[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Elmsford 11-7-1983
by L.L. No. 8-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Dumpsters or large garbage or refuse containers for use
on private land shall be suitably protected on all sides by opaque fencing,
screening or hedging at least to the height of the container or otherwise
protected from open view and shall be kept in a clean and neat condition and
the surrounding area must be free of litter.
B.
Such dumpsters on public land shall be maintained only
by direction and supervision of the Building Inspector or the Department of
Public Works.
C.
Property owners must keep constructed enclosures and
partial enclosures in good repair and in a safe and structurally sound condition.
Property owners must maintain the effectiveness of vegetation screens by properly
caring for and replacing, as necessary, the plantings that serve as screening
devices.
[Added 12-15-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
D.
In the event that the private land presents a particular
hardship in the ability of the owner to maintain the requisite screening,
such owner may petition the Board of Trustees of the Village of Elmsford to
vary the application of this chapter as to his/her property, which variance
may be issued in the discretion of the Board of Trustees.
[Added 12-15-2003 by L.L. No. 7-2003]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty
of a violation and upon the first conviction shall be subject to a fine which
shall not exceed $500 for each day that the violation continues, and on any
subsequent violation shall be subject to a fine which shall not exceed $1,000
for each day that the violation continues and to imprisonment not to exceed
15 days, or to both such fine and imprisonment for each violation.
