As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPER
A person or entity whose business involves the placing, planting,
arranging, trimming, cutting and removing of trees and maintenance
of lawns, trees, bushes, shrubs, gardens and related appurtenances
on land or property for the purpose of improving the same.
TRAILER
Every device in, upon or by which equipment and/or debris
may be transported upon a highway.
[Added 11-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which a person or property is
or may be transported upon a highway.
[Amended 11-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
No person shall operate or conduct business as a commercial landscaper in the Incorporated Village of Malverne without having first been granted a permit as set forth in §
382-3.
The application for a permit to operate or conduct business
as a landscaper in the Incorporated Village of Malverne shall be made,
in writing, to the Village Clerk and signed by the applicant. The
application shall set forth:
A. The name, address and telephone number of the applicant; the vehicle
plate number and the trailer plate number.
[Amended 11-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
B. The character and type of the substance (e.g., grass clippings, brush,
twigs, leaves) that the applicant will be dumping in his operation.
C. The location where the debris is to be taken and the name and telephone
number of the company or organization to receive said debris.
Every landscaper within the Incorporated Village of Malverne
shall be required to comply with the following:
A. The name of the landscaping company shall be clearly indicated on
both sides of any vehicle used in said operation, shall be no less
than three inches in height and shall include the name, address and
telephone number.
B. An annual fee, as set from time to time by resolution adopted by
the Board of Trustees, shall be paid to the Village by each commercial
landscaper.
[Amended 11-18-1992 by L.L. No. 3-1992]
C. Tags identifying that vehicles have been properly registered must
be displayed on each vehicle.
D. Commercial landscapers shall renew their permits on an annual basis.
E. The hours
of operation for commercial landscapers shall be from 8:00 a.m. until
6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Any person or persons who shall violate or fail to comply with
any of the provisions of this chapter, upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $100 and not to exceed $500
for a first offense; a fine of not less than $500 and not to exceed
$1,000 for a second offense; and a fine of not less than $1,000 and
not to exceed $1,500 for a third offense and/or the revocation of
the permit to further operate within the Village.