[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Tivoli 6-19-2019 by L.L. No. 2-2019[1]. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 171,
which comprised Art. I, General Provisions, adopted 5-11-1998 by L.L.
No. 1-1998; and Art. II, Work Performed by Village, adopted 9-11-1995,
as amended.
The present tense shall include the future; the singular number
shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. The word "shall"
is always mandatory.
Certain words and terms used in this chapter are defined for
the purpose thereof, as follows:
- DEBRIS
- All materials resulting from the construction, excavation, landscaping, renovation, equipping, remodeling, repair or demolition of structures, property or roads, or resulting from the preparation therefor (including unenclosed storage on a residential property of construction materials for which no building permit has been issued), as well as materials consisting of vegetation resulting from land clearing and grubbing, utility line maintenance and seasonal and storm-related cleanup, except when such materials are organized in piles or structures for purposes of composting. Such materials include, but are not limited to, bricks, concrete, and other masonry material, soil, rock, wood, wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, nonasbestos insulation, roofing shingles, asphaltic pavement, glass, window frames, electrical wiring and components, plastics, carpeting, foam padding, linoleum, metals, or any combination thereof which are incidental to construction, excavation, landscaping, renovation, equipping, remodeling, repair, or demolition.
- GARBAGE
- All putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from growing, processing, marketing, and preparation of food items, including the containers in which they are packaged, except when such wastes are organized in piles or structures for purposes of composting.
- JUNKED VEHICLE
- Any motor vehicle which is either inoperative (in whole or in part), in a wrecked condition, or in such condition or state of disrepair that such vehicle cannot be registered immediately without extensive repair or for which the cost or repair exceeds the book value of the motor vehicle.
- PROPERTY OWNER
- Any person, individual, business, partnership, firm or corporation whose name is listed as grantee on the last deed of record for the property recorded with the Dutchess County Clerk.
- RUBBISH
- All discarded or worthless nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, including but not limited to paper and paper products, rags, wrappings, cardboard, tin cans, wood, glass, metals, plastics, tires, bedding, cloth, crockery, furniture, appliances, and similar items.
- TENANT
- An individual who leases, uses or occupies a rental property.
No property owner, tenant, or agent thereof, shall cause, permit,
or allow any of the following standards to be violated:
A.
Every property owner or tenant of any lot of ground in the Village
of Tivoli shall be required to keep said lot clear of tall grass (in
excess of 10 inches in height) and noxious weeds, and all landscaping
shall be maintained so that lawns, hedges, bushes or trees are not
overgrown, constituting an unsafe condition or blight.
B.
All properties shall be maintained free and clear of all garbage, rubbish, and debris. Such refuse shall be kept inside the building or buildings on the property, inside a structure screening the refuse from neighbors and the public, or in a container complying with Chapter 184, Solid Waste, and Chapter 231, Zoning, of this Code, and shall be regularly collected and removed from the property.
C.
A junked vehicle shall not be parked or stored in the open, but shall
only be parked or stored inside a building or inside a structure screening
the vehicle from neighbors and the public. Except as otherwise permitted
by statute, local law, ordinance or other regulations, no more than
one unregistered or unlicensed vehicle may be parked, kept or stored
outdoors on any property. Lack of a license plate or the incorrect
license plate affixed to a motor vehicle shall be presumptive evidence
that the vehicle is unregistered.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee,
agent, tenant or otherwise, to throw, cast or deposit or to cause
or permit to run, drop or remain or to be thrown, cast or deposited
any decomposable matter which might create a nuisance or act as a
breeding place for flies or as food for rats, discarded things capable
of holding water which might serve as breeding places for mosquitoes
or combustible matter which might serve to increase the fire hazard
of neighboring property in or upon any lot or land, body of water
or place within the Village of Tivoli, except at such place or places
designated or provided by the Board of Health, provided that garbage,
manure, offal and other putrescible matter may be temporarily kept
in suitable cans, vessels, tanks or containers which are watertight
and provided with tightly fitting covers. Nothing in this section
shall be construed as to prohibit the depositing of manure upon private
property for the purpose of cultivating the same.
It shall be unlawful to permit or allow in or upon vacant lot
or other premises any water to collect and lie stagnant in which mosquito
larvae breed or are likely to breed. Whenever the Village Clerk or
Code Enforcement Official shall determine that an accumulation of
water, wherein mosquito larvae breed, constitutes a nuisance or danger
or injury to life or health, they may suppress such nuisance or remove
such danger or injury. In addition, the Village Board may act pursuant
to the Public Health Law of the State of New York.
If the provisions of §§ 171-3 and 171-4 are not complied with, the Village Clerk or Code Enforcement Official may serve written notice upon the property owner, tenant, lessee or occupant, or any person having the care or control of any such lot or land, body of water or place, to comply with the provisions of this chapter. If the person upon whom the notice is served fails, neglects or refuses to comply with the provisions of the notice within five days after receipt thereof, the Village Clerk or Code Enforcement Official may cause such conditions, substances or matter described in §§ 171-3 and 171-4 to be removed or such nuisances to be suppressed. A report of the work done shall be filed in the office of the Village Clerk.
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by
a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15
days, or both. Each day of continuance of an offense shall be considered
a separate offense.
A.
Fees and administrative inspection fees for clearing, repair, lawn
mowing and any other work that is determined to be necessary by the
Board shall be as set forth, from time to time, by resolution of the
Board of Trustees.
B.
The actual cost of the work done on behalf of the Village or the
charge established by resolution of the Village Board, plus an administrative
inspection fee of 5% or such other amount as may be determined from
time to time by resolution of the Village Board, together with any
other costs incurred by the Village in connection with the performance
of such work, shall be billed to the property owner.
C.
If the above fees and costs are not paid to the Village within 30
days, they shall thereafter be certified to the Assessor and placed
as a lien upon the property on which such conditions, substances,
nuisances or fire hazards existed and shall be added to and become
and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such
lot or land, and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and
shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same
manner as taxes.
D.
In addition, the Board of Trustees may 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 the violation
of this chapter.
