[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Russell Gardens 1-6-1987 as L.L. No. 1-1987.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 60.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any weeds, grass, plants or other growing flora, other than
trees, shrubs, growing agricultural crops, cultivated flowers or other
ornamental plantings, situate on other than a lawn area.
The entire parcel of private property, other than paved areas
and cultivated beds for the growing of trees, shrubs, growing agricultural
crops, cultivated flowers or other ornamental plantings, exclusive
of that portion upon which a building or structure is erected and
situate.
Any ground cover situate on a lawn area.
A.
It shall be unlawful and deemed a nuisance for anyone
to permit, suffer or cause any ground cover to grow to a height in
excess of 10 inches on any private property within the village, exclusive
of park property.
B.
It shall be unlawful and deemed a nuisance for anyone
to permit, suffer or cause any lawn cover to grow to a height in excess
of four inches on any lawn area on private property within the village,
exclusive of park property.
C.
It shall
be unlawful and deemed a nuisance for anyone to permit, suffer or
cause to plant, grow and/or maintain bamboo in or upon the ground,
whether on such person's property or originating on such person's
property and encroaching on any neighboring property. The term "bamboo"
shall be defined as any tropical or semi-tropical grass of the genera
Bambusa, Dendrocalamus or any other related genera.
[Added 7-18-2019 by L.L. No. 4-2019]
The Building Inspector, or such other person
as authorized, shall serve notice, in writing, personally or by mail,
upon any owner, lessee or occupant of real property within the village
to remove any condition proscribed by this chapter, and in the event
that such compliance is not had within five days from the date of
such notice, such person shall be deemed to have violated this chapter.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, and subject to the provisions thereof.
