[Adopted 10-14-1853 by bylaws Secs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15 and 16;
amended in its entirety 12-19-1988 by L.L. No. 1-1988]
The Village of Green Island is hereby constituted as one road
district.
It shall be the duty of the Commissioners of the Village of
Green Island to take charge and have the oversight of all the streets
and highways in said Village and to expend all moneys that shall be
appropriated by the Trustees for their improvements, agreeable to
the instruction of said Trustees.
A.
The owners or occupants of all tenements and premises in said Village
are hereby required to keep the sidewalks and streets to the center
of the highway opposite their respective occupancies free and clear
of all encumbrances of any description. On Friday morning of each
week, when not prevented by stormy weather, they shall sweep the sidewalks
and gather up the dirt and filth to the center of the streets into
heaps outside the gutters. It shall be the duty of the Commissioners
to see that this regulation is strictly observed and to clear the
streets generally, for which purpose they may reserve and appropriate
sufficient amounts of the highway tax.
B.
Whoever shall deposit or cause to be deposited any dirt or filth or other substance upon any of the streets, sidewalks, highways or alleys of said Village shall be liable to the penalty set forth in § 140-8 of this article, for every day he shall suffer the same to remain thereon as aforesaid, unless the same shall be done for improvement of said streets under the direction of the officer having the superintendence of said streets or highways.
A.
The Commissioners of Streets are hereby directed to give notice to
the owners or occupants of all the lots or premises in said Village
requiring them to keep the streets and sidewalks free and clear of
all boxes, barrels and fruit-stand tables for the exhibition or sale
of any article and of all other encumbrances.
B.
No hay scales or other apparatus for weighing hay or other heavy articles shall be built or erected on any of the sidewalks in said Village without permission, in writing, from a majority of the Trustees. Every person who shall build or erect any such hay scales or be in any manner interested or concerned in erecting such hay scales or other apparatus for weighing hay or other heavy articles shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 140-8 of this article for every day such hay scale shall be continued without permission as aforesaid.
C.
All persons are prohibited from erecting any signposts or obstructions
or encroachments upon any of the streets or the sidewalks of said
streets in said Village without the permission, in writing, of a majority
of the Trustees.
All persons are prohibited from tying any horse or other animal
to any tree, fence, lamppost or ornamental post along the sidewalks
or around the grass plots in said Village or the chains connected
with such ornamental posts or in any other manner from molesting or
interfering with the same.
Every person who shall mischievously or maliciously interfere with any lamppost, lamp, ornamental post or the chains connected therewith or shall injure or remove the same shall be subject to the penalties set forth in § 140-8 of this article.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
A.
It shall not be lawful for any owner, occupant/tenant or any person
having the charge or control of any premises, lot, tenement or manufacturing
establishment situated within the Village of Green Island to suffer
or permit any snow, ice or other substance to collect and remain on
any sidewalk fronting on or belonging to said premises so as to impede,
obstruct or render dangerous public travel upon such sidewalks, later
than 24 hours after the same shall have fallen or collected thereon
or for more than two hours after being notified by any police officer
of the Village, the Village Code Enforcement Officer or the Department
of Public Works (DPW) Commissioner or his designee to remove the same.
Removal is required to the extent of four feet wide or the width of
the sidewalk, whichever is less. These provisions shall apply to all
sidewalks within the Village.
B.
No owner, occupant, tenant or any person having charge or control
of any premises, lot or tenement or manufacturing establishment situated
in the Village of Green Island shall suffer or permit any snow, ice
or other substance to be deposited into any of the public streets
of the Village of Green Island, except that such individuals shall
be allowed to deposit snow upon the banks that may already be established
along such streets, provided that such snow is deposited along the
bank on the same side of the street adjacent to the property from
which it is being removed or on adjacent properties with permission
from the property owner being affected, and further provided that
such snow is deposited in a manner that does not cause such snow to
be deposited upon the sidewalks or roadways and further that it does
not obstruct parking or otherwise create a dangerous condition by
leaving any accumulation of snow in the street.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not to
exceed $250 or to be imprisoned for a term not to exceed 15 days,
or both.
[Added 3-16-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
If the provisions of § 140-7 and § 140-8 are not complied with, the Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Green Island may elect to do one of the following:
A.
Serve written notice, either personally or by mail, upon the owner, lessee or occupant or any person having the care and/or control of any such lot or land to comply with the provisions of §§ 140-7 and 140-8. If the person upon whom the notice is served fails or neglects to remove any snow, ice or other substance within two hours after receipt of such notice, or if no person can be found in the Village who either is or claims to be the owner of said lot or land or who represents or claims to represent such owner, the Code Enforcement Officer may cause any such snow, ice or other substance to be removed. The actual cost for such removal, plus 25% for inspection and other additional costs in connection therewith, shall be certified by the Code Enforcement Officer to the Village Treasurer and shall thereupon become and be a lien upon the property and shall become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes.
B.
Said notice shall also contain the date, time, and location at which
the Village will conduct a public hearing to determine whether the
owner, lessee or occupant or any person having the care and/or control
of any such lot or land did fail or neglect to remove said snow and/or
ice from said sidewalks. Said notice shall state that the property
owner, his/her agent, lessee or occupant is entitled to be heard at
such hearing and present evidence or testimony. The date of such public
hearing must be at least 10 days after service or mailing of the notice
of violation. Notice of the public hearing shall be published in a
paper of general circulation in the Village at least five days prior
to the date of the public hearing.
C.
Nothing contained herein shall require notice as a prerequisite to
the issuance of a summons or appearance ticket for a violation of
this chapter.
