[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
(a) 
Except as provided in Subsection (b) below, no person shall engage in or carry on the commercial business of furnishing or providing landscaping, lawn maintenance or similar services within the Town without first having obtained from the Town a license for that purpose. This requirement shall apply only to a commercial landscaping entity. A commercial landscaper is an individual or legal entity whose business involves the placing, planting, arranging, trimming, cutting or removing of trees; the maintenance of lawns, trees, bushes, shrubs, gardens and related appurtenances; and/or the cleaning and/or collection of vegetative waste, including weeds, branches, clippings, leaves, debris, grass or other items of yard waste, on or from the property of another person or entity.
(b) 
Exemptions.
(1) 
Any individual providing such services on a casual or part-time basis, if this person does not utilize a commercially registered vehicle to transport equipment used in furnishing such services. This individual must reside in the Town of Westfield and provide services to other residents within the Town of Westfield.
[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
(a) 
All applications for landscaping licenses shall be in writing on all forms furnished by the Town, signed by the applicant or the authorized agent of the applicant and presented to the Director of the Department of Public Works. The application shall state:
(1) 
The name of the landscaper.
(2) 
The correct legal name under which the business is being operated.
(3) 
The address, cellular telephone number and other required contact information of the landscaper.
(4) 
The make, year, and commercial license plate of each vehicle to be used in the landscaper's business.
(5) 
Such other pertinent information as may be required by the Town and necessary for an investigation of the applicant and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town.
(b) 
All applications for licenses shall be applied for in the office of the Town of Westfield, Department of Public Works. Such applications, after appropriate investigation, shall either be approved or denied by the Director of the Department of Public Works. Thereafter, if the application is approved, the Director of the Office of Public Works shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee as hereinafter provided.
(c) 
The annual fee for such license shall not exceed $50, which fee shall be waived for any applicant who has already registered, pursuant to § 10A-2 of the Town Code, with the Department of Public Works for permission to enter the Town of Westfield Conservation Center. The license, when issued, shall be signed by the Director of the Office of Public Works, and such license or a copy of same shall be in each vehicle while in use in the operation of such business. The license shall continue in force and effect only for the calendar year in which it is issued. Upon expiration of the license initially issued by the Director of the Office of Public Works, the license may be renewed by the Director upon the filing of a renewal application and payment of the renewal fee of $50.
(d) 
Upon approval of a license to an applicant, the Director of the Department of Public Works shall issue a decal for each vehicle to be used in the landscaper's business, which decal shall be affixed to the left front bumper of each vehicle.
[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
Landscapers shall be prohibited from placing along any of the public streets, highways, parks or other public place in the Town (excepting the Conservation Center), or along any curb for garbage collection, any leaves, sticks, branches, grass clippings, foreign material, or construction material. All such materials shall be removed and properly disposed of by all landscapers. Notwithstanding the above, the Town shall allow leaves only to be placed in the street from November 1 to December 15 of each year for purposes of Town collection. Such placement of leaves shall be restricted to those from properties located in Westfield and may not include leaves or other debris from work performed in other municipalities.
[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee to enforce the provisions of this article as herein provided. In enforcing this article, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall consult or seek the advice or assistance of such other agents of the Town as necessary and appropriate to enforce the provisions of this article. Such other individuals shall cooperate with and aid the Director of Public Works or his or her designee in the enforcement of this article.
[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
The Director of Public Works or his or her designee and any agent or employee of the Town working under the supervision of the Director of Public Works or his or her designee who acts in good faith and without malice in the discharge of duties of enforcement of this article is relieved of all personal liability for any damage that may accrue to persons or property as a result of such acts or alleged failure to act. Further, the Director of Public Works or his or her designee shall not be held liable for any costs in any action, suit or proceeding that may be instituted against the Director of Public Works in the enforcement of this article.
[Added 4-6-2021 by G.O. No. 2212]
(a) 
Any person or persons who shall violate or fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of up to $2,000 for any such offense and/or the revocation of the permit to further operate within the Town.
(b) 
The Property Maintenance Officer or any other agent or employee of the Town working with or at the direction of the Property Maintenance Officer shall issue all necessary notices, orders and summonses to enforce the provisions of this article and remedy any violations of it.