[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Incorporated Village of Bayville 12-2-1974 by L.L. No. 5-1974. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Every owner of any lot, land or place in the
Incorporated Village of Bayville is hereby required to cut, trim or
otherwise remove, or to cause to be cut, trimmed or otherwise removed,
all weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation or accumulation
of dead weeds, grass or brush, as shall constitute a health hazard,
fire hazard, safety or traffic hazard or public nuisance.
The Board of Trustees or its duly designated
representative shall determine if any such growth of weeds, grass,
brush or other such uncultivated vegetation or accumulation of dead
weeds, grass or brush constitutes a health hazard, fire hazard, safety
or traffic hazard or public nuisance.
After it has been determined that a health hazard,
fire hazard, safety or traffic hazard or public nuisance exists as
a result of the existence of weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated
vegetation or accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, the Village
Clerk shall give notice to the owner of such lot, land or place that
such condition exists, by mailing to such owner a written notice at
his last-known address.
A person upon whom notice has been served to
cut, trim, or remove such noxious long grass or rank growths and who
for five days after service shall neglect or fail to comply with the
provisions of any such notice shall be deemed to have violated this
chapter.
If, after the expiration of 10 days from the date of mailing the notice provided in § 11-3, the owner shall fail to comply with the requirement of § 11-1, the Superintendent of Public Works shall have the power to cut, trim or remove such weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation or accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush on any such lot, land or place in the Incorporated Village of Bayville, and the expense thereof shall be charged to the property so affected by including such expense in the next annual tax levy against the property, pursuant to the Village Law of New York.
Any member of the Village Board, duly authorized
officers or agents of the Village Board, or any member of the Nassau
County Police Department is hereby empowered to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation
pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by
a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
