[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Brewster 11-14-1990 (Ch. 67 of the 1992 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter contains regulations in relation
to the storage and sale of Christmas trees and related holiday decorations.
The Village of Brewster Board of Trustees is
desirous of establishing regulations and procedures for the outdoor
sale of Christmas trees and related holiday decorations in the Village
of Brewster, New York.
Any person who stores or sells Christmas trees
and related holiday decorations in the Village of Brewster shall have
a license therefor.
All applications for a license that allows the
outdoor storage and sale of Christmas trees and related holiday decorations
shall be made to the Village Building Inspector on a form prescribed
by him.
The application shall be accompanied by a plan,
drawn to scale, showing the general location of the lot where such
storage and sales are to take place and trees and other items for
sale and also showing provisions for site access and parking, together
with written consent of the owner of the lot.
Within 10 days after the application has been
fully submitted, the Building Inspector shall approve, with conditions,
said application and issue a temporary license or disapprove the application.
If the application is disapproved, the Building Inspector shall state
his reasons for disapproval in writing.
The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable
processing fee, plus a site restoration fee, as set forth in the Village
fee schedule set from time to time by resolution of the Village of
Brewster Board of Trustees. The site restoration fee shall be refunded
in full within one week after the termination of the license, provided
that the lot on which the trees were sold has been cleaned up and
restored to a condition that existed prior to the temporary sale,
as determined by the Building Inspector, or refunded in full if the
application is disapproved.
All licenses shall commence on November 15 and
shall terminate on December 30.
Religious and not-for-profit organizations shall
not be subject to the above license and site restoration fees.
Any person committing an offense against any
of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and,
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable for each offense by a
penalty of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than
15 days, or both.
This chapter shall be enforced by any official authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets under Chapter 4, Appearance Tickets, of the Code of the Village of Brewster or the laws of the State of New York.
