[Adopted 8-18-1952 by Ord. No. 49]
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the
Board of Trustees to provide for the proper use of land to prevent
unhealthful, hazardous or dangerous conditions due to the accumulations
of brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or other like materials. By this Article
the Board of Trustees seeks to remove such dangers to health, life
and property by requiring owners of land to cut, trim or remove brush,
grass, rubbish, weeds or other like materials and, upon default, cause
the same to be done and assess the cost against the real properties
on which such brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or other like materials
are found.
The Board of Trustees may from time to time
by resolution require notice to be served upon owners as hereinafter
provided to remedy any of the foregoing conditions which may exist
upon the land, pursuant to the provisions of Village Law § 4-412
of the State of New York, as amended.
Any person, corporation or association being
the owner of real property in the Village of Great Neck Plaza shall
be required to cut, trim or remove brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or
other like materials upon their land when ordered to do so by resolution
of the Board of Trustees.
Whenever the Board of Trustees shall adopt a
resolution requiring the owner or owners of land within the village
to cut, trim or remove brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or other like
materials upon their lands, the Board of Trustees shall specify the
place, manner and time (not less than five days from the receipt of
the notice) within which such work shall be completed. A notice of
the adoption of such resolution shall be served upon such owner or
owners by registered mail addressed to his or their last known address.
Whenever a notice or notices referred to in § 164-4 hereof has been or have been served upon such owner or owners of the respective lots or parcels of land to cut, trim or remove brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or other like materials, and such owner or owners shall neglect or fail to comply with the requirements of such notice or notices within the time provided therein, the Board of Trustees may cause the work to be done and pay the cost thereof.
The village shall be reimbursed for the cost
of the work performed or services rendered by direction of the Board
of Trustees as hereinabove provided, by assessment and levy upon the
lots or parcels of land whereon such work was performed or such services
rendered of the actual and complete cost of such work, whether such
work shall have been done by employees of the village or others, which
charges shall be assessed and collected in the same manner and at
the same time as provided by law for the collection of delinquent
taxes.
