This chapter shall be known as the "Village
of Ardsley Landfilling Law."
Dumping and deposit of refuse, rubbish, dirt,
waste materials and other objects and substances is absolutely prohibited
in any and all parts of the village and/or streets or highways therein,
or in any of the streams, tributaries, lakes, bays or waterways, within
or bordering upon the Village of Ardsley, except as otherwise provided
herein. In no event shall landfill be used of a quality which violates
the laws of the State of New York or of the County of Westchester.
All material dumped pursuant to a permit issued as herein provided must be leveled off as soon as deposited and when filling is completed shall be covered with at least one foot of clean earth within 30 days thereafter, except as otherwise provided by the Village Board with the issue of the permit. No landfill operations conducted pursuant to this chapter or Chapter
64 of this Code shall result in an increase in any grade which existed prior to the commencement of such landfill operation except where such proposed increase is indicated in the application for permit pursuant to this chapter or Chapter
64 of this Village Code. Embankments and banks that may be created as a result of such landfilling shall not exceed the original grade at the bank location or a grade of 1:1 [45°], whichever shall be less.
Where the land has been filled to a depth greater
than five feet, the Building Department shall keep a permanent record
of such fill and the location thereof. Any person applying for a building
permit may request a search of such records to determine if there
has been any deep fill in the area of the proposed construction.
A permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall be valid for 90 days and may be renewed twice by the Superintendent of Buildings after a complete review of all plans and an examination of work, accomplished and proposed, provided that application is made at least 10 days prior to the expiration date of the permit, for an additional period of 90 days upon payment of an additional fee for each such renewal permit as indicated in Ch.
A210, Fees.
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this chapter
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.