Every owner or occupant of any house or other
building, and every owner or person entitled to possession of any
vacant lot, and any person having charge of any church or any public
building in the Village of Great Neck Plaza shall, during the winter
season or during the time snow shall continue on the ground, keep
the sidewalk in front of such lot or house free from obstruction by
snow or ice and icy conditions and shall at all times keep such sidewalk
in good and safe repair and maintain the same clean, free from filth,
dirt, weeds or other obstructions or encumbrances.
[Added 11-19-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
The obligation set forth in §
185-1 regarding the removal of snow and ice shall include the following:
A. The owner or occupant of property subject to this
obligation shall clean and maintain a four-foot-wide path on the sidewalk
free of snow and ice.
B. The owner or occupant of property subject to this
obligation shall not only clear the sidewalk of snow and ice but shall
also keep such sidewalk free of ice and snow by clearing it as frequently
as necessary.
C. The owner or occupant of property which is a corner lot, as defined in Village Code §
225-2, shall further be required to clear and maintain a four-foot-wide path free of snow and ice between the sidewalk and the curb of the street at the corner.
D. The owner or occupant of property which adjoins a
sidewalk adjacent to a crosswalk shall further be required to clear
and maintain a four-foot-wide path free of snow and ice from the sidewalk
to the beginning of the crosswalk of the curb of the street.
E. Fire
hydrants and water standpipe connections.
[Added 1-4-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
(1) The
owner, occupant and other persons in control of property in the Village
which is adjacent to a fire hydrant or on which is located a water
standpipe connection shall be required:
(a) To remove snow and ice from around the hydrant for a distance of
two feet in each direction;
(b) To remove snow and ice from a circular area (having a three-foot
diameter) surrounding the water standpipe connection;
(c) To remove snow and ice from all signs on the property showing the
location and address of the water standpipe connection; and
(d) To keep the hydrant, water standpipe connection and other areas described
in this subsection free from snow and ice during the winter.
(2) Removal
of snow and ice as specified above shall be done within four hours
after snow has ceased to fall, except that the period between 9:00
p.m. and 7:00 a.m. shall not be included in computing compliance with
such requirement. If, for good cause, a hydrant or water standpipe
connection cannot be cleared within the requisite time period, the
owner or occupant or other person in control of the affected property
shall notify the Village Commissioner of Public Services.
(3) Upon
the failure of the owner or occupant or other person in control of
the property to comply with the provisions of this subsection, then,
in addition to any other fines or penalties, the Village or its agent
may provide for the removal thereof at the expense of the noncomplying
owner occupant, and/or person in control of the property.
(4) The
noncomplying owner, occupant and/or person in control of the property
shall reimburse the Village for the costs and expenses of any such
snow and ice removal within 14 days of service of a demand for payment
by the Village Clerk. The noncomplying owner, occupant and/or person
in control of the property shall have an opportunity to contest the
removal costs and expenses set forth in the demand for payment issued
by the Village Clerk upon written request made to the Village Clerk
within 10 days of service of the demand for payment being issued.
(5) Upon
the failure of the owner, occupant and/or person in control of the
property to pay such costs, the Village Commissioner of Public Services
shall certify the costs of any such snow removal work and provide
same to the Village Clerk. Such costs and expenses shall be assessed
against and recovered from the real property subject to action pursuant
to this chapter, as designated by a resolution of the Village Clerk
and the expenses so assessed shall constitute a lien and charge on
the real property on which they are levied until paid or otherwise
satisfied or discharged and shall be collected in the same manner
and at the same time as other Village charges. The provisions of this
section with respect to costs shall be in addition to any penalty
imposed for violation of or noncompliance with any provision of this
code.
It shall be unlawful for any persons to deposit,
drop, throw or otherwise dispose of paper, debris or refuse of any
nature whatsoever upon the sidewalks, streets, parking areas or other
public places in the Village of Great Neck Plaza.
[Amended 4-1-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
A. Obstruction of sidewalks prohibited; exception.
(1) No person, firm, association or corporation which
is the owner, occupant or lessee of any premises abutting on any street,
road, highway or parkway within the Village of Great Neck Plaza shall:
(a)
Place, keep, permit or suffer to be placed or
kept on any sidewalk in front of, adjoining or adjacent to such premises
any goods, wares, merchandise, boxes, barrels, rubbish, garbage, display
signs or material things of any kind or description.
(b)
In any manner obstruct or interfere with the
use of any such sidewalk.
(c)
Maintain, open or operate any sidewalk vault door except in accordance with the provisions set forth in Subsections
B and
C of this section.
(2) However, nothing contained in this Section shall prevent
persons from placing goods, wares, merchandise or household furniture
on the sidewalk temporarily while loading or unloading the same, provided
that it is done without unnecessary delay, and provided further that
such goods, wares, merchandise or household furniture are not allowed
or permitted to remain on such sidewalks within the prohibited area
for a longer period than one hour.
B. Definitions. As used in this section, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
SIDEWALK VAULT
Any covered opening in a public sidewalk which affords access
to a basement or a basement stair in a building.
UTILITY VAULT
Any covered opening on private or public property adjoining
a public street or sidewalk or otherwise accessible to the public
which affords access to a water cutoff valve or meter, to a sewage
trap, to an electrical transformer or to comparable utility equipment.
C. The opening and maintenance of a sidewalk or utility
vault shall conform to the following provisions:
(1) Before the doors or cover of any such vault are opened,
barricades must be placed on all sides of the vault. Such barricades
shall be continuous, a minimum of three feet in height and shall be
safety orange or safety yellow in color.
(2) A sidewalk or utility vault shall be opened from the
aboveground side only and under no condition may be opened from the
inside of the building to which it is adjacent or to which it provides
access.
(3) At all times when the sidewalk or utility vault door
or doors are in the open position, they must be attended by a person
physically located in the immediate vicinity of the open vault doors
to warn pedestrians of a dangerous obstruction and to direct such
pedestrians safely around the obstruction.
(4) All such sidewalk and utility vaults shall be constructed
and maintained so that, when closed, they are flush with the adjacent
sidewalk. No lock, hasp, tongue or latch shall protrude above the
surface of the vault door, doors or frame.
(5) All such vault doors shall be maintained in a structurally
sound condition and shall be maintained and designed to adequately
support the loads to which they are subjected.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996]
In addition to other remedies provided by law,
each violation of the provision of this article shall subject the
owner, general agent, contractor, tenant, occupant or any other person
in charge of the property abutting upon the sidewalk or curbing where
any violation has been committed to a fine or penalty of not more
than $250 or to a period of imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or
both.