[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Highland
Falls 8-10-1971 by L.L. No. 5-1971 as
Ch. 105 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter shall be to improve and promote the health,
safety and general welfare of the community, including the protection and
preservation of the property of the Village and its inhabitants by control
and removal of dead trees.
All owners of real property on which dead or abandoned trees are permitted
to stand which produce or cause to be produced a dangerous condition likely
to cause imminent damage to a structure or building located on said premises
or to a structure or building on lands adjoining said premises shall cut down
said tree or trees and remove the same from the premises within five days
after the mailing of a notice, in writing, by the Building Inspector, sent
by registered or certified mail to the owner or owners shown on the current
assessment roll to the address shown thereon.
All owners of real property on which dead or abandoned trees have been
felled which produce a hazardous or dangerous condition so as to be exposed
to the risk of fire or so as to produce an uncleanly condition shall cause
such felled trees to be removed from the premises thereof within five days
after the mailing of a notice, in writing, by the Building Inspector, sent
by registered or certified mail to the owner or owners shown on the current
assessment roll to the address shown thereon.
In the event that the owner or owners shall fail to cut down dead trees
and shall fail to remove the fallen dead trees within five days after the
mailing of said notice as herein specified, the Village of Highland Falls
is hereby authorized to cut down and remove the same after they have been
cut down, at the expense of the owner or owners, which expense of such work
shall be reported to the Village Board, who shall direct the same to be levied
against the premises upon which said work was done.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be
guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by
a maximum fine of $250 or by a term of imprisonment of not more than 15 days,
or both. Each day that a violation of or failure to comply with any provision
of this enactment or any regulation promulgated hereunder by the Board of
Trustees occurs shall constitute a separate and distinct violation.
