A.
In furtherance of the purposes of this chapter, it shall be the duty
and responsibility of the owner, operator or occupant of premises
to comply with any or all of the requirements and standards of this
chapter, to keep the premises free of conditions which constitute
violations hereof and to promptly remove, prevent or abate such conditions.
B.
If after notice of violation has been sent pursuant to § 150-13 herein and the time period within which to respond has expired the violation has not been corrected, the Zoning Officer may direct the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works to remediate or cure the condition, the cost of which shall be assessed to and become a lien against the real property affected, and the Tax Collector is hereby authorized and directed to add such assessment to the property tax account of the affected property.
[Added 8-27-1997 by Ord.
No. 97-15]
C.
Department of Public Works remediation charges for property cleanup.
[Added 2-9-2005 by Ord.
No. 2005-03]
|
Model
|
**Price per Hour
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Street sweeper
|
$150
| |
|
Loader (3 yard)
|
$200
| |
|
Loader (1.5 yard)
|
$150
| |
|
Sewer jet truck
|
$100
| |
|
Recycler truck
|
$100
| |
|
Sanitation truck
|
$150 + tipping fee (1 ton minimum)
| |
|
Large dump truck
|
$100
| |
|
Large dump truck with snow plow
|
$150
| |
|
Dump truck — A.P.B.
|
$150
| |
|
Mason dump truck with snow plow
|
$100
| |
|
Mason dump truck
|
$75
| |
|
Jeep
|
$75
| |
|
Pick-up truck
|
$75
| |
|
Pick-up truck with snow plow
|
$100
| |
|
Leaf machine
|
$100
| |
|
Brush chipper
|
$150
| |
|
Stump grinder
|
$75
| |
|
Chain saw
|
$25
| |
|
Compressor with accessories
|
$150
| |
|
Asphalt hot box
|
$100 + asphalt (1 ton minimum)
| |
|
Plate compactor
|
$25
| |
|
Cement mixer
|
$50 + cement (1 bag minimum)
| |
|
Gas powered blower
|
$25
| |
|
Weed wacker
|
$15
| |
|
Hedge trimmer
|
$15
| |
|
Lawn mower
|
$15
| |
|
Deck mower
|
$30
| |
|
Landscaping trailer
|
$25
| |
|
Line striper machine
|
$100 + paint (1 5-gallon container minimum)
| |
|
Snow blower
|
$25
| |
|
Miscellaneous tools (i.e., shovel, rake)
|
$2
| |
|
Gas-powered generator
|
$25
| |
|
Three-inch trash pump
|
$25
| |
|
Safety cones/barricades
|
$2
|
|
**
|
There will be a minimum charge of one hour for personnel and
equipment.
| |
|
*
|
Overtime and holiday pay will be charged accordingly for all
public works employees.
|
The exterior of all premises shall be kept free of the following
matter, materials or conditions:
A.
Refuse, as hereinabove defined.
B.
Rubbish, as hereinabove defined.
C.
Abandoned, uncovered or structurally unsound wells, shafts, towers,
exterior cellar openings, basement hatchways, foundations, excavations
or outhouses.
D.
Abandoned iceboxes, refrigerators, boilers, hot-water heaters, television
sets and other similar major appliances.
E.
Structurally unsafe or unsound buildings, structures or fences.
F.
Rodents, vermin, pest infestations or rodent harborages.
G.
Animal excrement.
H.
Hidden or uncovered ground or surface hazards, such as holes, sudden
depressions and sharp or jagged projections or obstructions.
I.
Buried rubble, refuse or rubbish.
J.
Nuisances, as hereinabove defined.
K.
Dangerously loose and overhanging objects, including but not limited
to dead trees or limbs, accumulations of ice or any object, natural
or man-made, which could threaten the health and safety of persons
if caused to fall or other similar dangerously loose and overhanging
objects which, by reason of their location above ground level, constitute
an actual hazard to persons or vehicles in the vicinity thereof.
L.
Inadequate or unsafe foundation walls, piers and columns and other
similar structurally unsound, damaged or defective load-bearing components
which are incapable of bearing imposed loads safely at all points.
M.
Structurally unsound, loose, dangerous, crumbling, missing, broken,
rotted or unsafe exterior portions of buildings or structures, including
but not limited to porches, landings, balconies, stairways, handrails,
steps, walls, overhangs, roofs, fences, supporting members, timbers,
abutments, fire escapes and signs and loose, crumbling or falling
bricks, stones, mortar or plaster.
N.
Broken glass or windows and rotted, missing or substantially destroyed
window frames and sashes, door frames, exterior doors or other major
exterior component parts of buildings or structures.
O.
Graffiti or defacing of property, as hereinabove defined.
[Added 9-12-2007 by Ord.
No. 2007-10]
P.
Grass
and/or weeds shall not be permitted to exceed six inches in height.
[Added 10-11-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-10]
Without limitation by the foregoing, it shall also be the duty and responsibility of owners, occupants or operators to keep the exterior of all premises structurally sound, in good general repair and sufficiently maintained to an extent so as to prevent and avoid conditions that violate the purposes of this chapter as hereinabove set forth in § 150-1.
[Added 10-12-2005 by Ord.
No. 2005-15]
A.
The owner and/or occupant shall be responsible for the maintenance
of the area abutting such property between the street property line
and pavement or roadway, including landscape, ground cover, construction
of curbing and/or sidewalk, and reconstruction and/or replacement
of defective or hazardous conditions of walkways.
