than as herein provided, under penalty of law.
A.
The Town Board shall set, by resolution, a date or
dates for pickup of loose materials placed at the curbline or within
a reasonable distance of said curbline.
B.
Placement of loose materials shall be in accordance
with the following specifications:
(1)
Materials such as branches, small trees and brush
shall not exceed three inches in diameter and six feet in length.
(2)
All leaves shall be placed in piles separate from
shrubbery, branches, small trees and brush.
(3)
No loose materials shall be placed at the curbline
or within a reasonable distance of the curbline, except at dates established
by Town Board resolution.
(4)
Loose materials shall only be placed at the curbline
directly abutting the premises from which they are collected.
Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter
to the contrary, no materials such as trees, shrubbery, underbrush,
pruning waste or leaves from land being cleared by a private individual,
partnership or corporation for real estate development shall be placed
at the curbline or within a reasonable distance of said curbline for
removal by Town employees. It shall be the obligation of the developer
to provide for the removal of such materials.
[Amended 1-24-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
For purposes of enforcement of this chapter,
the Code Enforcement Officer is herewith granted the power and authority
to serve as the ordinance enforcement officer, including the authority
to sign a summons returnable in the Niskayuna Town Court.
Any person found to be violating any provision
of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a
fine of not more than $25. Each day in which any such violation shall
continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
[Added 1-24-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012; amended 2-24-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015; 3-23-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
A.
Each respective resident or property owner shall pay an annual fee
per parcel to the Town of Niskayuna for the collection of materials,
such as grass clippings, trees, branches, shrubbery, leaves, underbrush
and pruning wastes, that are put in containers, compostable paper
bags or bundled and placed at the curbline, or within a reasonable
distance of the curbline. Any annual fee not paid prior to September
15 of any year shall be assessed as a lien against the subject property
and added to the owner's property taxes. The annual fee shall be set
from time to time by resolution by the Town Board.
B.
Prior to March 15 of each year, a resident or property owner may notify the Town Clerk, in writing, and on a form provided by the Town Clerk, that he or she will not utilize the Town's services for the collection of materials that are put in containers, compostable paper bags or bundled. If a resident or property owner properly files such notice with the Town Clerk in any year, the fee outlined in Subsection A of this section shall be waived for that year.
