[Amended 1-21-1999 by Ord. No. 1-1999]
A. Refrigerators, and similar equipment with locking mechanisms,
shall not be discarded, abandoned, or stored on premises accessible to children
without first removing the locking devices or the hinges of the doors.
B. Equipment and materials shall not be stored in open areas
of premises.
C. It shall be unlawful to park, store or leave in the open
or to abandon a junk vehicle upon private property except as permitted pursuant
to General Municipal Law § 136, unless the same is necessary for
the operation of a business enterprise lawfully upon said premises.
(1) The Building Inspector and/or designee or any police
officer may serve written ten-day notice upon the owner of such private property
to remove or shelter such junk vehicle in a fully enclosed building. Such
ten-day notice shall be served personally on such property owner or, if the
owner cannot be found, by sending a certified letter to the owner of record
of the real property as designated upon the assessment rolls of the City.
A single notice shall be sufficient for any number of such vehicles on one
parcel of property. In addition thereto, a notice shall be posted conspicuously
on each junk vehicle on such property.
(2) Upon expiration of a ten-day time period after notice,
the Building Inspector and/or designee or any police officer shall cause such
junk vehicle to be removed to such area as may be designated for storage and
there held for a period of 10 days. Within such ten-day time period, the owner
and/or agent may claim such junk vehicle upon payment of the towing or removal
charges therefor. Such owner and/or agent shall immediately remove such junk
vehicle at his own expense to a fully enclosed storage area. Upon the expiration
of such ten-day time period, no claim having been made, ownership of said
junk vehicle shall be deemed to be forfeited and such vehicle may be disposed
of by the City in accordance with the procedures set forth in Vehicle and
Traffic Law § 1224.
(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an owner who occupies
the property from retaining one unlicensed vehicle, provided that the vehicle
is able to be moved under its own power and is in a condition which would
render it roadworthy under the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law.
Domestic animals and pets shall be kept in an appropriate manner, so
as not to constitute a hazard or nuisance, and under control.