[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake
Grove 11-16-1978 as Ch. 111 of the 1978 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
An engineer, employee or other official of the Incorporated Village
of Lake Grove, or any surveyor performing services for the Incorporated Village
of Lake Grove, from and after the effective date of this chapter, may enter
upon any lands, waters, streets or places, whether public or private, within
the boundaries of the Village of Lake Grove, without interference, hindrance
or restraint, for the purpose of making surveys or examinations, including
the making of test pits and test borings and the installation of temporary
boundary stakes, which are necessary or convenient in the exercise or performance
of their powers, duties or services; provided, however, that
any such test pits or test borings shall be refilled and any temporary boundary
stakes shall be removed and any real property so disturbed shall be restored,
so far as is practicable, to its previous condition.
A.
Any person, whether the owner of the real property involved
or otherwise, who shall interfere with or restrain or otherwise prevent such
surveyor, engineer, employee or other official of the Incorporated Village
of Lake Grove from entering upon or in the places above described, shall be
in violation of this chapter and shall be served by the Village Clerk with
a written notice, sent by registered or certified mail, stating the nature
of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit, not exceeding five
days from the date of said mailing, for the satisfactory compliance therewith.
The offender shall, within the time period stated in such notice, cease such
violation and permit entry as required by this chapter.
B.
Upon violating any provision of this chapter and upon
refusal to comply with the notice aforesaid, such person shall be guilty of
disorderly conduct and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable for and shall
pay a penalty in a sum not exceeding $250 for any such offense or shall be
subject to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine
and imprisonment. In addition, each violation of this chapter or the continued
violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense for each and
every day such violation shall continue.
C.
In addition, any person violating the provisions of this
chapter shall become liable and pay to the village the cost of any expense,
loss or damage occasioned the village by reason of such violation.
