It shall be the duty and responsibility of every
owner, lessee, occupant or person in possession of any lot or parcel
of land in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson to maintain at his own
expense any public sidewalk abutting such lot or parcel in a clean
and safe condition and in a good state of repair.
[Amended 8-2-1971]
If the Village Manager or his duly designated
representative shall find any such sidewalk in any unclean condition
or in a state of disrepair, he shall serve on any such person, either
personally or by mail, a notice stating:
A. The location, by reference to building number or tax
lot number, of the particular sidewalk in question.
B. The particular cleaning or repairing to be performed
and the manner in which the same is to be done.
C. The materials to be used in connection with any such
repair.
D. In the case of repairs to be performed, the proportion
of the expense thereof to be borne by such person or persons and the
proportion to be borne by the Village, as provided for in a resolution
adopted by the Board of Trustees after consideration of the circumstances
of the case.
E. The time following the receipt of such notice within
which such cleaning or repairs shall be completed, which time shall
be not less than 24 hours in the case of cleaning and not less than
10 days in the case of repair.
If any such person shall fail to perform and
complete such cleaning within the time specified in said notice, the
Village may cause such cleaning to be performed and assess the expense
thereof upon the abutting premises, which expense shall be a lien
against said premises. If any such person or persons shall fail to
perform and complete such repair within the time specified in said
notice, the Village may cause such repair to be performed and assess
the expense thereof, or such portion thereof as the Board of Trustees
may have determined by resolution to allocate against such person
or persons, upon the abutting premises, which amount so assessed shall
be a lien against said premises.
[Amended 5-7-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
Failure to comply with any such notice by any such person shall constitute a violation of this Article, and a person failing to so comply shall be subject to arrest, prosecution and punishment, as provided in §
1-12 of Chapter
1, General Provisions. Each and every day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.