[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Hamburg 2-26-1968 by L.L. No. 4-1968. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter shall be to improve and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the community, including the protection and preservation of the property of the town and its inhabitants by control and removal of dead trees.
[Amended 4-25-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
All owners of real property on which dead or abandoned trees are permitted to stand, which produce or cause to be produced a dangerous condition likely to cause imminent damage to a structure or building located on said premises, or to a structure or building on lands adjoining said premises, shall cut down said tree or trees and remove the same from the premises within a time frame set by a Code Enforcement Officer after the mailing of a notice, in writing, by the Building Inspector sent by registered or certified mail to the owner or owners shown on the current assessment roll to the address shown thereon.
[Amended 8-3-2020 by L.L. No. 3-2020]
Any dead or abandoned trees that have been felled, produce a hazardous or dangerous condition, are exposed to a risk of fire or produce an unclean condition shall be removed from the real property by the owner(s) thereof within a specified time determined by the Code Enforcement Official involved.
[Amended 4-25-2022 by L.L. No. 1-2022]
In the event that the owner or owners shall fail to cut down dead trees and shall fail to remove the fallen dead trees after the mailing of said notice as herein specified, the Town of Hamburg is hereby authorized to cut down and remove the same after they have been cut down, at the expense of the owner or owners, which expense of such work shall be reported to the Town Board who shall direct the same to be levied against the premises upon which said work was done.
A violation of this chapter and conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $50 or imprisonment not to exceed two months, or both, for each and every offense.
Each separate provision of this chapter shall be deemed independent of all other provisions herein, and if any provision shall be declared invalid, all other provisions hereof shall remain valid and enforceable.
This L.L. No. 4 of the year 1968 shall take effect immediately.