[Added 12-10-1970]
Every owner, lessee or occupant of lands, or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant of land, shall not throw, cast, deposit or cause to be thrown, cast or deposited, or suffer or allow to be placed upon or remain on any such land, any rubbish, waste materials, litter, leaves or garbage or any other materials which may constitute a hazard to health or which may be combustible or flammable or which may constitute a fire hazard.
The Village Clerk may serve or cause to be served written notice, either personally or by certified or registered mail upon the owner or owners of such land wherein a violation of this article is alleged to exist, indicating the nature of the alleged violation of this article and requiring the owner or owners to comply in removing such violation within 10 days after the notice is served.
If the owner or owners upon whom such notice is served fails, neglects or refuses to comply with such notice, the officers, agents and employees of the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor are hereby authorized to enter upon such land and to do whatever work is necessary to remove the said violation.
After the work is completed, the Superintendent of Public Works shall certify, to the Board of Trustees, the Assessor and the Treasurer, the cost of performing such work, and the said cost shall thereupon be assessed upon the said real property upon which the said violation existed and shall constitute a lien and charge upon the real property on which the assessment is levied until paid or otherwise discharged or satisfied and shall be collected by the Village Treasurer, all as set forth in Article 5, entitled Finances, of the Village Law of the State of New York.
If any owner of such lands is a nonresident of the Village, a notice mailed to his last known address shall be deemed sufficient service thereof.
[Added 5-15-2008 by L.L. No. 3-2008]
A. 
Every owner, lessee or occupant of lands, or any agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant of land, shall not throw, cast, deposit or cause to be thrown, cast or deposited, or suffer or allow to be placed upon or remain on any such Village-owned property, any rubbish, waste materials, litter, branches, leaves or garbage or any other materials which may constitute a hazard to health, or which may be or become combustible or flammable or which may constitute a fire hazard or may prevent access to Village-owned property.
B. 
The violation of any provision of this section is punishable by a fine not exceeding the amount of $1,000 per day for each day the violation exists or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. A new appearance ticket may be issued each day that the offender(s) is/are in violation.