[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Ramapo as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-14-1987 by L.L. No. 3-1987]
This article shall be known and may be cited
hereinafter as the "Property Maintenance Law of the Town of Ramapo:
Parking Areas."
It is the aim of the Town Board of the Town
of Ramapo to promote the public health, welfare and safety of the
citizens by providing for the cleanliness, maintenance and preservation
of parking, accessory and other open areas provided for or required
in connection with any subject premises. To do so, the Town Board
does hereby enact this article regulating the management and maintenance
of parking areas, accessory areas or other open space used in connection
therewith.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Buffer zones, setbacks, side and rear yards or other areas,
surfaced or natural, or open space used in connection with subject
premises.
The residue from the burning of wood, coal, coke or other
combustible materials.
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the
preparation, handling, cooking and consumption of food.
A covered container which is rodent, vermin, insect and water
proof.
Owner, tenant, trustee, receiver, executor or other person
who controls, in whole or in part, any subject premises.
Sunset of any day to the sunrise of the following day.
Space provided by the holder for the parking of vehicles,
together with the means of ingress and egress thereto and the roads
and driveways of any subject premises.
All solid wastes (except body wastes), including garbage,
rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles
and solid market and industrial wastes.
Nonputrescible solid wastes (excluding ashes) consisting
of both combustible and noncombustible wastes, such as paper, cardboard,
tin cans, yard clippings, leaves, tree trimmings, wood, glass, bedding,
crockery and similar materials.
Any premises which contain, in whole or in part, any parking
area servicing any industrial, commercial (retail, wholesale or services
to the public), professional, educational, entertainment or recreational
area or in conjunction with apartment or multiple residences or other
areas regularly used for purposes or functions to which the general
public is invited, directly or indirectly, the ingress and egress
thereto, roads and driveways therein, buffer zones, setbacks or other
open space in connection therewith with respect to all of said areas
used in connection with such premises or any other open areas provided
for in connection with the issuance of a certificate of occupancy,
variance or special permit as required pursuant to the Zoning Code
of the Town of Ramapo or any law applicable to such premises or use
thereof.
A container with appropriate cover to receive hand-carried
discarded paper and trash.
Any holder of a subject premises shall comply
with the following:
A.
The subject premises shall be kept free and clear
of ashes, dirt, debris, rubbish, garbage, refuse and other obstructions
and the same shall be kept properly repaired and maintained.
B.
All roads, sidewalks, driveways, parking areas and
other areas used in connection with the subject premises, as well
as the means of ingress and egress to the subject premises, shall
be kept in proper repair and free from dirt, refuse, snow and ice.
C.
All water drains and water drainage systems shall
be kept clean and in proper working order.
D.
All prescribed lights shall be kept in proper working
order and lighted during the lighting period when the subject premises
or any portion thereof is being used by the holder of the subject
premises or any portion thereof is open for business.
E.
All fences, screening, curbing, grass, shrubbery,
retaining walls, slopes and other space used in connection therewith
shall be kept maintained and/or repaired.
F.
Any parking lines for parking spaces shall be kept
properly painted and marked. Parking spaces for handicapped persons
shall be completely covered with an iridescent, light blue paint,
upon which there shall be superimposed the handicapped logo, as is
provided by law for such parking spaces.
G.
All exterior areas shall be kept free and clear of
the storage of goods, wares and merchandise. Loading and unloading
are to be done in designated zones only.
H.
All refuse shall be stored in the designated place
or places in proper garbage receptacles.
I.
There shall be at convenient places proper trash receptacles,
which shall be sufficiently serviced to prevent overflow.
A.
The Police Department of the Town of Ramapo and/or the enforcement official as designated in Chapter 376, Zoning, § 376-140 of the Code of the Town of Ramapo shall have the power, right and authority to issue an appearance ticket, as the same is defined in Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, for the violation of any section of this article.
B.
In addition to any other penalty under the law, the enforcement official as designated in § 376-140, upon the direction of the Town Board, is hereby authorized and empowered to erect, replace, repair or maintain fences, trees, plantings, shrubbery or other screening on land within the jurisdiction of the Town of Ramapo where such screening facilities are required by the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Planning Board or such other department or agency of the Town of Ramapo having jurisdiction of the premises, or Chapter 376, Zoning, of this Code or the Town Subdivision Regulations or such other law or ordinance affecting said premises and there is a failure to comply with such direction, and, if after giving 30 days' notice by registered mail addressed to the owner of record of such land at the address shown on the last preceding assessment roll, such fences, trees, plantings, shrubbery or other screening are not so erected, replaced, repaired or maintained by or on behalf of such owner, all costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with any action so taken shall be assessed against the land upon which such screening facilities are located. A copy of this article shall be attached to any notice sent under this subsection.
This article is not in limitation of any other
law, rule, regulation, order or certificate which may affect any premises
subject to this article or any penalty, fine or liability thereunder
but is in addition thereto. Any inconsistent local law, regulation,
order or certificate or part thereof in conflict with this article
is hereby repealed insofar as it may affect the enforcement of this
article.
A.
Any violation by a person, firm or corporation of
any provision of this article shall be deemed a misdemeanor, punishable
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to
exceed one year, or both.
[Amended 2-6-2012 by L.L.
No. 2-2012]
B.
Each day that a violation of this article is committed
or continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
