[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hartland 6-13-2002 by L.L. No.
1-2002. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Town Board of the Town of Hartland hereby finds that the outdoor
storage, accumulation, deposit, placement of abandoned, junked, discarded,
wholly or partially dismantled or unlicensed or unregistered motor
vehicles, rubbish, debris, or solid waste upon private property threatens
the health, safety and welfare of the Town residents. Outdoor storage,
accumulation, deposit or placement of such items creates a significant
fire hazard, endangers the environment and groundwater, leads to infestation
by insects, vermin or rodents, depreciates property values, and has
a deteriorating and blighting effect upon the neighborhood and community.
B.
The Town Board hereby determines that the outdoor storage, accumulation,
deposit or placement of abandoned, junked, discarded, wholly or partially
dismantled or unlicensed or unregistered motor vehicles, rubbish,
debris and solid waste upon private property constitutes a public
nuisance.
A.
DEBRIS
GARBAGE
MOTOR VEHICLE
OUTDOORS
OWNER
RUBBISH
SOLID WASTE
As used herein, the following terms shall have the following definitions:
Includes all materials resulting from the construction, excavation,
renovation, equipping, remodeling, repair or demolition of structures,
property or roads as well as materials consisting of vegetation resulting
from land clearing and grubbing, utility line maintenance and seasonal
and storm-related clean-up. Such materials include but are not limited
to: bricks, concrete and other masonry materials, soil, rock, wood,
wall coverings, plaster, drywall, plumbing fixtures, nonasbestos insulation,
roofing shingles, asphaltic pavement, glass, window frames, electrical
wiring and components, plastics, carpeting, foam padding, linoleum,
metals, or any combination thereof which are incidental to construction,
excavation, renovation, equipping, remodeling, repair or demolition.
Includes all putrescible animal and vegetable waste resulting
from processing, marketing and preparation of food items, including
the container in which packaged.
Includes all vehicles as defined by NYS Vehicle and Traffic
Law § 125. The term "motor vehicle" as used in this chapter
shall also include all-terrain vehicles as defined by NYS Vehicle
and Traffic Law § 2281 and snowmobiles as defined by NYS
Vehicle and Traffic Law § 2221, and shall further include
any vehicle intended for operation by means other than muscle power.
Includes anything not housed in a fully enclosed building.
The owner as identified on the current assessment roll.
Includes all nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both
combustible and noncombustible wastes, including but not limited to
paper and paper products, rags, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, wood, glass, metals, plastics, tires, bedding,
cloth, crockery, furniture, appliances and similar items.
Includes all putrescible and nonputrescible materials and
substances having served their original intended use or being spent,
useless, worthless or in excess to the owner, including hut not limited
to household and commercial garbage, industrial waste, rubbish, debris,
garbage, litter and ashes.
B.
All other terms as used in this chapter shall have their common or
ordinary meaning.
A.
No person, as owner, occupant, lessee or agent, or in any capacity,
shall store, deposit, place, maintain, or cause or permit to be stored,
deposited, placed or maintained or grown outdoors any abandoned, junked,
discarded, wholly or partially dismantled, unlicensed or unregistered
motor vehicle or any solid waste, rubbish, debris upon any private
property within the Town.
B.
This section shall not apply to:
(1)
Any solid waste, rubbish or debris temporarily stored or placed in
a container for collection or disposal.
(2)
The maintenance of a mulch pile used for on-premises gardening or
landscaping confined to an area to the rear of a residence and not
exceeding 50 square feet.
(3)
The temporary storage of a single motor vehicle which meets New York
State inspection requirements, on a premises, which is unlicensed
or unregistered, but which is not dismantled, abandoned, junked or
discarded.
(4)
The maintenance of any motor vehicle on a duly licensed automobile
repair or sales business lot, properly zoned, while said vehicle is
being repaired or sold, provided that this exception shall not permit
storage of vehicles which will not pass a New York State Vehicle inspection
on any premises for a period in excess of 30 days.
(5)
The maintenance or storage of farm equipment or materials used in
a farming or agricultural operation on a premises in actual use for
agricultural purposes.
C.
For purposes of this chapter every owner and occupant shall be strictly
liable, and fully responsible, and shall be deemed to have permitted
any condition on the premises they own or occupy.
Whenever it shall appear that the provisions of this chapter
are violated, the Code Enforcement Officer, or any such other officer
or employee authorized by the Town to have jurisdiction thereof, is
authorized to make an inspection of the property involved and prepare
a written report of the conditions found, which report shall be filed
with the Town Board.
A.
If conditions existing on the inspected property violate the provisions
of this chapter, the Code Enforcement Officer or other designated
officer or employee is authorized to serve or cause to be served a
written notice of such violation, either personally or by certified
mail, upon the owner or owner's agent as well as upon the lessee or
occupant of said premises. Failure to serve either an owner or an
occupant or lessee shall not prevent enforcement against any party
served.
B.
Said notice shall contain substantially the following: the name of
the owner, lessee or occupant of the premises; the address or location
of the premises; the identification of the premises as the same appears
on the current assessment roll; a statement of the conditions on the
property deemed upon inspection to be in violation of this chapter;
demand that the motor vehicle, solid waste, rubbish, debris determined
to be in violation of this chapter be removed from the property on
or before 10 days after the service or mailing of such notice; a statement
that a failure or refusal to comply with the provisions of this chapter
and the notice given pursuant thereto within the time specified may
result in a duly authorized officer, agent or employee of the Town
entering upon the property and removing such motor vehicle, solid
waste, rubbish, debris, and causing the same to be disposed of or
otherwise destroyed; and that the cost and expense of such removal
and disposal or destruction shall be assessed against the described
property and shall constitute a lien thereon to be collected as provided
by law.
C.
Said notice shall also contain the date, time and location at which
the Town Board will conduct a hearing to determine whether the conditions
upon the subject property constitute a public nuisance. Said notice
shall state that the property owner, his/her agent, lessee or occupant
is entitled to be heard at such hearing and present evidence or testimony.
The date of such hearing must be at least 10 days after service or
mailing of the notice of violation.
On or before the date of the hearing and prior to commencement
of the hearing, the Code Enforcement Officer, or other duly authorized
officer or employee, shall conduct a second inspection of the property
and file a written report of the conditions deemed in violation of
this chapter found thereon with the Town Board. Such inspection shall
be conducted as close to the date of the hearing as practicable.
At the close of the hearing, the Town Board may determine that
the conditions upon the subject property which violate this chapter
constitute a public nuisance. Upon a determination by the Town Board
that conditions upon the property constitute a public nuisance, the
Town Board is empowered to authorize officers, agents or employees
of the Town to enter onto the property and remove any vehicle, solid
waste, rubbish, or debris deposited, placed or maintained in violation
of this chapter and dispose of or otherwise destroy same. Any costs
and expenses incurred by the Town when acting pursuant to this chapter
to abate a public nuisance shall be assessed against the property
involved and shall constitute a lien thereon to be collected as provided
by law.
A.
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit a municipality from entering
onto private property to remove any solid waste, motor vehicle, appliance,
rubbish or debris whenever there exists an imminent threat to the
life or safety of persons. Municipal authority pursuant to this section
may only be exercised where there is a dire necessity to protect life
and safety. Any municipal action taken pursuant to this section must
be reasonably calculated to alleviate or prevent the crisis condition
and must be limited to those actions necessary to eliminate the emergency
situation.
B.
A property owner shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard
prior to any costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this section
being placed on the property's tax bill.
A.
A violation of § 105-3 of this chapter is a violation punishable by a fine of up to $250 and/or imprisonment for up to 15 days. Each additional week of continuous violation of the terms of this chapter constitutes a separate violation.
B.
The Town may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction
and shall be entitled to a judgment for any expenses incurred, including
reasonable attorney fees.
C.
All remedies set forth in this chapter are alternative and cumulative,
and the Town may enforce this chapter utilizing any remedy or combination
thereof.
[Added 3-12-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015]
A.
The use of trucks, trailers, truck bodies, truck trailers, horse
trailers, semitrailers, tank trucks, tanker bodies, or similar vehicles
or units, whether licensed or registered or not, for storage of materials
or as a storage unit or for any storage purposes in any manner whatsoever
on any premises situate in the Town of Hartland is prohibited, except
for temporary use for construction purposes for periods of less than
90 days or when actively used in connection with active farming or
agricultural operations.
B.
The parking or keeping of unregistered semitrailers on any premises
situate in the Town of Hartland is prohibited unless such semitrailer
is being actively used in connection with active farming or agricultural
operations.
C.
No trailers, truck bodies, truck trailers, horse trailers, semitrailers,
tank trucks, tanker bodies, or similar vehicles or units shall be
kept or stored within 200 feet of a roadway or right-of-way or within
100 feet of a lot line for more than 90 days.
D.
For the purpose of this section, every owner and occupant shall be
strictly liable and fully responsible and shall be deemed to have
permitted any condition on the premises he or she owns or occupies.
E.
A violation of this section is a violation punishable by a fine of
up to $250 and/or imprisonment for up to 15 days. Each additional
week of continuous violation of the terms of this section constitutes
a separate violation.
