[Adopted 12-19-2000 by L.L. No. 5-2000 (Ch. 183 of the 2003
Code)]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
It shall be unlawful for any person having control
or ownership of any type of tenancy of occupied or unoccupied land
or any part thereof in the Town of Thompson, New York, to permit or
maintain on any such land or portion thereof or along the street,
road, sidewalk or alley adjacent to the land or portion thereof between
the property line and the pavement of the road or middle of an alley
any growth of weeds, grass or other rank vegetation to a greater height
than eight inches on the average or any accumulation of dead weeds,
grass or brush.
It shall be unlawful for any person having control
or ownership of any type of tenancy of occupied or unoccupied land
or any part thereof in the Town of Thompson, New York, to permit or
suffer a fence, hedge, wall or other type of property enclosure to
become a hazard to the public by becoming or remaining after notice
to correct such condition in which such fence, hedge, wall or other
type of property enclosure has become loose from its moorings, tilted
into or out of the perpendicular by more than 10% or otherwise imminently
subject to collapse or to suffer or permit any sign on, over or near
any street or sidewalk to be other than securely fastened to a post,
pipe, wall, fence or other permanent fixture so as not be a hazard
to the public.
[Added 7-18-2017 by L.L.
No. 3-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any person having control or ownership
of any type of tenancy of occupied or unoccupied land or any part
thereof in the Town of Thompson, New York, to permit or maintain on
any such land, yard, court or lot excessive accumulations of trash,
garbage, waste, rubbish, junk, tires, vehicle parts, and other harmful,
poisonous and/or offensive materials or substances which may cause
a fire hazard, unsanitary conditions, or may act as a breeding place
for vermin, rodents or insects.
A.
It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, tenant or person in control of land or any portion thereof in the Town of Thompson, New York, to cut and remove or cause to be cut or removed from said property all weeds, grass or other rank, poisonous or noxious vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 113-22 or to repair, maintain, remove or secure any fence, hedge, wall or other type of property enclosure or sign so that same shall not be a hazard to the public in such manner as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 113-23.
B.
It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant, tenant or person in control of land or any portion thereof in the Town of Thompson, New York, to maintain all yards, courts or lots free of excessive accumulations of trash, garbage, waste, rubbish, junk, tires, vehicle parts, and other harmful, poisonous or offensive materials or substances which may cause a fire hazard, unsanitary conditions or may act as a breeding place for vermin, rodents or insects as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 113-24.
[Added 7-18-2017 by L.L.
No. 3-2017]
[Amended 10-21-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
A.
Within 15 days after the mailing by certified mail
of a written notice to the owner of such property as shown on the
last tax assessment roll and to the occupant or tenant of said premises,
if known, the officers and employees of the Building Department shall
make an inspection and shall cause weeds, grass and other vegetation
on such lands or portion thereof to be cut and removed or remove any
fence, hedge, wall or other type of property enclosure or sign that
has become a hazard to the public. The actual cost of cutting and
removal of such vegetation, fence, hedge, wall or other property enclosure
or sign plus a charge equal to 20% of the cost of such cutting and
removal or $100, whichever sum is greater, shall be imposed for inspection
and administrative expense and shall be certified by the officers
and employees of the Building Department to the Town Clerk, and such
charges shall be assessed against such premises and shall be levied
and collected in the same manner as provided in Article 15 of the
Town Law for the levy and collection of a special ad valorem levy.
B.
If any violation of this article shall be deemed to be of an emergency in nature, unsanitary, unsafe or hazardous to the immediate health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Thompson, upon such finding of exigent circumstances, the Town Code Enforcement Officer or an authorized representative may enter said property to immediately ameliorate or abate the unsanitary, unsafe and/or hazardous condition without compliance with the notice requirements as contained in § 113-26A of this article. Should the Town be required to act in this manner, all actual costs attributed to the amelioration or abatement of the unsanitary, unsafe or hazardous condition, along with a charge equal to 20% of the costs of abatement or minimum of $100, shall be imposed for the inspection and administration expense and shall be certified by the officers and employees of the Building Department to the Town Clerk, and such charges shall be assessed against such premises and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as provided in Article 15 of the Town Law for the levy and collection of a special ad valorem levy.
[Added 7-18-2017 by L.L.
No. 3-2017]
The provisions of this article shall not apply
to:
A.
Land being used for agrarian purposes;
B.
A fence, hedge, wall or other type of property enclosure
which is designed and certified by a licensed engineer or architect
that its structural condition is not a hazard to the public; or
C.
With respect to any lot or parcel of land exceeding
two acres in area as shown on the most recent Tax Map plat of such
parcel, on which is not built a residence or other commercial structure.
