[Adopted 12-17-1984 by L.L. No. 3-1984 as Ch. 24B of the 1966 Code]
No civil action shall be brought or maintained
against the Village of Geneseo for damages or injuries to person or
property, including those arising from the operation of bicycles and
snowmobiles, sustained by reason of any highway, street, crosswalk,
culvert, street marking, sign or device or any other property which
is owned, operated or maintained by the Village being defective, out
of repair, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed, unless written notice
of such defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed condition of such
street, culvert, highway marking, sign or device or any other property
which is owned, operated or maintained by the Village was actually
given to the Village Clerk of the Village and there was a failure
or neglect, within a reasonable time after the giving of such notice,
to repair or remove the defect, danger or obstruction complained of;
and no such action shall be maintained for damages or injuries to
persons or property sustained solely as a consequence of the existence
of snow or ice upon any highway, street, culvert or any other property
owned by the Village, unless written notice thereof, specifying the
particular place, was actually given to the Village Clerk of the Village
and there was a failure or neglect to cause such snow or ice to be
removed or to make the place otherwise reasonably safe within a reasonable
time after the receipt of such notice.
The Village Clerk of the Village shall keep
an index record of all written notices which the Village Clerk shall
receive of the existence of a defective, unsafe, dangerous or obstructed
condition in or upon or of any accumulation of ice and snow upon any
Village street, highway, culvert or sidewalk or any other property
owned by the Village, which record shall state the date of the receipt
of the notice, the nature and location of the condition stated to
exist and the name and address of the person from whom the notice
is received. The record of such notice shall be preserved for a period
of five years from the date it is received. The Village Clerk, upon
receipt of such written notice, shall immediately and in writing notify
the Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of the receipt of
such notice.
[Adopted 7-5-1989 by L.L. No. 4-1989]
No person shall ride any bicycle, motorcycle,
skateboard or motor vehicle upon any sidewalk in the Village.
[Added 9-14-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
A. Title. This section shall be known as the "Burning Waste Material
chapter within the limits of the Village of Geneseo."
B. Purpose. The purpose of this section shall be to preserve the safety
of Village residents from unattended and potentially dangerous burning
on both public and private property.
C. Definitions: As used in this section, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
ENCLOSED
The structure is protective on all sides to contain the fire
within the confines of the structure. This includes, but is not limited
to, solid metal, stone/brick, wire screen.
MANUFACTURED APPLIANCE
A structure built specifically for the purpose of burning
allowable items in an outdoor area.
RESPONSIBLE ADULT
An individual 18 years or older who is not under the influence
of drugs or alcohol or otherwise unable to respond to an emergency
situation and able to responsibly supervise a fire.
D. Prohibited acts.
(1) No person shall burn garbage, brush, leaves, rubbish, refuse, filth,
waste, wood, paper or any other material outdoors within the Village
of Geneseo, except that open burning is permitted within any type
of manufactured appliances, such as enclosed fire pits, grills, which
contain and use gas, charcoal or burnable wood materials, as permitted
only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. The location and
use of food cooking grills and appliances burning solid fuel materials
shall be conducted in a manner acceptable under the provisions of
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code ("Fire
Code").
(2) Any fire when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make
such fires hazardous shall be prohibited.
(3) Burning shall not be left unattended and without accessible means
of extinguishing, i.e., all burning shall be supervised by a responsible
adult in close proximate attendance until such fire is extinguished.
This person shall have a garden hose connected to the water supply
or other fire-extinguishing equipment or materials readily available
for use.
E. Penalties for offenses. Any person who violates any provision of
this section shall be guilty of a violation and shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine of a minimum of $50 or maximum of $250.
All sidewalks and driveways hereafter constructed
upon any street in the Village of Geneseo shall be constructed to
conform to the Design Criteria of the Village, and no such sidewalk
shall be laid and constructed in any event except under the supervision
and in accordance with the direction of the Superintendent of Public
Works of the Village. The property owner shall be responsible for
1/2 of the cost of sidewalk repair or replacement
The owner and occupant of each Village lot fronting
on any public street in the Village of Geneseo are hereby required
to keep the grass and grass plots upon the boulevard between the sidewalk
and the center of the street in front of the lot cut and trimmed;
to cut all noxious weeds, long grass and other rank growths thereon;
and to remove and keep removed therefrom all accumulations of dirt
and rubbish.
[Added 10-15-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012]
A. Sidewalk permits shall be required in the MU-1 Zoning District for
items including, but not limited to, merchandise for sale and/or use
of tables, chairs or grill(s) in front of the business to which they
pertain.
B. Sidewalk permits shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Office to
the real property owner and/or merchant.
C. Applicants shall maintain a minimum of a thirty-six-inch-wide handicap
accessible path between the street and merchandise, tables and chairs
and grill(s) at all times. Access to the business must also be kept
free and clear of any merchandise, tables and chairs or grill(s) at
all times.
D. Once a sidewalk permit application has been submitted, a Code Enforcement
Officer will review the application for accuracy and visit the site
to ensure that all requirements have been met.
E. Sidewalk permits will be issued for up to one year or less, as requested.
[Amended 10-15-2012 by L.L. No. 2-2012; 9-14-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates
any provision of this article shall be guilty of an offense, as defined
in the Penal Law of the State of New York, and shall, upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a minimum fine of $50, not to exceed $250.
Each 24 hours that a violation shall continue after notice shall be
deemed a separate offense. In case any accumulations of dirt and rubbish
are permitted to collect and remain on any street, the same may be
removed by the Village and the expense thereof charged to the owner
of the premises upon which such street fronts.