[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of South Floral Park 3-16-1931 by Ord. No. 21; amended in its entirety 6-7-1962 (Ch. 89 of
the 1987 Code). Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 4-1-1993 by L.L.
No. 1-1993]
Every owner or occupant of any house, store or other building
and every owner of any vacant land shall, at all times, keep the premises
owned or occupied by him free and clear from noxious weeds, long grasses
or other rank growths and from papers, boxes, rubbish, barrels, lumber
or other inflammable material which is likely to cause damage by fire.
All such noxious growths and materials shall be removed forthwith
by the owner or occupant of such premises upon notice so to do from
the Village Administrator.
[Amended 11-5-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987; 4-2-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
A.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter
shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant
to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not
exceeding $750 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days,
or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense
against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each
day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
B.
Fine for repeat offender violations: not to exceed $1,500 in the
discretion of the court.
[Amended 4-1-1993 by L.L.
No. 1-1993]
In addition to the penalties in § 143-2, upon failure, upon notice by the Village Administrator of not less than 10 days, to remove any such noxious growths or materials, the Board of Trustees may cause the same to be removed and assess the expenses thereof upon the land where the same is found. Such assessment, if unpaid, shall become a lien upon the property, subject to collection as a tax thereon. The notice to remove any such noxious growths or materials shall be delivered personally or by mail, addressed to such owner at his last known address, as the same appears on the assessment rolls of the Village, to be collected and enforced in the manner provided by law for the collection of taxes.
