[Adopted 6-23-2015 by L.L. No. 12-2015[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This general ordinance also provided for the
redesignation of former Art. XIV as Art. XV.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The physical act of placing or spreading deicing agents or
natural gas waste on any road or real property located within the
City of Yonkers.
Any waste, including but not limited to leachate from solid
wastes which may consist of water, chemical additives, or naturally
occurring radioactive materials and heavy metals that are generated
as a result of natural gas extraction activities, including all geologic
or geophysical activities related to the exploration for or extraction
of natural gas, shale, oil or other subsurface hydrocarbon deposits,
including but not limited to core and rotary drilling and hydraulic
fracturing, the fracturing of shale formations by man-made fluid driven
techniques.
The Commissioner of the Department of Public Works is hereby
authorized to:
A.
Promulgate regulations for the proper application and spreader rates
for all deicing materials and consider whatever cost-effective and
otherwise feasible, suggesting or requiring alternatives to deicing
agents that are more environmentally suitable to protect surface and
ground drinking water sources.
B.
Develop policies to ensure City employees are familiar with the provisions
of this article and to take such steps as are directed by the Mayor
or requested by the City Council to ensure a diligent effort by the
City that materials provided to the City for use on City roads comply
with this article. This section shall not excuse noncompliance by
a contractor or vendor of the City.
The application of natural gas waste on any road or real property
located within the City of Yonkers is prohibited.
A.
To the extent practicable and subject to the Yonkers City Charter
and the General Municipal Law, all bids and contracts related to the
purchase or acquisition of materials to be used to construct or maintain
a City road shall include a provision stating that no materials containing
natural gas waste shall be provided to the City.
B.
To the extent practicable and subject to the General Municipal Law
and Yonkers City Charter, all bids and contracts related to the retention
of services to construct or maintain a City road shall include a provision
stating that no materials containing natural gas waste shall be utilized
in providing such a service.
[Added 6-14-2016 by G.O.
No. 7-2016]
A.
Whenever the City Engineer has reasonable grounds to believe that
work on any, lot, street or sidewalk is being performed in violation
of the provisions of the applicable laws, ordinances or regulations
or not in conformity with the provisions of the accepted permit application,
plans or specifications and revisions thereof or in an unsafe and
dangerous manner or without a required permit or with an expired permit,
the City Engineer shall notify the owner of the property or the owner's
agent or the contractor or his employee or agent to suspend all work,
and any such persons shall forthwith stop work and suspend all activities
until the stop-work order has been rescinded. Such order and notice
shall be in writing, shall state the conditions under which the work
may be resumed and may be served either by delivering it personally
or by posting it conspicuously where the work is being performed and
sending a copy of it by mail to the address set forth in the permit
application.
[Added 6-14-2016 by G.O.
No. 7-2016]
Any permit issued under any section of this chapter of the City
Code can be suspended or revoked at any time for cause by the City
Engineer.
