[Adopted 4-11-1972 by G.O. No. 3-1972]
A.
The Commissioner of Public Works shall designate a site for the disposal
of leaves, clippings and grass cuttings by professional gardeners
or landscapers. Said gardeners or landscapers may use such site only
if they have applied for and received a permit for such disposal.
Said permit shall be issued in a form to be prescribed by the Commissioner
of Public Works upon payment of a fee of $10. The permit shall be
affixed to and displayed on each commercial vehicle owned or leased
by the professional gardener or landscaper and which vehicle is used
to convey leaves, clippings or grass cuttings to the disposal site.
B.
The Commissioner of Public Works may, with the approval of the Mayor,
set rates for the use of said disposal sites, which rates shall bear
a relationship to the cubic contents of the commercial vehicle being
used by the professional gardener or landscaper to transport the leaves,
clippings and grass cuttings to the disposal site. The rates, which
shall be effective 48 hours after they are posted in the City Clerk's
office, shall be comparable to the rates charged in surrounding municipalities
in the County of Westchester for the privilege of disposing of leaves,
clippings and grass cuttings at municipal sites. The rates provided
for in this subsection shall be payable to the Comptroller of the
City of Yonkers periodically as determined by the Commissioner of
Public Works with the consent of the Mayor.
C.
It shall be unlawful and punishable as provided in Article V of this chapter for any professional gardener or landscaper to dispose of any leaves, clippings or grass cuttings in the City of Yonkers at any public place other than the site designated by the Commissioner of Public Works, to use said site unless the vehicle he is using has a permit as required by Subsection A of this section or to dispose of any logs, limbs, branches or stumps of trees at any public place in the City of Yonkers.
[Added 4-24-2007 by Ord. No. 1-2007; amended 11-27-2007 by G.O. No.
7-2007]
A.
The operation of a gasoline-powered leaf and garden blower is prohibited
from June 1 through September 30 of each year. During times of emergency
caused by storm, the Commissioner of Public Works may declare a temporary
moratorium on the operations of this provision.
B.
The Commissioner of Public Works, through the office of the City
Clerk, may, in his discretion and upon application, grant temporary
special permits for the temporary operation of one or more gasoline-powered
leaf and garden blowers otherwise subject to this section to accommodate
special circumstances, including but not limited to remediation of
abandoned or neglected properties or the cleanup of temporary work
sites, and shall charge and collect a fee of $35 for each permit so
granted.
