This article shall be known as the "Uniform Vector Control Ordinance."
The purpose of this article is to protect the public health,
safety and general welfare by:
A. Preventing or controlling the spread of vector-borne disease.
B. Averting the blighting effects which the presence of vector infestation
places on an affected neighborhood, including undermining the desirability
of housing, causing a decline in property value and contributing to
the image of an environmentally unfit area.
C. Facilitating the services of Town code enforcement by making more
uniform municipal regulations concerning vector control.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
EXTERMINATION
The control and elimination of vectors by eliminating harborage
areas, by removing food sources or making them inaccessible, by poisoning,
spraying, fumigating, trapping or any other legal vector elimination
method which is not injurious to human health or the safety of domestic
animals.
GARBAGE
Wastes from the preparation, cooking and consumption of foods;
market refuse; waste from handling, storage and sale of produce; papers,
excluding newspapers; cartons; wooden boxes and barrels; empty glass
bottles; small tin cans; rags and miscellaneous combustible household
trash.
INFESTATION
The presence of vectors within or contiguous to a structure
or premises.
INSPECTION OFFICER
The Zoning Officer and/or any other persons authorized, in
writing, by the governing body of the Town of Seneca Falls to conduct
inspections and administrative procedures to enforce the provisions
of this article.
OCCUPANT
Any person living, sleeping, cooking or eating in or actually
having possession of a dwelling unit or a rooming unit, except that
in dwelling units a temporary guest will not be considered an occupant.
OWNER
Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others:
A.
Shall have legal title to any premises, dwelling or dwelling
unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
B.
Shall have charge, care or control of any premises, dwelling
or dwelling unit, as owner or agent of the owner, or an executor,
administrator, trustee, assignee of rents or guardian of the estate
of the owner. Any such person thus representing the actual owner shall
be bound to comply with the provisions of this article to the same
extent as if he or she were the owner.
PREMISES
All areas of a property, including all interior, exterior,
grounds and yard spaces.
RUBBISH
Tree branches, leaves, grass and hedge clippings and similar
garden refuse; wood; furniture; bedding; metals; crockery; small stones;
dirt and other mineral refuse.
URBANIZED AREA
Any area which is located within 1,000 feet of either:
A.
Any structure which is designed for human occupancy for any
purpose, be it residential, business or leisure time, at any time
of the day or night; or
B.
A public or privately owned outdoor recreation site.
VECTOR
An organism which, either directly or indirectly, via microorganisms
which it carries, can transmit disease to people. For the purposes
of this article, the term "vector" shall ordinarily but not exclusively
refer to rodent, insect or vermin species.
VECTORPROOF
A form of construction which prevents the ingress or egress
of vectors to and from a given space or structure or which prevents
vectors from gaining access to food, water or harborage.