[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Fayetteville 11-25-1985 by L.L. No. 4-1985. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
This chapter provides for the regulation and
licensing of persons engaged in the business of snow removal in order
to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants
of the Village of Fayetteville.
A.
No person shall, within the Village of Fayetteville,
engage in or carry on the business of snowplowing or snow removal
for hire without first having obtained a license therefor as hereinafter
provided.
B.
No person shall hire, contract or otherwise employ
an unlicensed snowplow operator to plow or remove snow from private
property.
As used in this chapter, unless the context
otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Any truck, tractor or other vehicle equipped with attachments
designed to be used for the removal of snow. Also included shall be
snowblowers or other power-driven equipment for the removal of snow.
Any person or business entity which shall carry on the business
of removing snow for hire on private property and who uses snowplow
equipment in the course of his or her business.
This chapter shall not be held to apply to persons
under the age of 18 years who use only snowplow equipment powered
by engines rated at less than 20 horsepower.
Any person desiring to procure a license as
herein provided shall file with the Village Superintendent of Highways
a written application providing the following information:
A.
The name, address and age of the applicant.
B.
The number and kind of snowplow equipment to be used
in carrying on the business, specifying make, model, color and license
number, if any, of such equipment.
C.
The names of all employees that he or she will employ
in the business. It is the duty of the snowplow operator to make sure
all of his or her employees comply with the provisions of this chapter.
D.
Such other information as may be required by the Village
Board.
Upon receipt of the application and the license
fee therefor, the Village Clerk shall issue a license, which shall
expire on the 31st day of May of each year.
The annual license fee for a snowplow operator
shall be the sum of $10. In addition thereto, there shall be paid
a fee of $5 for each piece of snowplow equipment used in the business.
These fees shall cover licensing for the snowplow operator's employees
to the extent they are listed on his or her application for license.
Licenses issued under this chapter shall be
issued upon and subject to the following conditions:
A.
That the licensee shall not change or add snowplow
equipment or employees to his or her business without first notifying
the Village Clerk in writing and paying a registration fee of $5 for
each new piece of equipment or group of employees.
B.
That vehicles and equipment shall be equipped with
suitable lighting and warning devices as required by the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York.
C.
No one shall plow or remove snow in such a manner
that it blocks sidewalks, leaves piles in the roadways, pushes or
places snow or other material across any roadway or street onto property
other than that being plowed.
[Amended 2-9-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
D.
That the licensee will comply with all provisions
of this chapter in conducting his business, and that the Village Board
may revoke such license for any violation of this chapter or any other
provision of this Code.
When it shall appear to the Superintendent of
Highways that a licensee has violated any provision of this chapter,
the Superintendent of Highways shall be empowered to recommend to
the Village Board that such license be revoked.
