[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Kensington 8-18-1982 by L.L. No. 2-1982. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 120.
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Editor's Note: The title of this chapter was changed from "Brush, Grass and Weeds" 4-30-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of real property to permit weeds, grass and brush or other uncultivated vegetation to grow, or for dead weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation to accumulate, to a height in excess of eight inches on any plot, parcel or piece of land within the Village.
[Amended 7-15-2015 by L.L. No. 4-2015]
For the first offense in a calendar year, the Village Clerk shall give notice to the owner of such plot, parcel or piece of land that such condition exists by mailing to such owner a written notice at his last known address. The notice shall inform the owner that within five days of receipt of notice the owner is to cut, trim or remove such weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation so that they do not exceed eight inches in height. No such notice shall be required for subsequent offenses in the same calendar year.
A person upon whom notice has been served to cut, trim or remove such weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation and who for five days after service shall neglect or fail to comply with the provision of any such notice shall be deemed to have violated this chapter.
If, after the expiration of 10 days from the date of mailing the notice provided for in § 61-2, the owner shall fail to comply, the Superintendent of Public Works shall have the power to cause the cutting, trimming or removal of such weeds, grass, brush or other uncultivated vegetation or accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush, and the expense thereof shall be charged to the property so affected by including such expense in the next annual tax levy against the property.
[Added 4-30-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003[1]]
All firewood shall be stacked or stored so that it has an eighteen-inch clearance above the ground.
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Editor's Note: This local law also provided for the renumbering of former § 61-5, Penalties for offenses, as § 61-7.
[Added 4-30-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 6-15-2011 by L.L. No. 3-2011]
No garden waste, such as, but not limited to, grass clippings, cut weeds, brush or other vegetation, shall be stored on any plot, parcel or piece of land within the Village, except within a composting bin.
[Amended 5-17-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
Each person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, for each and every day that said violation continues, be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both such fine and imprisonment.