As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OWNER and OCCUPANT
Every owner, occupant or tenant, including any natural persons, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities of any kind, controlling, owning, leasing, renting, inhabiting, occupying, or otherwise responsible for the care of, a property regulated herein.
Every owner and occupant of any building or lot of land in the Village of Briarcliff Manor abutting any street, road, highway, avenue, lane, or sidewalk that the public has a right to use shall, within 12 hours after the cessation of every fall of snow, or the formation of any ice, remove or cause to be removed said snow or ice and clear entirely every sidewalk abutting said building or land; provided, however, that when the cessation of snowfall or formation of ice occurs between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., then such removal and clearing shall be required no later than 9:00 a.m. of the following day. Further, if the snow or ice on any sidewalk shall be so frozen that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the owner or occupant shall, within the times hereinabove specified, cover said sidewalk, or cause it to be covered, with either fine sifted hard- coal ashes, or sand, or other similar material, and shall, as soon thereafter as practicable, thoroughly clear and clean said sidewalk and remove the ice, snow, ashes, sand, or other applied material therefrom. Snow and ice shall not be deposited into a public street, road, highway, avenue or lane that has been plowed since the onset of the most recent snowfall.
During the period from October 1 through December 31, and at times announced and published by the Department of Public Works, any owner or occupant wishing to have bulk leaves collected by the Village shall place, or shall cause others to place, leaves in piles curbside, within the Village right-of-way, and at least 12 inches from the edge of any public roadway or sidewalk. In no event shall leaves be placed in any public roadway or onto any sidewalk, interfere with the free flow of vehicle or pedestrian traffic, or otherwise create an unsafe or unsightly condition. The owner and occupant shall be responsible for conveying, and ensuring the compliance of, these rules and any other relevant rules and regulations published by the Department of Public Works, to persons, landscapers, contractors, or other entity they employ.
Any owner or occupant or other person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine of not more than $250 per offense. Each day on which said violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
A. 
If an owner or occupant fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with this chapter, a Code Enforcement Officer shall serve a written notice of violation upon such owner or occupant by personal delivery, or by posting the violation notice in a conspicuous place upon the premises affected. If a notice of violation is served by posting it upon the premises, a copy thereof shall be mailed to the property owner's last known address.
B. 
If an owner or occupant fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with this chapter, the Village is hereby authorized and empowered to perform, or have performed, the maintenance so required and pay the cost and expenses of such remediation on behalf of such owner or occupant.
C. 
The costs and expenses of any such remediation advanced by the Village under this chapter, including all penalties, shall be charged against the owner of the property. An itemized memorandum of the costs and expenses incurred by the Village shall be mailed to the persons charged with the violation by certified mail, return receipt requested. The owner or occupant shall pay to the Village all costs and expenses incurred by the Village in curing such violation and all penalties associated with the violation within 30 days of the receipt of the itemized memorandum of costs.
D. 
In the event that the amount due to the Village by the owner or occupant is not paid within 30 days following the mailing of the costs and expenses, such costs and expenses shall become and remain a lien upon the property that was the subject of the violation and shall be added to and become part of the property taxes to be assessed and levied upon such property by the Village and shall bear interest at the same rate as and be collected and enforced in the same manner as unpaid taxes, until such time as such costs and expenses and interest are fully paid.