[Amended 10-18-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, occupant or person
legally in possession of real property in the Village of Ossining
or the agent of such owner, tenant, occupant or person legally in
possession of such real property to cause, suffer, permit or maintain
upon such land or any part thereof, including the public property
located between the property line and the curb or edge of the street
or highway, growth of any grass, weeds and rank vegetation at an average
height greater than 12 inches.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, occupant or person
legally in possession of real property in the Village of Ossining
or the agent of such owner, tenant, occupant or person legally in
possession of such real property to cause, suffer or allow upon such
land or any part thereof, including the public property located between
the property line and the curb or edge of the street or highway, any
brush, dead or noxious weeds, ragweed, poison ivy or other rank, poisonous
or harmful vegetation or harmful plant growth detrimental to health,
or which shall be or which may become a fire hazard or dangerous to
firefighters in the performance of their duties as firefighters, to
be grown or to remain upon such land after notice given as set forth
in this article.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
It shall be the duty of any owner, tenant, occupant or person
legally in possession of real property in the Village of Ossining
or the agent of such owner, tenant, occupant or person legally in
possession of such real property having control of the real property,
including the public property located between the property line and
the curb or edge of the street or highway, to cut and remove all grassweeds
and rank vegetation at an average height greater than 12 inches and
to remove all brush, dead or noxious weeds, ragweed, poison ivy or
other poisonous vegetation or other harmful plant growth detrimental
to health or which then is or may become a fire hazard or dangerous
to firefighters in the performance of their duties as such firefighters,
within 10 days after notice to cut and remove the same has been served
by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works or the Building
Inspector of the Village of Ossining, or their designees, personally
upon the owner, tenant or occupant or the agent thereof, by certified
mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the name of the owner
as it appears on the assessment rolls of the Village and, where applicable,
to the last known address of the tenant, occupant or agent thereof.
The failure to cut and remove grass, brush, dead or noxious weeds, ragweed, poison ivy or other rank or poisonous vegetation or harmful plant growth, as hereinbefore named from land within 10 days after notice to do so has been served, as provided in § 88-8, shall be deemed to be a violation of this article.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
If the provisions of this article are not complied with, and if the person upon whom notice is served pursuant to § 88-8, fails or neglects to cut and remove such grass, brush, dead or noxious weeds, ragweed, poison ivy or other rank, poisonous or harmful plant growth within 10 days after notice to do so, or if no person can be found who is or claims to be the owner, tenant, occupant or person legally in possession of such real property or the agent thereof, the Village Manager shall direct the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works or a designee thereof to have the grass, weeds, or vegetation as detailed in § 88-8 cut and removed from the property.
[Amended 10-18-2017 by L.L. No. 6-2017]
Within 10 days of the cutting and removal as described in § 88-10, the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works or his/her designee shall send to the owner, tenant, occupant or other person legally in possession of the real property by certified mail, return receipt requested, an invoice for the work performed. The invoice will include the actual cost of cutting and removal as provided for in § 88-10 plus an additional administrative charge of 20%. Payment is to be made to the Village Treasurer no later than 20 days after the invoice has been sent out. Upon the failure of the owner, tenant, occupant or other person legally responsible for the real property to pay the aforementioned invoice, the Superintendent of Public Works shall certify the amount to the Village Treasurer. The amount so certified shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property and shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied on such property, to be collected and enforced in the same manner as taxes.
[Added 8-3-1999 by L.L.
No. 2-1999]
No person shall, without permission of the Board
of Trustees, dig, remove, carry away or cause to be dug, removed or
carried away any stone, earth, sward, sand, gravel, shade or ornamental
trees from any highway, street, alley or public grounds within the
Village.
