The property which is the subject of this chapter
shall be the areas of any village, county or state street, road or
highway located between the paved portion of such public right-of-way
and the boundary of any adjacent property. For the purposes of this
chapter, the term "public right-of-way" shall refer to any such village,
county or state street, road or highway.
[Added 6-28-2000 by L.L. No. 6-2000]
A. The Board of Trustees hereby recognizes serious health
concerns which have arisen regarding the spread of West Nile Virus,
or similar diseases carried by mosquitoes. This section is enacted
by the Village in order to assist in creating and implementing effective
programs for control and surveillance of mosquito breeding sites,
toward the goal of reducing the possible spread of diseases communicated
by mosquitoes.
B. Every person or entity owning, or having control over,
any property in the Village shall maintain such property in such manner
as to avoid or eliminate any conditions conducive to the breeding
of mosquitoes, which actions shall include, but not be limited to,
permitting standing freshwater to remain in place outdoors on such
property for more than two days, unless such standing freshwater is
either treated or managed in a manner approved by the Nassau County
Department of Health for the elimination or control of mosquito breeding
or circulated in such manner as to remove the threat of breeding mosquitoes.
[Added 8-20-2008 by L.L. No. 2-2008]
A. Each owner of private property in the Village on which
is located any recharge basin, sump, pond, or other drainage facility,
by whatever name known, shall maintain the same in a condition such
that the facility functions in the intended manner and to the intended
extent.
B. Each day on which such owner violates this section
shall constitute a separate violation.
C. For the purposes of this section, where the facility
is located within a common area of a condominium or homeowners' association,
the "owner of the property" shall be deemed to be the managing board
of the condominium or association in its managerial capacity and not
the individual board members.