[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Port Chester 4-5-1971.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 6-10-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002]
Every owner, tenant, occupant or person lawfully in possession of land
in the Village of Port Chester shall:
A.
Have all grass cut to a maximum height of six inches,
vines, shrubs, trees and limbs and brush reasonably cut or trimmed and the
trimmings and clippings removed therefrom.
B.
Have all poisonous weeds or growth, ragweed, and other
noxious weeds eradicated.
C.
Have all rubbish, litter, debris, unsightly or objectionable
materials, which are or might tend to become health or fire hazards, removed
from such land.
[Amended 8-2-1971; 12-5-1983
by L.L. No. 17-1983; 6-5-1995 by L.L.
No. 4-1995; 8-3-1998 by L.L. No. 8-1998; 6-10-2002
by L.L. No. 9-2002]
If conditions existing on the property violate the provisions of this
chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer or other designated officer or employee
shall serve or cause to be served a written notice of such violation. Said
service shall be made personally, if available, or by regular and certified
mail, return receipt requested. In addition, the notice of violation shall
be posted prominently upon the premises. The notice shall contain substantially
the following: the name of the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises;
the address or location of the premises; the identification of the premises
as the same appears on the current assessment roll; a statement of the conditions
on the property deemed upon inspection to be in violation of this chapter;
and a demand that the conditions shall be corrected no less than five days
after personal service or the mailing of such notice and that a failure or
refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter and the notice given
pursuant thereto within the time specified may result in the Village or private
contractor retained by the Village entering upon the property and correcting
such condition with the cost to be assessed against the premises and constituting
a lien thereon until paid and collected in the same manner provided for by
law for the collection of delinquent taxes or other Village charges. Said
notice shall also afford the owner, tenant, occupant or person lawfully in
possession the opportunity to be heard prior to the Village or its contractor
making entry upon the premises to do any work.
No owner, tenant, occupant or person lawfully in possession of real
property in the Village of Port Chester shall permit or allow or cause to
be placed thereon any grass, hedge clippings or similar trimmings, weeds,
rubbish, litter, refuse, garbage, cinders, bottles, waste, building or discarded
construction materials or other debris of any kind whatsoever, to be dumped
or deposited on any lands in his ownership or possession or subject to his
control, nor on any other private lands; nor may any person dump or deposit
any such material on public lands without permission from the Superintendent
of Public Works of the Village of Port Chester.
No person shall throw, discard, place or drop any article, litter, waste
or material of any kind on any public highway or street or pedestrian walkway
or private property abutting same, in the Village of Port Chester, nor may
any person willfully cause or negligently permit any article, litter or material
to fall upon or to be blown to any roadway, either from his person or from
any vehicle using the roadway or any portion of a street, irrespective of
whether or not such person be the owner, operator or passenger of such vehicle.
[Amended 6-1-1994 by L.L. No. 8-1994]
Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine not to exceed $250, which fine shall be increased
to not to exceed $500 for a second or subsequent violation within any twelve-month
period.
