[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Nyack 2-25-1965 (Ch. 29 of the 1972 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The practice of littering the sidewalks, streets, public parking
lots, vacant lots, alley ways, backyards, and courtyards is detrimental
to the safety, the health and the public welfare. It constitutes a
nuisance and annoyance. The preservation of the public health and
the public welfare compels the Board of Trustees of the Village of
Nyack to legislate on this matter. It is hereby declared that the
adoption of this chapter has for its purpose the effective termination
of such practice.
No person shall litter, sweep, throw or cast, or direct, suffer
or permit any servant, agent, employee or other person under his control
to litter, sweep, throw or cast any ashes, garbage, paper, dust or
other rubbish and refuse of any kind whatsoever, in or upon any street
or public place, public parking lot, air shaft, areaway, backyard,
court or alley.
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or person in charge of
any building or premises shall keep and cause to be kept the sidewalk,
flagging and curbstone abutting said building or premises free from
obstruction and nuisances of every kind and shall keep said sidewalks,
public parking lots, air shafts, areaways, backyards, courts and alleys
free from garbage, refuse, rubbish, litter, goods, wares, merchandise
or other material.
No lime, ashes, coal, dry sand, hair, wastepaper, feathers or
other substance that is in a similar manner liable to be blown by
the wind shall be sieved, agitated or exposed, nor shall any mat carpet
or cloth be shaken or beaten, nor shall any cloth, yard, garment,
material or substance be scoured or cleaned, nor shall any rags, damaged
merchandise barrels, boxes or broken bales of merchandise or goods
be placed, kept or exposed in any place where they or particles therefrom
will pass into any street or public place or into any occupied premises,
nor shall any usual or any reasonable precautions be omitted by any
person to prevent fragments or any substances from falling to the
detriment or peril of life or health, or dust or light material flying
into any street, place or building, from any building or erection,
while the same is being altered, repaired or demolished, or otherwise.
In demolishing any building or part thereof, the material to be removed
shall be properly wet in order to lay dust incident to its removal.
No one, being the owner or in charge or in control of any vehicle,
or of any receptacle, shall litter, drop or spill, or permit to be
littered, dropped or spilled, any dirt, sand, gravel, clay, loam,
stone or building rubbish, hay, straw, sawdust, shavings or other
light materials of any sort or manufacturing, trade or household waste,
refuse, rubbish of any sort or ashes, garbage or other organic refuse
or other offensive matter, in or upon any street, public parking lot
or public place.
No person shall throw, cast or distribute, or cause or permit
to be thrown, cast or distributed, any handbill circular, card, booklet,
placard or other advertising matter whatsoever, in or upon any street
or public place, or in a front yard or courtyard, or on any stoop,
or in the vestibule of any hall in any building, or in a letter box
therein, provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
prohibit or otherwise regulate the delivery of any such matter by
the United States postal service or prohibit the distribution of sample
copies of newspapers regularly sold by the copy or by annual subscription.
This section is not intended to prevent the lawful distribution of
anything other than commercial and business advertising matter.
No swill, brine, animal matter, noxious liquid or other filthy
matter of any kind shall be allowed by any person to fall upon or
run into any street, public parking lot or public place or be taken
to or put therein.
A.
No person shall prevent or interfere with any employee of the Department
of Sanitation in the sweeping or cleaning of any street, public parking
lot or public place or in the removal of sweepings, ashes, garbage,
rubbish, snow, ice or other refuse material.
B.
No person, other than an authorized employee or agent of the Department
of Sanitation, shall disturb or remove any ashes, garbage or light
refuse or rubbish placed by householders, or their tenants, or by
occupants or their servants, within the stoop or area line, or in
front of houses or lots, for removal unless requested by residents
or such houses.
[Amended 1-14-1993 by L.L. No. 2-1993]
A.
Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates any of
the provisions of this chapter or any part thereof shall be liable
for and pay a penalty not exceeding $200 for each offense. Any violation
of this chapter or any part thereof shall constitute disorderly conduct,
and any person violating the same or any part thereof shall be and
is hereby declared a disorderly person.
B.
All the provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the police
or by the Clarkstown or Orangetown Police, the Village Building Inspector,
or by any code enforcement official employed by the Village of Nyack.
Provisions of this chapter affecting sidewalks, crosswalks and curbs
may also be enforced by the Village parking enforcement aides.
[Amended 5-26-2011 by L.L. No. 8-2011]
