[Adopted 9-11-1978 by L.L. No. 6-1978]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any inoperable motor vehicle which is no longer intended or in condition
for legal use on the public highways.
No person owning, occupying or having control over any building or premises
within the Village of Lawrence shall cause, suffer or allow the placement
of any junk vehicle upon such premises.
Upon receipt of information that any person is in violation of this
chapter, the appropriate Village official shall make or cause to be made an
inspection; and, if he is satisfied that a violation of this chapter exists,
he shall serve or cause to be served, upon the owner or such other person
occupying or having control over the building or premises upon which the violation
exists, a written notice containing a description of the building or premises,
the particulars which constitute a violation of this chapter and an order
to remove the violation from the premises within 10 days from the date of
service of such notice.
If the person served with notice shall fail to comply with the requirements
thereof, the Village shall remove, or cause to be removed, the junk vehicles
from the premises upon which they are found.
The cost of removal and disposal of junk vehicles shall be assessed
against the property upon which the violation is found and shall be collected
in the same manner as the Village tax.
[Added 4-13-1988 by L.L.
No. 5-1988; amended 9-11-2002 by L.L.
No. 5-2002]
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 up to a maximum of $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.
