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Timestamp: 2019-04-25 19:44:11
Document Index: 8595101

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', '§ 99', 'art 360', '§ 99', '§ 99']

Village of Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY Landfilling and Grading
§ 99-2 Word usage; definitions.
§ 99-3 Enforcement Officer.
§ 99-4 Placement of solid waste prohibited.
§ 99-5 Placement of construction and demolition debris prohibited.
§ 99-6 Permit for filling and grading required.
§ 99-7 Liability.
§ 99-9 Application requirements.
§ 99-10 Application procedures.
§ 99-11 Operation requirements.
§ 99-12 Performance bond.
§ 99-13 Penalties for offenses.
§ 99-14 Violation notice; contents and service.
§ 99-15 Appeals.
§ 99-16 Hearings for civil penalties.
§ 99-17 Severability.
Chapter 99 Landfilling and Grading
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson 12-19-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety and general welfare by ensuring that the disposal of construction and demolition debris within village limits is prohibited and that the filling and grading of properties are safely conducted in conformance with the village's Zoning Law[1] and other applicable laws.
Editor's Note: See Ch. 172, Zoning, for provisions of the village's Zoning Law.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer or other person so designated by the Village Board of Trustees.
The placement of soil, rubble, spoils, rocks and/or any other appropriate fill on any property for the purpose of raising or elevating any portion of a property.
As defined in NYCRR, Part 360.
The Enforcement Officer shall administer, implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
No person, firm or corporation shall dump, dispose of or deposit or cause, permit or allow to be dumped, disposed of or deposited any solid waste within the limits of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.
No person, firm or corporation shall dump, dispose of or deposit or cause, permit or allow to be dumped, disposed of or deposited any construction and demolition debris within the limits of the Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.
No person shall conduct or cause to be conducted or permit or allow any filling or grading of any property without securing a permit from the Planning Board.
Owners of property within the village upon which prohibited activities occur shall be jointly and severally liable with the active participants in the violation.
The following are exempt from the prohibition of construction and demolition debris (§ 99-5) pursuant to a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, provided that no fee or other form of consideration is required for the privilege of using the property for disposal purposes:
A site at which only recognizable uncontaminated concrete, asphalt pavement, brick, soil or stone is placed.
A site for the disposal of trees, stumps, wood chips and yard waste when generation and disposal of such material occurs on the same property.
A permit to fill or grade property shall not be required for the planting of landscaping, minor grading of lawn areas, normal repairs to occupied property, correcting hazards presenting an imminent threat to life or property or for land development pursuant to but not prior to a building permit, approved subdivision and/or site plan.
The following information or exhibits are required to be submitted in triplicate in order to secure a permit:
The names and addresses and the section, block and lot numbers of all contiguous property owners and the names and addresses and section, block and lot numbers of all property owners located within 500 feet of the proposed site.
A plan showing all existing and proposed contour lines, the amount of fill to be placed or displaced, the location of trees over eight inches in diameter measured four feet from the ground and road access to the site.
Preliminary copies of any contracts to perform such filling and grading, which contracts shall state that they are subject to this chapter, and a copy of this chapter shall be attached to and become a part of such contracts.
Documentation regarding permit status with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation prior to the issuance of a permit. Any required New York State Department of Environmental Conservation permit must be in effect prior to the village's issuing a permit.
Proof of insurance, including workers compensation, adequate to cover the intended work pursuant to the terms of the permit. The village shall be named as an additional insured on the applicant's policy.
The Planning Board shall refer the application and supporting documentation to other village agencies for their review and recommendation. The Planning Board may engage the services of an independent consultant to review the application and supporting documentation, the fees for which shall be paid by the applicant. The Board may, for this purpose, require the applicant to deposit funds in advance in a reasonable amount, and any surplus shall be returned.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, the Planning Board shall hold a public hearing on 10 days' notice. Notice of the hearing shall be given 10 days prior thereto by the applicant to all abutting property owners and all other owners of property within 500 feet of the intended site. Proof of such notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, and at the time of the public hearing, the applicant shall file proof of mailing of the notice of public hearing.
Filling and grading shall be done in such manner as not to result in an increase of surface water runoff onto any other properties and shall not result in any conditions which increase erosion or result in any unstable conditions upon the site, adjacent properties or wetlands.
The Village Board or its designee, the Planning Board, may contract for appropriate surveillance of the site on a twenty-four-hour, seven-day-week basis until the activity is completed. The applicant shall be required, as a condition of the permit, to authorize the village or its employees or agents to enter onto the applicant's property to conduct the appropriate surveillance. Any and all costs for this service will be estimated by the Planning Board prior to the issuance of a permit, and the applicant will then be required to post a certified check to cover such costs.
The applicant shall retain a professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of New York, who shall certify as to the contours of the site at regularly scheduled times to be established by the Planning Board or the Enforcement Officer.
The Planning Board may limit the duration of any permit issued pursuant to this chapter to 60 days or such other period deemed reasonable by the Board.
The applicant shall be required to post a cash bond or letter of credit in an amount to be determined by the Planning Board, which bond shall be posted with the Village Clerk to guarantee the satisfactory restoration and reclamation of the site and repair of any village roads or other public property which might be damaged as a result of the filling and grading activities of the applicant. In the event that the applicant fails or refuses to make the necessary repairs, the Village Board, after notice and hearing pursuant to § 99-16, may declare the applicant in default, perform the repairs and apply the proceeds of the cash bond in order to cover the expense in making such repairs.
Upon such appeal, the Village Board may affirm, modify or vacate the Enforcement Officer's notice of violation.
A notice of hearing shall be made by mailing a copy of such order by certified mail to the addresses of those persons having a recorded interest in real property in the premises as shown by the records of the County Clerk and by posting a copy of such order on said premises. The failure to provide notice to each such person shall not invalidate subsequent proceedings pursuant to this chapter. The hearing shall be set for a date not less than 15 days after the notice of hearing is mailed.
The violator shall have the right to present evidence and examine witnesses to show why penalties should not be assessed and/or why an order to abate should be suspended.
The Village Board of Trustees shall make findings and make a determination. Such determination shall indicated the basis and rationale of the decision, shall state the dollar amount of penalties and shall be supported by substantial evidence.
Any penalties imposed and the costs to the village of the proceeding in such event shall be immediately due and payable and shall be paid within 15 days of their imposition.
If any phrase, sentence or provision of this chapter is adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined to that phrase, sentence or provision affected by such judgment and shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this chapter.