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.