[Adopted as §§ 8.06 and 8.14 of the 2011 Code]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A house, shed, building, barn or place where riding horses
are kept to be let or hired to the public or where riding horses are
boarded for a fee or other consideration.
A.
Before anyone engages in the operation of a riding or livery stable
as herein defined within the Village, he shall obtain a license from
the Village Board.
B.
Such license shall terminate on December 31 of the year for which
it is issued.
C.
The fee for the same shall be paid before the license is issued and
shall be deposited with the Village Board with the application for
license, which fee shall be in an amount provided in the Village Fee
Schedule for each riding horse kept or boarded.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. II)]
All livery and riding stables shall be located at least 200
feet distant from a dwelling house, tenement house or part thereof,
any hotel, restaurant, boarding house, any building used for school
purposes or any building wherein persons are employed, and shall be
located at least 100 feet from any street, alley, sidewalk or other
traveled way.
A.
All livery and riding stables shall be kept free from objectionable
odors at all times and shall be provided with easily cleaned floors
of close-grained wood or concrete in such condition that they can
be kept clean and shall be whitewashed frequently. Adequate artificial
and natural lighting shall be provided to facilitate cleaning of the
stable and appurtenances.
B.
All stables shall be provided with flytight bins or other tightly
closed receptacles of such dimensions as to contain all accumulations
of manure which shall be removed in such manner as to prevent its
becoming a nuisance. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate on the
floor or on adjacent grounds. No manure shall be dumped or left on
any street, alley, sidewalk, open area or lot in any inhabited section,
or be used to grade in whole or in part any sidewalk, street, open
area or lot in such section, unless the manure is completely covered
with at least four inches of dirt.
No riding horses shall be let for hire or use the public streets
of the Village between the hours of 8:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 1-4 of this Code.
