[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Ardsley 7-5-1989 by L.L. No. 3-1989. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following words
and phrases shall have the following meanings:
Includes any individual, firm, partnership, corporation or
business entity of any form, style or nature.
A.
No person shall perform or cause, suffer or permit
others to perform or work within the Village of Ardsley, except when
such performance or work is done in compliance with the regulations
as set forth herein.
B.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to
matters of urgent necessity in the interest of public safety.
The following regulations shall be observed
by all persons and their employees:
A.
No person shall operate any power or manual lawn mower or other gardening
equipment at any time, except between the hours of 8:00 a.m., prevailing
time, and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and 10:00 a.m., prevailing
time, to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, on Sundays and holidays.
[Amended 8-3-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
(1)
Additional rules for blowers and leaf blowers powered by internal
combustion engines using fossil-based fuel:
(a)
No person, firm or corporation shall operate a gas-powered blower
or leaf blower on any property in the Village without first obtaining
a permit.
(b)
Application for a permit for the use of a gas-powered blower
or leaf blower by any person, firm or corporation shall be made to
the Village Clerk on an approved form and for a fee to be determined
from time to time by resolution by the Board of Trustees. A separate
nontransferable permit shall be required for each blower or leaf blower
that will be operated in the Village. The permit shall be valid for
the life of the blower or leaf blower.
(c)
Each blower and leaf blower operated on any property in the
Village must meet EPA Phase 2 2007 exhaust emission standards and
must be operated in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions
or specifications.
(d)
Between the dates of May 15 and September 30:
[1]
Only one blower or leaf blower shall be permitted to be operated
at any one time on any one property;
[2]
Blowers and leaf blowers shall not be operated on any property
in the Village for a period of more than 30 minutes per day;
[3]
Blowers and leaf blowers shall not be operated before 10:00
a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. prevailing time weekdays, weekends and holidays.
(e)
The permit holder shall cause the permit to be permanently affixed
to the blower or leaf blower in a prominent location. The use of copies
or other reproductions of the permit shall not be permitted.
B.
No person shall operate or permit the operation of
any radio, television, video cassette recorder, tape player, compact
disk player, stereo, musical instrument or other sound-producing device
in an unreasonable manner or with such volume so as to cause inconvenience
or annoyance to the neighborhood or to disturb the quiet comfort or
repose of persons in any dwelling or residence.
C.
No person shall cause or commit to be caused unnecessary
noise, including the erection, excavation, demolition, alteration
or repair of any building or structure other than between the hours
of 8:00 a.m., prevailing time, and 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays,
and 10:00 a.m., prevailing time, to 8:00 p.m., prevailing time, on
Sundays and holidays.
D.
No person shall operate or cause to be operated any
mechanism propelled by electricity or by gasoline, fuel, oil or other
combustible substance, unless the same be properly equipped with a
muffler so designed and in such condition as to prevent unnecessary
noise and cause a public nuisance in its operation.
E.
No person shall sing, talk, scream or vocalize in
such a volume so as to cause inconvenience or annoyance to the neighborhood
or to disturb the quiet comfort or repose of persons in any dwelling
or neighborhood.
Any person, firm or corporation committing an
offense against any provision of this chapter shall constitute a violation
and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 for the first
offense and for each and every additional offense a fine not to exceed
$100.
