[Amended 7-20-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999]
The Town Board of the Town of Riverhead, recognizing that the
uncontrolled placing or keeping of junked, abandoned, unregistered
or discarded motor vehicles constitutes an unsanitary, unsafe, unsightly
and dangerous condition, and recognizing that, in order to protect
and promote the public safety, health and general welfare of the people
of the Town of Riverhead, it is necessary to provide for the removal
of such junked and/or unregistered vehicles, hereby declares such
junked vehicles to be a public nuisance.
[Amended 7-20-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999]
A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to store
or place or cause or permit to be stored or placed a junked and/or
unregistered motor vehicle or part or piece thereof on any property
within the Town of Riverhead, unless:
(1) Such motor vehicle or part or piece thereof is stored or placed on
a premises legally used, operated and located for a junkyard;
(2) Such motor vehicle or part or piece thereof is stored or placed in
a completely enclosed building;
(3) Such motor vehicle or part or piece thereof is the inventory or part
of the inventory of a new or used motor vehicle dealer located in
compliance with the ordinances and laws of the Town of Riverhead;
(4) Such motor vehicle or part or piece thereof has been converted to
and is actually used as a permanent building or structure for carrying
on purposes in such manner and circumstances as authorized by the
ordinances and laws of the Town of Riverhead; or
(5) Such motor vehicle or part or piece thereof is a camping house or
boat trailer otherwise stored and used in compliance with the ordinances
and laws of the Town of Riverhead.
B. One unregistered motor vehicle shall be permitted on any property
located within the Town of Riverhead only if said motor vehicle is
screened from the view of the general public, adjacent properties
and abutting streets.
[Amended 7-20-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999]
A. Whenever the enforcement officer shall determine that a vehicle at
any location within the Town of Riverhead shall be classified as a
junked and/or unregistered vehicle, he shall serve an appearance ticket,
as hereinafter provided, upon the owner, occupant or person having
charge of such private property and upon the owner of or responsible
agent for said junked and/or unregistered vehicle to comply with the
requirements of this Part 3.
B. It shall be sufficient service of the appearance ticket if it is
served personally upon the owner or person having charge of said junked
and/or unregistered vehicle or upon the owner, occupant or person
having charge of such private property on which the junked and/or
unregistered vehicle is located. It shall also be deemed sufficient
service of the appearance ticket if it is posted in a conspicuous
manner upon the premises and upon the vehicle affected and a copy
thereof mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested,
on the same day as such posting to the last known address of the owner
of the junked and/or unregistered vehicle and of the owner of the
real property on which said junked and/or unregistered vehicle is
located as the same shall appear in the current assessment rolls.
[Amended 4-2-1991; 7-20-1999 by L.L. No. 8-1999]
In the event that an owner, occupant or person having charge
of private property or other person responsible for such junked and/or
unregistered vehicle is found guilty of a violation of this Part 3,
such person shall be given a reasonable period of time to either remove
the vehicle or bring it into compliance with this Part 3. If such
vehicle is not either removed or brought into compliance with this
Part 3 within a reasonable time, the Town Justice of the Town of Riverhead
may issue an order directing the removal of said motor vehicle by
the Riverhead Town Police.
[Amended 4-2-1991]
The provisions of this Part 3 shall be enforced by the Police
Department and/or the Ordinance Inspector of the Town of Riverhead.