[Adopted 11-20-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986]
[Amended 7-20-2017 by L.L. No. 10-2017]
No article or material shall be kept, stored
or displayed outside the confines of a building unless the same is
screened by a special planting or a fence as approved by the Board
of Trustees or Building Department. No storage shall be located in
a front yard nor in a side yard adjoining a street. Said storage shall
meet the setback requirements from property lines for accessory buildings.
In addition, there shall be no outdoor storage or parking of trailers,
except during the course of loading and unloading or moving and storage
operations, nor shall there be any outdoor storage or parking of construction
equipment except during the course of construction on the premises.
However, in a residential zone, outdoor storage or parking of a trailer
used for the purpose of storing a boat of a length not exceeding 24
feet shall be permitted, provided the boat is owned by a member of
the household who resides in the residence on the property on which
the trailer is stored or parked, and the trailer is parked on asphalt
or concrete pavement.
Outdoor storage is prohibited except for the
storage of trash and garbage in containers and in locations as approved
by the Board of Trustees or Building Department.
[Amended 2-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
Any person or persons violating any provisions
of this article, or any part thereof, shall be liable for and forfeit
and pay a penalty of not more than $500 for each violation thereof.
[Adopted by L.L. No. 1-1988]
This article is enacted in recognition of the
fact that vehicles not in use stored on public or private property
can constitute both a public and/or private nuisance. Some may be
a source of potential injury to children and others who may find them
an attractive nuisance. These vehicles may constitute a blight on
the Village's landscape; they destroy the aesthetic qualities of the
Village and they may be generally otherwise unsightly. The existence
of these vehicles tends to depreciate not only the property on which
they are located but also the property of other persons in the neighborhood
and Village generally. These vehicles render the Village a less safe
and less pleasant place in which to live and do business and these
vehicles hurt the welfare of the Village as a whole. The intent of
this article is to establish a legal procedure for the removal of
nuisance vehicles where they are found in the Village.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
INOPERABLE
Any vehicle which does not have the appropriate and valid
motor vehicle safety inspection certificate issued by the New York
State Department of Motor Vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE or VEHICLE
Every device in, upon or by which any person or property
is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except devices moved
by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
NUISANCE VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle that is either unregistered, inoperable
and/or unusable.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, partnership, business or corporation.
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE VEHICLE
An unregistered vehicle not fit for highway use, utilized
for property maintenance; i.e., riding lawn mowers, tractors, trailers,
etc.
SEASONAL VEHICLE
Any vehicle whose usage is constrained to certain seasons
of the year, i.e. camper trailers, boat trailers, recreational vehicles,
etc., and which is maintained in a manner fit for highway use. A current
New York State vehicle inspection certificate in effect for said vehicle
gives rise to the presumption of fitness for highway use.
UNREGISTERED VEHICLE
Any motor vehicle that does not have in effect an appropriate
and valid registration of any state or other entity granting registrations
recognized by the State of New York. Failure to bear an appropriate
license plate and registration sticker, or other lawful proof of registration,
shall give rise to a presumption that the vehicle is unregistered
(excluding property maintenance vehicles).
UNUSABLE
Any vehicle that is not capable of being lawfully and safely
operated for the purpose of transportation of persons and/or things.
A vehicle used as a source of parts or storage shall be presumptively
unusable.