[Adopted 11-12-2020, approved 11-13-2020]
A.
No person
shall operate a gas-powered leaf and lawn blower for any purpose except
during April 15 to May 31 and October 1 to November 30. Any person
violating this prohibition shall be subject to a written warning for
the first offense, a fine not to exceed $250 for the second offense,
$500 for the third offense, and $1,000 for the fourth offense and
any subsequent offense thereafter. The operator of the leaf blower
and the homeowner shall be subject to the fine.
[Amended 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
B.
The permitted
hours of use are Monday through Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Any person violating this provision shall be subject to a written
warning for the first offense, a fine not to exceed $250 for the second
offense, $500 for the third offense, and $1,000 for the fourth offense
and any subsequent offense thereafter. The operator of the leaf blower
and the homeowner shall be subject to the fine.
[Amended 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
C.
All leaf-blower
use is prohibited on Sundays, except by residents on their own property
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
D.
All leaf
blower operation at sound levels of 65 decibels or more are prohibited.
E.
All landscaping
operators in the City of Mount Vernon must register for a permit with
the City Clerk. Said permits must be renewed annually.
[Amended 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
F.
A landscaper
shall be defined as any person, corporation, partnership or business
entity of any form who owns, operates, maintains, controls or conducts
a landscaping business to perform landscaping or gardening, including
tending, planting, installing, maintaining, or repairing lawns, gardens,
flower beds, shrubbery, trees, or landscaping of any kind, on real
property which such person or business entity does not own or at which
s/he does not reside.
[Added 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023[1]]
G.
The fine
for a landscaper operating a gas-powered leaf blower without a permit
shall not exceed $500 for the first offense, $750 for the second offense,
and $1,000 for every offense thereafter.
[Amended 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
H.
Forums,
meetings and educational materials will be generated to inform the
public about this change
I.
The Clerk's
office will be responsible for implementing the operational procedures
for collecting revenues generated from the permit.
J.
These
provisions shall not apply in the event a state of emergency is declared
by the City of Mount Vernon, County of Westchester, or State of New
York.
[Added 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
K.
The Department
of Public Works and the Police Department shall have the authority
to enforce these provisions.
[Added 6-14-2023, approved 6-15-2023]
