[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Valley Stream 11-9-1953 by Ord. No. 91. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
No person, firm, association or corporation
shall place or store upon any lot or plot in the Incorporated Village
of Valley Stream any Christmas trees, wreaths, holly or other Christmas
greens for the purpose of sale or otherwise, without first obtaining
a permit therefor from the Village Clerk of the said Incorporated
Village, for the Christmas season of the year in which application
is made.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997]
Every application for a permit shall be made upon a blank furnished by the Village Clerk. It shall be verified and shall contain the name, age and residence of the applicant. It shall contain provisions that the applicant, in consideration of the issuance of the permit, agrees to hold the Village harmless from all suits and damages claimed against the Village because of negligence of the applicant, his agents and employees. It shall contain a statement that $150 is hereby deposited with the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream for the purpose set out in § 18-3.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997]
The applicant shall, upon application for the
permit, deposit with the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream the
sum of $150 and shall at the same time pay a license fee of $100.
The one-hundred-fifty-dollar deposit shall be given to assure and
guarantee for the benefit of the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream
that the applicant will remove all merchandise and such Christmas
rubbish from said lot or plot where the same is placed as aforesaid,
and from the adjacent street, on or before December 29 of the permit
year.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997]
If such merchandise and Christmas rubbish is
not so removed on or before the 29th day of December of said permit
year, then the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream may remove the
same and charge the cost thereof against the deposit of $150.
If the removal is made by the permittee in compliance
with this chapter, then upon presentation to the Village Clerk of
a certificate signed by an officer of the Fire Department certifying
due compliance with the provisions of this chapter, there shall be
returned to said permittee the deposit aforesaid.
No permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall
be construed to relieve any permittee from the duty to properly store
and maintain said merchandise so as not to endanger adjacent property
or interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or of egress
of occupants from said premises or adjacent premises in case of fire.
No permit shall be issued to any person, firm
or association or corporation for the placing or storing or selling
of any such Christmas trees, wreaths, holly or Christmas greens on
any lot or plot or any other place within 50 feet from any gasoline
station.
[Amended 10-6-1997 by L.L. No. 12-1997.]
Any person or persons, firm, association or
corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any
part thereof shall be liable for and forfeit and pay a penalty of
not more than $2,000 for each violation thereof for the use of said
Village.
This chapter shall take effect immediately.
