[Amended 7-18-2019 by L.L. No. 6-2019]
Except where specific maximum penalties are provided elsewhere in this Code, in a state law or in another ordinance or local law of the Village for a particular violation, any person who shall violate any provision of this Code, or any provision of any other Village ordinance or local law referring to this article, by doing any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful thereby or declared to be an offense thereby, or who shall engage in or exercise any business or occupation or do anything for which a license or permit is required thereby without having a valid license or permit therefor as required, or who shall fail to do any act required by any such provision, or who shall fail to do any act when such provision declares such failure to be unlawful or to be an offense, shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Code of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not less than $250 nor more than $5,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
[Added 2-6-1990 by L.L. No. 1-1990]
Whenever in this Code an activity is proscribed or prohibited to be performed, permitted, made, aided, countenanced, encouraged, assisted or the like on any property within the Village of Russell Gardens, or the creation, establishment, erection, placement or maintenance of any object, thing, attachment, disturbance, noise or nuisance shall be a violation of a provision of this Code, the owner, tenant, operator or person-in-control of any property within the Village on which such activity, object, thing, attachment, disturbance, noise, nuisance or the like shall occur shall be presumed to have full knowledge thereof and to have consented to, performed, permitted, made, aided, countenanced, encouraged, assisted or established, erected, placed or maintained the same. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed necessarily to impose exclusive liability upon such owner, tenant, operator or person-in-control.
[Added 2-1-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
Village Trustees are authorized to issue appearance tickets for violations of any provision of this Code, with the exception of Chapter 55, for which appearance tickets can only be issued for violations of §§ 55-10 through 55-14.
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 6, Appearance Tickets.
[Amended 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
The Village Board may, after a hearing, for which reasonable notice shall be given to any alleged offender, assess a civil penalty not exceeding $3,500 for any offense against the provisions of this Code. The alleged offender shall be served with a brief outline of the alleged offense charged and may be represented by counsel at any hearing held by the Village Board on said offense. Additionally, the Village may pursue any other remedy permitted by law, which remedy shall be deemed cumulative and not exclusive. The civil penalty assessment by the Village Board shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the amount of said penalty in any action or proceeding seeking its recovery or to enforce the rights of the Village.
The continuation of an offense for each successive day shall constitute a separate violation, and the person or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the offense may be punished as provided in this chapter by either criminal or civil penalties, or both, for each such separate violation.
The imposition of a penalty as provided above, or as specifically provided in any other chapter of this Code or other ordinance or local law of the village, shall be in addition to any injunctive or remedial relief which is authorized under the laws of the State of New York, with the same force and effect as though provided for herein. Such penalty shall not be deemed to be in lieu of any provision for revocation or suspension of any license or permit.
[Added 6-8-1981 by L.L. No. 4-1981]
Whenever an owner of property is required under this Code to make an improvement, perform any work or do any act on such property in the interest of public safety, health, comfort or the general welfare and such owner shall fail to make the improvement or perform the work or act required and the Board of Trustees shall cause such improvement, work or act to be done on such property or a contract has been awarded therefor by the Board, the cost of such improvement, work or act may be assessed, levied and collected as against such property or owner in the same manner as a tax. Before making such assessment, levy and collection, the village shall serve written notice upon the owner or upon the property of the improvement, work or act to be done, and a reasonable time for performance shall be given therefor. Upon the failure to comply within the time given, a hearing shall be scheduled before the Board of Trustees, upon notice, giving the owner of such property reasonable opportunity to be heard prior to the Board making or providing for such improvement, work or act to be done and the cost thereof assessed, levied and collected.