[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Saranac Lake as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-21-1966 (Ch. 57, Art. I, of the 1965 Code)]
No person shall play baseball, football or basketball or any other open or field sport upon the streets or public grounds within said Village at any time, or engage therein in any act, amusement or practice endangering property or persons, except in areas designated by any municipality or school authority as playing fields.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
No person shall skate, slide or coast upon, into or over or across any of the streets or sidewalks in said Village, except such streets as are designated by the Board of Trustees.
All parades, processions, exhibitions and the playing of bands or the use of sound trucks, upon the streets or public grounds in said Village, are hereby prohibited, unless a permit or license therefor in writing be granted by authority of the Board of Trustees.
No person shall drive any animal on any of the sidewalks in said Village, except horses used for plowing sidewalks during the winter months.
No person shall mar, injure or deface any shade tree in any street or public place in said Village, except where necessary for public safety.
The owner or occupant of any lot adjoining any of the streets or public places of said Village, shall keep the trees adjoining the sidewalk in front of said premises trimmed up to at least 10 feet above the sidewalk. And any person neglecting or refusing to trim such trees within 24 hours after written notice requiring such trimming has been served upon said owner or occupant, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees, or other such official designated by them, to cause such trees to be trimmed and the expense thereof shall be assessed against the adjoining land, which shall be paid by such owner in addition to the penalty hereinafter prescribed.
No person shall cause, allow or permit any horses, cattle, sheep, swine, fowls or other animals to run at large in said Village.
No person shall pile up before any door or on any sidewalk or street in said Village any boxes, casks, barrels, cases, rubbish or other materials or any merchandise; nor shall be place, allow or permit any garbage or rubbish to be placed or remain on any sidewalk or street, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., except on days designated by the Village Manager, for garbage or rubbish pickup. No owner or occupant of any lands in said Village shall allow any obstruction to the free and proper use by the public of the sidewalks adjacent thereto, to be or to remain thereon.
No person shall place or leave any papers, dirt, ashes or litter of any description, or any refuse matter whatever, upon any of the streets or sidewalks in said Village, nor throw or cause to be thrown or put upon the streets or sidewalks in said Village any ashes, litter, sweepings, papers or other rubbish or material whatsoever.
No person shall place or deposit any lumber or other building materials on any street or sidewalks in said Village, except as hereinafter provided. The Board of Trustees may grant, in writing, on such conditions as it may subscribe, to any person to place and keep any building material in any of the public streets in said Village for the purpose of building or repairs, but such permit shall not authorize the obstruction of more than 1/2 of the sidewalk and 1/2 of the street adjacent to the lot on which the erection of a building or repairs are being made, and the person receiving such permit shall properly guard the public from all damages or injuries resulting therefrom by the erection of proper barriers and the maintenance of lights at night.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 57-11 of the 1965 Code, Excavations: permits, fees, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 5-27-1980 by L.L. No. 3-1980. See Art. II, Street and Sidewalk Opening Permits, of this chapter.
No person shall break or disturb any pavement on any of the streets of said Village without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Village Manager, and any person breaking or disturbing such pavement shall be liable for all costs of replacement and damages sustained thereby in addition to the penalty hereinafter prescribed.
No person shall, without the consent of the Board of Trustees in writing, alter the grade of any sidewalk, and all sidewalks hereafter constructed in said Village shall be built on grades established by the Village Engineer or Manager, and shall be constructed under his supervision.
No person shall erect, construct, place, or cause to be erected, constructed or placed, any building or structure extending or projecting into or over any street in said Village. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to the penalty hereinafter prescribed and, in addition thereto, the further penalty of $25 for every 24 hours that the same shall be allowed to remain after notice to the owner or occupant of said premises requiring such removal; provided, however, that such penalty shall not be incurred by reason of any swinging awnings attached to such building for the purpose of shade, and which awning shall not project into the street to a greater distance than is occupied by the sidewalk and shall not be less than seven feet in the clear above the sidewalk.
No person shall wash, clean or spray any vehicle, wagon, truck or other vehicle within or on any of the public streets of said Village.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be liable to a penalty of $25 for each offense. In addition to the penalty herein prescribed, a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall constitute disorderly conduct and the person violating the same shall be a disorderly person.
[Adopted 5-27-1980 by L.L. No. 3-1980 (Ch. 57, Art. II, of the 1965 Code)]
This article shall hereafter be entitled "Street and Sidewalk Opening Permits."
A. 
A street or sidewalk opening permit shall be required of any person or persons, including individuals, partnerships, corporations or unincorporated associations, intending to dog or ditch into or across any Village-accepted street, sidewalk or right-of-way.
B. 
Street and sidewalk opening permits may be obtained at the Village Offices by providing the Village Clerk with a certificate of public liability insurance naming the Village as an insured party; completing an application for a street or sidewalk opening permit; returning a fully executed acknowledgment as is more particularly described in § 243-19A; and paying the fee for such permit as established by a resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.
The procedure for ditching a street, sidewalk or right-of-way shall be as follows:
A. 
Care shall be taken and proper tools used so that the pavement surrounding the area being excavated is not disturbed.
B. 
Unless the Village Highway Superintendent or the Village Water and Sewer Superintendent or one of their agents advises otherwise, all earth removed from the ditch must be drawn away by the person obtaining the permit.
C. 
The person obtaining the permit is responsible for closing such ditch by using dirt or sand. Such person or his agent, servant or employee shall compact the dirt or sand with either heavy equipment or compacting equipment until the ditch is full to the pavement.
A. 
It is the responsibility of the person obtaining the permit to contact the Public Works Superintendent and call Dig Safe NY two full working days in advance, excluding weekends and holidays.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
B. 
There shall be no excavation on a Saturday or Sunday except under an emergency as determined by the Village Manager or the Superintendents of the Highway or Water and Sewer Departments.
C. 
It is the responsibility of the person obtaining the permit and his contractors, agents, servants and employees to at all times place a barricade around the ditch, and such barricade shall consist of sawhorses, or barrels. Such excavated area shall be adequately illuminated with flares or battery operated flashing safety lights.
D. 
The person obtaining such street or sidewalk opening permit is liable for any property or personal injury resulting from the opening or closing of such ditch.
A. 
The person obtaining the permit shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Village Board at the time of obtaining the permit, which fee shall take into consideration the anticipated expense of the Village for patching such street or sidewalk. Such fee may be changed by a resolution of the Village Board of Trustees.
B. 
Such fee may be added to the Village taxes of such property if not timely paid in advance with Subsection A.
Any person found in violation of any provision of this article shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $50 per day. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such.
This article specifically repeals former § 57-11 of the 1965 Code of the Village of Saranac Lake and any other local laws or ordinances that directly conflict with this article.