This chapter shall be known as the "Property Maintenance Law
of the Town of Jerusalem."
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the general health,
safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Jerusalem and to
protect the value of real property in the Town of Jerusalem and to
promote and perpetuate the attractive appearance of the community
by requiring proper maintenance of real property within the Town.
The Town Board of the Town of Jerusalem enacts this chapter
under the authority granted by:
A. Article IX of the New York State Constitution, § 2(c)(6)
and (10).
B. New York State Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, Subdivision
1(i) and (ii) and Subdivision 1(a)(6), (11), (12), and (14).
C. New York State Town Law § 64, Subdivision 5-a, Removal
of fire and health hazards and weeds.
D. New York State Town Law § 130, Subdivision 15, Promotion
of public welfare.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle defined as an "abandoned vehicle" pursuant
to § 1224 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of
New York, as amended, and/or an unregistered, uninspected or inoperable
automobile, boat, snowmobile, lawn mower, go-cart, motorcycle or other
motor vehicle which is openly stored or situated on property within
the Town of Jerusalem.
JUNK VEHICLE
Any automobile, boat, snowmobile, lawn mower, go-cart, motorcycle
or other motor vehicle, including component parts thereof, which is
stored in open, outdoor storage and which, for any reason, is incapable
of moving by its own power in the manner in which it was designed
to move, and which is not intended for or in condition for safe and
legal use on public highways.
NUISANCE, HAZARD AND LITTER
Include, but shall not be limited to, abandoned motor vehicles
or junk vehicles or any part thereof, unless such party has a license
to store the same, any waste metal or materials, garbage, refuse,
rubbish, old refrigerators, stoves or like products, used bottles
or cans, glass, wood, lumber or vegetable matter of any kind or any
other matter which is flammable or capable of fermentation, evaporation
or decay, abandoned building or construction materials or supplies,
discarded paper or material of junk substance, tree stumps or matter
attractive to vermin or likely to breed disease, cause fire or be
a health hazard.
Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a violation
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of not less
than $100, and not more than $250, or imprisonment for a term not
to exceed 15 days, or both. Each week's continued violation shall
constitute a separate, additional violation.
The provisions of this chapter shall be subject to and subordinate
to the provisions of the New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
The Town of Jerusalem Code Enforcement Officer is hereby charged
with the responsibility and duty to administer and enforce this chapter.