This chapter shall be known as the "Property Maintenance Law
of the Town of Stafford."
The Town Board of the Town of Stafford enacts this chapter under
the authority granted by:
A. Article IX of the New York State Constitution, § 2(c)(6)
and (10).
B. New York State Municipal Home Rule Law, § 10 Subdivision
1(i) and (ii) and Subdivision 1(a)(6), (11) (12), and (14).
C. New York State Town Law § 64 Subdivision 5-a, Removal of
fire and health hazards and weeds.
D. New York State Town Law § 130 Subdivision 15, Promotion
of public welfare.
All owners of land within the Town of Stafford are required
to cut, trim or remove from the land owned by them brush, grass, rubbish,
or weeds, or to spray poisonous shrubs or weeds on such land; as well
as to comply with the following sections of the New York State Property
Maintenance Code: 301.1, 301.2, 301.3, 302.1, 302.4, 302.5, 307.1
and 307.1.1. These provisions include the obligation of all owners
of land within the Town of Stafford to keep the grass and weeds of
any parcels properly cut and mowed to a height not to exceed 10 inches.
In the event of neglect or failure of any owner to comply with
the order of the Code Enforcement Officer within the time fixed for
compliance therewith, the Town may cause such grass, brush, rubbish
or weeds to be cut, trimmed or removed, and/or such poisonous shrubs
or weeds to be sprayed by the Town, and/or cause compliance with the
applicable sections of the New York State Property and Maintenance
Code cited in such order. The total expense for such remediation and/or
complies may be assessed by the Town Board upon the real property
which was subject to the order, and the expense so assessed shall
constitute a lien and charge on the real property on which it is levied
until paid or otherwise satisfied or discharged, and shall be collected
in the same manner and at the same time as other Town of Stafford
charges.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply within the property
lines of any lands or highway easements owned by another municipal
corporation or political subdivision of New York State.