As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Code Enforcement Officer or his duly authorized representative.
Includes one or more persons of either sex, natural persons,
corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies
and all other entities of any kind capable of owning properties.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee or occupant, or any
agent, servant, representative or employee of any such owner, lessee
or occupant, having control of any occupied or unoccupied building
lot or plot of land or any part thereof in any developed section of
the Village of Woodbury to permit or maintain on any such plot or
plot of land or on or along the sidewalk, street or alley adjacent
to the same between the property line and the curb or the middle of
the alley or for 10 feet outside of such property line, if there be
no curb, any growth of weeds, grass or noxious vegetation to a height
greater than 10 inches, on the average, or any accumulation of dead
grass, weeds or brush. It shall also be unlawful for any such person
to cause, suffer or allow poison ivy, ragweed or other poisonous plants
or plants detrimental to health to be grown on any such lot or plot
of land in such manner that any part of such ivy, ragweed or other
poisonous weed shall extend upon, overhang or border any public place.
It shall be the duty of any owner, lessee or occupant of any such lot or plot of land in the Village of Woodbury to cut and remove or cause to be cut and removed all such weeds, grass or noxious, poisonous or harmful vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of § 240-2, provided that cutting and removing such weeds, grass or vegetation at least once in every two weeks between May 1 and September 15 shall be deemed to be compliance with this section.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, lessee,
agent, tenant or otherwise, to throw, cast, deposit or cause to be
thrown, cast or deposited in or upon any vacant lot of land or vacant
place, upon the surface of any lot of land enclosed or otherwise,
within the Village of Woodbury, New York not owned by such person,
any waste, leaves, brush, hay, weeds, straw, litter, wastepaper, boxes,
shavings or any filthy, combustible or flammable materials, rubbish,
garbage or dirt, whereby a fire hazard, danger or risk is or may be
endangered or injuriously effected or whereby the premises of another
or the enjoyment of the premises of another are or may be injured,
damaged, interfered with or prejudiced, except such place or places
designated or provided by the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Woodbury, New York. Nothing in this section shall be construed as
to prohibit the depositing of manure upon any private property for
the cultivation of the same.
