For the purpose of this chapter, the following
definitions shall apply:
ARBORIST
Any person or business which operates, conducts or supervises
a business which removes, prunes, cuts or trims trees as part or all
of its services.
VEHICLE
A vehicle designed, built or used for the purpose of removal,
cutting or trimming of trees.
A license shall be issued by the Village Clerk
within 10 days after submission of a completed application by marking
the application "approved" together with the date of such approval
and the signature of the Village Clerk. A license shall not be issued
to an applicant by the Village Clerk unless the applicant has complied
with all terms and conditions of this chapter and all rules and regulations
adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Every licensee shall keep complete and accurate
books of account with respect to the operation of his/her business
within the jurisdictional boundary of the Incorporated Village of
Lloyd Harbor. All such records shall be retained by the licensee for
at least three years.
Each licensed vehicle shall have the name and
address of the licensee and village license number in letters not
less than four inches in height, either painted or otherwise securely
affixed to the vehicle.
Upon the sale, dissolution, suspension or discontinuance,
whether voluntary or involuntary, of the business of a licensee, it
shall be the duty of the licensee to notify the Village Clerk and
surrender the license to the Clerk.
The holder of any license which has been revoked,
and any applicant who shall have been denied a license under this
chapter, may petition the Board of Trustees for review of the determination
as follows:
A. The petition for review shall be in writing, signed
and acknowledged by the applicant or licensee, and shall state the
ground or grounds on which the petitioner claims that the determination
was improper or illegal.
B. The petition shall be filed with the Village Clerk
within 20 days after notification of denial or revocation has been
mailed to him/her by certified mail.
C. Upon filing of the written petition, a hearing shall be held, pursuant to the provisions of §
184-13.
The Board of Trustees may promulgate rules,
regulations and standards to ensure the quality, efficiency and effectiveness
of the enforcement, interpretation and implementation of this chapter.
It shall be unlawful for any arborist to remove, cut, trim or alter any tree in the village without obtaining a license as required by Chapter
183 of the Code. In addition to any other penalty permitted by law, any such violations shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 for each occurrence. For the purposes of this chapter, each tree removed, cut, trimmed or altered shall be a separate occurrence.
Notwithstanding the payment of any license fee
or the issuance of any license by the village, the village, including
its agents and employees, shall be under no obligation whatsoever
concerning the adequacy, operation or maintenance of such business
or of its service to village residents, nor does the village assume
any liability whatsoever for the actions of any licensed business.