[Adopted 7-5-1961 as G.O. No. 26-1961]
[Amended 7-3-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]
A.
It shall be the duty of every owner, lessee, contractor or other
person having the management or control of any vacant lot or parcel
of land in the City of Yonkers to keep and preserve the same, at all
times, clean and inoffensive and to prevent the gathering or collecting
of water or accumulation of rubbish or refuse thereon and to provide
and maintain around or in front of any lot which is sunken, excavated
or below the grade of the sidewalk adjacent thereto a proper fence
to protect persons from falling or causing to fall therein or thereon.
B.
Upon due notice, in writing, by the Commissioner of Public Works
of the City of Yonkers given to such owner, lessee, contractor or
other person to remove said accumulation of water, refuse or debris
from said vacant lot or parcel of land, and upon default thereafter
being made by such owner, lessee, contractor or other person within
a period of five days after said notice, the Commissioner of Public
Works may cause said accumulation of water, refuse or debris to be
removed from said vacant lot or parcel of land and assess the expense
thereof against the property whereon the same is found. It is further
provided that, upon due notice, in writing, by the Commissioner of
the Department of Public Works of the City of Yonkers given to such
owner, lessee, contractor or other person to erect and maintain a
suitable fence around or in front of any lot or parcel of land which
is sunken, excavated or below the grade of the sidewalk adjacent thereto,
and upon default thereafter being made by such owner, lessee, contractor
or other person within a period of five days after the mailing of
such notice, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works may
cause said required fence to be erected and/or maintained around or
in front of said lot or parcel of land and assess the expense thereof
against the property involved. Either or both of the aforesaid charges,
if unpaid, shall become a lien upon said property, subject to collection
as a tax thereon, after due notice to the owner and a hearing, if
requested by said owner, as to the justness of the costs.
An owner, lessee, contractor or other person upon whom notice has been served, as set forth in § 69-5 hereof, to remove the accumulation of water, refuse and debris from a vacant lot or parcel of land and/or to erect and maintain a suitable fence around or in front of any lot which is sunken, excavated or below the grade of the sidewalk adjacent thereto and who, for a period of five days after the mailing of such notice, shall neglect or fail to comply with the provisions of any such notice shall be deemed to have violated this article.
