No person shall perform any landscaping functions in the Village
without a license issued in accordance with this article. Landscaping
functions, however, may be performed without a license by the owner
or occupant of the property on which the work is performed.
The landscaping functions regulated in this article shall include
but are not limited to the cutting and maintenance of grass, the trimming,
pruning and maintenance of shrubs, plants, trees or other foliage,
the spraying of chemicals and the removal of trees and/or tree stumps.
A person who engages in such landscaping functions in the Village
shall hereinafter be referred to as a "landscaper."
[Amended 3-8-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
No person shall perform any landscaping functions within the
Village without first obtaining a license from the Board of Trustees.
All landscaping work by an unlicensed landscaper is prohibited. No
property owner or occupant shall permit any unlicensed landscaper
to perform any landscaping function on his or her property.
Any person desiring a landscaping license in accordance with
this article shall make application to the Board of Trustees. Such
application shall include proof of comprehensive liability and property
insurance and such other information as required by said Board.
[Amended 1-24-2011 by L.L. No. 1-2011]
Each applicant shall pay a license fee established by the Board
of Trustees by resolution.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
All licenses issued pursuant to this article shall expire on December 31 in the year in which they have been issued. Licenses may be renewed by payment of the license fee by February 1 of the following year. If such renewal fee is not paid by said date, a new application will be required together with payment of the nonrefundable application fee. If such application is approved, a license fee shall also be paid as set forth in § 107-42 of this chapter.
A.
Each applicant shall fix to and display on the left front fender
of each vehicle and on the left rear fender of any trailer regularly
used in the course of its business an identification decal issued
by the Village Clerk.
B.
Every vehicle and/or trailer used by the licensee must display identification
decals.
C.
Additional identification decals for vehicles and/or trailers registered
to the licensee and used for the purposes as described under this
chapter may be obtained from the Village Clerk for a fee in an amount
to be established by of the Board of Trustees by resolution.
[Amended 3-25-2019 by L.L. No. 1-2019]
The following rules and regulations shall apply:
A.
No person shall receive a landscaping license from the Village, nor
shall any such license be renewed, without such person having a duly
issued and valid home improvement license from the Suffolk County
Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs.
B.
No person shall engage in the application of pesticides and insecticides
unless that person has in his possession a certificate, duly issued
to him by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
authorizing him to engage in such activity.
C.
Landscaping work may be performed by landscapers only during the
hours of 8:00 a.m. through 7:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and
11:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Sundays.
D.
No landscaper shall scatter, nor in using any mechanical or electrical
blower cause to be scattered, any garbage, cuttings, leaves or other
waste materials on any public street, road or public property or on
the private property of someone other than the one for whom work is
being performed without removing and/or cleaning the same immediately,
nor shall any of such material be allowed to enter any storm drains,
canals or rivers or other waterways.
E.
No one shall spill or dump oil, gasoline or other petroleum products
or any pesticides on a public street, road or highway or right-of-way,
on the ground or on the private property of another person. No equipment
shall be filled or refilled except over a drop cloth or other device
designed to catch and retain any accidental spillage.
F.
All vehicles and trailers are to be properly parked at a minimum
of 30 feet from the corner of any intersection. Hazard warning cones
are to be placed at the front and rear of any landscaping vehicle
and/or trailers that are parked in or alongside the roadway.
[Amended 3-8-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
Violation of any provision of this article or any of the stipulations
on any license issued hereunder shall be punishable by a mandatory
minimum fine of not less than $100 for each such violation.
In addition to the penalties set forth in § 107-46 of this article, the Board of Trustees may revoke or suspend any license issued pursuant to this article for good cause shown after notice to the licensee and a public hearing.
The license issued pursuant to this article or a photocopy signed
by the licensee shall be at all times in the actual possession of
the person performing the work at the site.
