[Adopted as Ch. 63 of the 1970 Code]
[Amended 11-13-2000 by L.L. No. 20-2000]
Every owner, lessee, occupant or other person
having charge or possession of improved or unimproved land fronting
on any sidewalks within the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson
shall remove snow and ice from such sidewalks within four hours after
the snow causing such condition ceases to fall on such sidewalks.
The period between sunset and sunrise shall not be computed in the
four-hour interval. This section shall be deemed complied with if
removal operations have been commenced within said four-hour period
and completed within a reasonable time.
If the snow and ice shall be frozen so hard
that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, instead
of being removed, the snow and ice on the adjoining sidewalk may be
sanded or covered with ashes, sawdust or similar material within said
four-hour period. Snow and ice, however, shall be removed, and the
sand, ashes, sawdust or other material shall be cleaned from the sidewalks
as soon after the four-hour period as conditions may allow. Ordinance
No. 8[1] shall be suspended whenever there is compliance with this
article.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, occupant
or other person having charge or possession of improved or unimproved
land, their contractors, agents and/or employees, to remove from said
land any snow or ice, or any lawn clippings, grass, weeds and like
materials, and to place or throw the same on or in any sidewalk or
street within the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.
[Amended 10-16-2000 by L.L. No. 16-2000]
B.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed
to limit the right of any owner, lessee, occupant or other person
having charge or possession of land from removing snow or ice from
the adjoining sidewalk and placing or throwing said snow or ice on
or in the street prior to removal of snow and ice from the street
by order of the Superintendent of Public Works. It shall be unlawful,
however, to throw on or in the street any snow or ice from any sidewalk
after removal of snow or ice from the street by order of the Superintendent
of Public Works.
D.
Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the
contrary, any owner, lessee, occupant or other person having charge
or possession of improved or unimproved land, their contractors, agents
and/or employees, may place leaves and/or twigs, branches and limbs
on the boundary of such land at its street side no more than seven
days immediately prior to the date on which the Village is scheduled
to pick up leaves and branches from the boundary of such land during
a Village leaf/branch pickup program.
[Added 12-2-2002 by L.L. No. 12-2002]
[Amended 6-11-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992; 4-5-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010; 1-5-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A.
Whenever any owner, lessee, occupant or other person having charge or possession of improved or unimproved land shall violate the provisions of §§ 215-12, 215-13 and/or 215-14, any snow or ice placed or thrown by such person on or in the sidewalk or street may be caused to be removed by or on behalf of the Superintendent of Public Works. In that event, any duly authorized Code Officer of the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson shall issue a violation to the owner, lessee, occupant and/or other person having charge or possession of such land. All costs and expenses of the removal of the snow and/or ice by or on behalf of the Superintendent of Public Works shall be assessed against the owner, lessee, occupant or other person having charge or possession of the land, and such expense shall, in addition, be assessed upon the land owned, occupied or possessed by the violator of this section and shall be made part of the annual tax levy on said land in the next ensuing fiscal year unless the amount is paid within 15 days after notice to such owner, lessee, occupant or other person. The cost and expense provided for herein shall be in addition to any penalty payable for any such violation.
B.
In addition to the provisions of § 215-15A above, any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-2 of the Code of the Village of Port Jefferson. In addition to such fine, the person against whom such fine is levied shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson in correcting such violation, including, but not necessarily limited to, the cost and expense of removal of snow and ice.
