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II shall not apply to the storage or placement on the premises of the following material:
A. Wood intended for consumption in a woodburning stove,
furnace or fireplace located in a building on the premises.
B. Lawn or yard or garden ornaments and implements.
C. Lawn and patio furniture.
D. Operable farm, garden and yard machinery and apparatus
used on the premises, including unlicensed vehicles used solely for snowplowing
on the premises.
F. Hoses and sprinklers used for watering lawns or gardens.
G. Storage or placement and accumulation of materials in
connection with a commercial operation duly conducted on the premises where
such storage, placement and accumulation is expressly permitted by the laws
of the Town.
H. Construction materials and equipment used for the construction
or renovation of a building on the premises for which a building permit has
been issued.
This chapter may be enforced by the Building Inspector or the Code Enforcement
Officer or by any Constable of the Town of Barton. Said persons shall have
the authority to enforce the provision of this chapter and to inspect premises
within the Town as necessary for said enforcement.
Any person may file a complaint with the Code Enforcement Officer of
the Town of Barton that a violation of this chapter may have taken place.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall properly record and investigate any such
complaint. The Code Enforcement Officer may also investigate any alleged violation
that he or she has reason to believe has occurred or is occurring.
The written notice to comply should contain the following information:
A. The name of the owner or occupant to whom the notice
shall be addressed.
B. The location of the premises involved in the violation.
C. A statement of the facts which it is alleged violate
this chapter.
D. A demand that the junk be removed or placed so as to
be in compliance with this chapter within a specified number of days after
the service or mailing of the notice.
E. A statement that a failure to comply with the demand
may result in prosecution.
If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find that an alleged junkyard
exists without the necessary permit, the Code Enforcement Officer is hereby
authorized, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 150.20(3), to issue
an appearance ticket to any person whom the Code Enforcement Officer has reason
to believe has violated this law and shall cause such person to appear before
the Town Justice.