Whenever the Superintendent of Public Works or Code Enforcement
Officer of the Village shall determine that the condition of such
trees, hedges, shrubbery or other plantings, or any part thereof,
is such as to require trimming, pruning, removal or other care, he
or she shall notify the owner of the property upon which such trees,
hedges, shrubbery or other plantings are located, in writing, sent
by registered mail, return receipt requested, as to the condition
complained of and the work required to be done and shall enclose a
copy of this chapter. Thereupon said owner shall cause said work to
be done within 14 days after the date of mailing of such notice. In
the event that said work shall not have been completed within the
designated time, then, unless the time for doing the same shall have
been extended, in writing, by the Superintendent of Public Works or
the Code Enforcement Officer, said work shall be done by the Department
of Public Works of the Village, and the entire cost and expense thereof
shall, as hereinafter provided, be assessed by the Board of Trustees
of the Village against the property on which said trees, shrubbery
or other plantings are located.
Upon the completion of any work pursuant to §
187-2, the Superintendent of Public Works or the Code Enforcement Officer shall file in the office of the Clerk of the Village a true copy of the notice sent to said owner, together with any receipt issued by the post office, together with a statement setting forth the actual and complete cost of the doing and completion of said work. The Board of Trustees shall thereupon cause said amount to be added to and made a part of the annual taxes for the next ensuing fiscal year against said property, and the same shall be a lien against said property as of the day when said statement is filed by the Superintendent of Public Works or the Code Enforcement Officer with the Village Clerk and, unless sooner paid, shall be collected in and with and as part of the annual taxes for such fiscal year, together with interest at the prime rate of interest for New York commercial banks plus 1% per annum from the lien date to the date of payment thereof.
A violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III.