No person shall deposit any refuse, garbage, debris or decomposable
matter in or on any of the streets, sidewalks or gutters of the Village,
nor shall the occupant of any premises permit papers or other rubbish
to be carried by the wind from the premises so occupied into any streets,
sidewalks or gutters of the Village.
No person shall deposit any refuse, garbage, debris or decomposable
matter in or upon any privately owned property within the Village
without the written permission of the owner.
A.Â
No
owner or occupant of any premises shall allow refuse, trash, garbage,
debris, decomposable matter or discarded appliances to accumulate
or remain thereon. Such items shall be disposed of promptly and, while
awaiting disposition, shall be kept covered, contained or otherwise
secured. For the purpose of this section, "premises" shall include
the sidewalk area adjacent to the real property of the owner.
B.Â
The
Code Enforcement Officer or any police officer may inspect any premises
to ascertain whether any violations hereof exist.
C.Â
No
owner or occupant of any parcel of land located in the Village of
Amityville shall permit thereon an accumulation or growth of weeds,
brush, grass, grains or other growths or by-products of the same which
have attained or exceeded the height permitted by the Property Maintenance
Code of the State of New York as modified from time to time.
B.Â
If the owner or occupant shall neglect or refuse to comply with such notice of violation, the Village shall be authorized to enter upon the premises and abate the prohibited conditions, collecting the cost of such abatement in the same manner as unpaid taxes are collected. The remedy of abatement shall be in addition to penalties provided in § 1-9. Such notice of violation shall be served upon the owner or occupant of the premises in accordance with § 308 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules or by certified mail.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]