[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hudson
Falls 8-18-1986 as Ch. 63 of the 1968 Code; amended in
its entirety 3-16-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Nuisance abatement — See Ch. 140.
[Amended 1-13-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003; 5-14-2007
by L.L. No. 1-2007]
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as
owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant or otherwise, to store or deposit or
caused to be stored or deposited an abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle
or motor vehicles upon any private land within the corporate limits of the
Village of Hudson Falls. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, unregistered
vehicles in open storage shall be limited in number to one per parcel or lot.
This means that any parcel or lot, irrespective of the number of dwelling
units it may contain or the use of the parcel or lot, is limited to one unregistered
motor vehicle in open storage. This provision does not apply to customer vehicles
under or scheduled for repair or awaiting customer pick up at registered automotive
repair shops and automotive body repair shops, or to licensed commercial motor
vehicle sales operations or licensed automobile junkyards.
[Amended 8-14-2000 by L.L. No. 9-2000; 10-12-2004
by L.L. No. 6-2004]
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall subject the offending
party to a penalty not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding
15 days, or both, for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second
offense, both of which were committed within a period of three years, punishable
by a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 30 days, or both; and upon conviction for a third offense or
subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years,
punishable by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $750 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 60 days, or both. In addition to such penalty,
such violation shall constitute disorderly conduct, and the person violating
the same shall be a disorderly person.
