[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of New Hartford as Ch. 27 of the 1971 Code; amended in its entirety 2-10-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
The seriousness of the matter of the outdoor storage of trailers,
boats, mobile homes, recreational vehicles and abandoned, junked,
discarded and unlicensed motor vehicles upon privately owned properties
within the Village increases with the passage of time. It is a vexation
and annoyance not only to the members of the traveling public but
to the owners and occupants of adjoining lands. The outdoor storage
of such vehicles upon private lands is unsightly. It constitutes an
attractive nuisance to children and a peril to their safety, in case
of fire and explosion, whenever gasoline is left in the fuel tanks
of such vehicles. It depreciates the value of neighboring properties.
The preservation of peace and good order, the suppression of vice,
the benefit of trade, the preservation of public health, the protection
of property and the prevention and extinguishment of fire and explosions
compel the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hartford to legislate
upon this subject matter. It is hereby declared that the adoption
of this chapter has for its purpose the effective termination of such
obnoxious practice.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either
as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant or otherwise, to store or
deposit or cause or permit to be stored or deposited trailers, boats,
mobile homes, recreational vehicles or abandoned, junked, discarded
or unlicensed motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any private land,
upon the surface of such land, within the corporate limits of the
Village of New Hartford.
There shall be no front or side yard parking.[1]
If the provisions of the foregoing section are violated, the
Code Enforcement Officer shall serve written notice, either personally
or by mail, upon the owner, occupant or person having charge of any
such land to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The notice
shall be in substantially the following form:
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"To the owner, occupant or person having charge of land known
on the Assessment Roll of the Village of New Hartford as vacant lot(s)
located on the _____ side of _____ Street or Avenue; or house and
lot number ______ located on the ______ side of _____ Street or Avenue.
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Notice is hereby given that a trailer, boat, mobile home, recreational
vehicle or an abandoned, junked, discarded and unlicensed motor vehicle
has been found stored or deposited upon the above-described property
in the Village of New Hartford. This automobile must be removed within
five days from the date of this notice.
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In case you fail or refuse to comply with this notice on or
before the expiration of said five days from the date of this notice,
the Village of New Hartford, acting through its duly authorized agents,
servants, officers and employees, will enter upon your land and remove
and cause the same to be destroyed. The expense incurred by the Village
will be assessed against the above-described land and shall constitute
a lien thereon and be collected as provided by law.
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Dated:
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Code Enforcement Officer
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Any owner, occupant, lessee, agent or tenant who shall neglect
and refuse to remove said trailers, boats, mobile homes, recreational
vehicles or abandoned, junked, discarded and unlicensed motor vehicle
as directed by this chapter or who shall fail or refuse to comply
with the provisions of any notice herein provided for or who shall
violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who shall resist
or obstruct the duly authorized agents, servants, officers and employees
of the Village in the removal and destruction thereof shall be, upon
conviction thereof, fined a sum of not exceeding $250 or shall undergo
imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both, for each violation
thereof.
