Except as provided in §
48-7, no stone, sand, clay, loam, topsoil, subsoil, earth and gravel of any kind or other natural material shall be added, moved, removed or excavated in any way (including, without limitation, any such adding, moving, removing or excavating in connection with the reduction or increase of any kind in grade) from or on any land in the Incorporated Village of Laurel Hollow unless a permit shall first have been obtained as hereinafter provided.
[Amended 3-12-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Before commencing any such adding, moving, removing or excavating, other than as provided in §
48-7, the owner or lessee of the premises, or an authorized representative of such person, shall apply to the Village Board of Trustees, through the Building Inspector of the Village, for a permit and shall pay to the Village a fee to be fixed by the Board of Trustees of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. In addition, the applicant shall be responsible for reimbursing the Village for the full cost of Village Engineer fees incurred in reviewing the application and performing field inspections. The applicant for such permit shall deposit the sum of $500 with the Village, to be placed in an escrow account for that purpose. Any fees incurred exceeding the sum held in escrow shall be paid by the applicant upon presentation of an invoice setting forth such fees. All applications shall be made by the applicant in writing, under oath, and shall contain such information and be accompanied by such of the following and other data and be in such form as may reasonably be required by the Village Board of Trustees:
A. A complete description of the proposed work, including
the total cubic yards of material to be dredged, filled, excavated,
moved, removed or deposited.
B. The location and dimensions of the affected premises.
C. The present topography of the affected and neighboring
premises and the topography which will exist after the proposed work
has been completed, including, without limitation, a topographical
map prepared by a licensed civil engineer or surveyor.
D. Distances of the proposed work from the boundaries
of the premises, from buildings on all adjoining premises, from the
mean high watermark of all neighboring bodies of water and from adjoining
public streets.
E. A complete statement of the proposed disposition of
all material to be added, moved, removed or excavated.
F. Proposed truck access to the property for any material
to be moved over existing streets within the village.
G. Such other information and data as the Board may require.
[Added 4-8-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary set forth in this chapter, in the event a permit required under this chapter is sought in conjunction with an approval required from the Village Board of Zoning Appeals and/or Planning Board pursuant to Article
VI of Chapter
145 of the Village Code, the Village Board of Zoning Appeals and/or Planning Board shall be authorized to issue such permit in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Upon receipt of any such application, the Village
Board of Trustees may, in its discretion, call a hearing open to the
public for the consideration thereof and may at such hearing take
such testimony and receive such exhibits from such witnesses as it
may deem necessary or advisable to assist in its determination with
respect to the application.
The Village Board of Trustees may grant such
a permit if it finds affirmatively that the proposed filling, moving,
removing or excavating is consistent with the good order, peace, health,
safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Village
and the community and with all other ordinances of the Village (including,
without limitation, the Village Building Zone Ordinance) and the Village Board of Trustees shall state in such
permit such restrictions and conditions as it may deem necessary or
desirable to protect and preserve the same and to protect and preserve
the property of the Village and its inhabitants.
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to allow
or permit any commercial activity of any kind within the Village or
any filling, moving, removing or excavating (including, without limitation,
any such filling, moving, removing or excavating in connection with
the reduction or increase of any kind in grade) of natural material
for commercial purposes or for the sale thereof, and the same is prohibited,
except as may be permitted by and approved pursuant to both the Village
Building Zone Ordinance and this chapter.
[Amended 11-12-2013 by L.L. No. 4-2013]
A. No such
permit shall be required to add organic mulch;
B. No such
permit shall be required if the amount of such material to be added,
moved, removed or excavated from any two-acre parcel of land shall
be less in aggregate than five cubic yards, provided that such work
shall be done at least 100 feet distant from the mean high watermark
of all neighboring bodies of water, or further provided that such
work shall be incident and necessary to the construction or alteration
of a walk, driveway, building or other structure on such land or to
the landscaping or planting thereof for which a building permit has
been issued therefor; and
C. The Building Inspector shall consider all applications for permits required pursuant to this chapter if the amount of such material to be added, moved, removed or excavated from any two-acre parcel of land shall be in aggregate from the range of five cubic yards up to less in aggregate than 15 cubic yards. A permit application fee of $100 shall accompany all applications made pursuant to this Subsection
C. All other applications pursuant to this chapter shall be made to the Board of Trustees pursuant to §
48-3 hereof.
[Amended 3-12-2009 by L.L. No. 1-2009]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a
term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
The Village Board of Trustees may also maintain
an action or proceeding in the name of the village in a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction
any violation of this chapter, and appropriate actions or proceedings
may be taken by the village or any person at law or in equity to prevent
any unlawful moving, removing or excavating regulated by this chapter,
or to restrain, correct or abate a violation thereof, and all these
remedies shall be in addition to the penalties prescribed in the preceding
section.