This article shall be known and may be cited
hereinafter as the "Property Maintenance Law of the Village of Airmont
- Parking Areas."
It is the aim of the Village Board of the Village
of Airmont to promote the public health, welfare and safety of the
citizens by providing for cleanliness, maintenance and preservation
of parking, accessory and other open areas provided for or required
in connection with any subject premises. To do so, the Village Board
does hereby enact this article regulating the management and maintenance
of parking areas, accessory areas or other open space used in connection
therewith.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY AREA
Buffer zones, setbacks, side and rear yards or other areas,
surfaced or natural, or open space used in connection with subject
premises.
ASHES
The residue from the burning of wood, coals, coke or other
combustible materials.
GARBAGE
Putrescrible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
preparation, handling, cooking and consumption of food.
GARBAGE CONTAINER
A covered container which is rodent-, vermin-, insect- and
waterproof.
HOLDER
Owner, tenant, trustee, receiver, executor or other person
who controls, in whole or in part, any subject premises.
PARKING AREA
Space provided by the holder for the parking of vehicles,
together with the means of ingress and egress thereto and the roads
and driveways of any subject premises.
REFUSE
All solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage,
rubbish, ashes, street cleaning, dead animals, abandoned automobiles
and solid market and industrial wastes.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting
of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, wood, glass, bedding,
crockery and similar materials.
SUBJECT PREMISES
Any premises which contains, in whole or in part, any parking area servicing any industrial, commercial (retail, wholesale or services to the public), professional, educational, entertainment or recreational area or in conjunction with apartment or multiple residences or other areas regularly used for purposes or functions to which the general public is invited, directly or indirectly, the ingress and egress thereto, roads and driveways therein, buffer zones, setbacks or other open space in connection therewith with respect to all of said areas used in connection with such premises or any other open areas provided for in connection with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy, variance or special permit as required pursuant to Chapter
210, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Airmont or any law applicable to such premises or use thereof.
TRASH CONTAINER
A container with appropriate cover to receive hand-carried
discarded paper and trash.
Any holder of a subject premises shall comply
with the following:
A. The subject premises shall be kept free and clear
of ashes, dirt, debris, rubbish, garbage, refuse and other obstructions
and the same shall be kept properly repaired and maintained.
B. All roads, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas and
other areas used in connection with the subject premises, as well
as the means of ingress and egress to the subject premises, shall
be kept in proper repair and free from dirt, refuse, snow and ice.
C. All water drains and water drainage systems shall
be kept clean and in proper working order.
D. All prescribed lights shall be kept in proper working
order and lighted during the lighting period when the subject premises
or any portion thereof is being used by the holder or the subject
premises or any portion thereof is open for business.
E. All fences, screening, curbing, grass, shrubbery,
retaining walls, slopes and other space used in connection therewith
shall be kept maintained and/or repaired.
F. Any parking lines for parking spaces shall be kept
properly painted and marked. Parking spaces for handicapped persons
shall be completely covered with an iridescent, light blue paint,
upon which there shall be superimposed the handicapped logo, as is
provided by law for such parking spaces.
G. All exterior areas shall be kept free and clear of
the storage of goods, wares and merchandise. Loading and unloading
are to be done in designated zones only.
H. All refuse shall be stored in the designated place
or places in proper garbage receptacles.
I. There shall be at convenient places proper trash receptacles,
which shall be sufficiently serviced to prevent overflow.
This article is not in limitation of any other
law, rule, regulation, order or certificate which may affect any premises
subject to this article or any penalty, fine or liability thereunder,
but is in addition thereto. Any inconsistent local law, regulation,
order or certificate or part thereof in conflict with this article
is hereby repealed, insofar as it may affect the enforcement of this
article.