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Timestamp: 2019-01-17 06:33:05
Document Index: 360623038

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170', '§ 170']

Village of New Hempstead, NY Grading and Excavation
§ 170-2 Findings and purpose.
§ 170-4 General regulations.
§ 170-5 Clearing, filling or excavation permits.
§ 170-6 Blasting permits.
§ 170-7 Appeals.
§ 170-8 Enforcement.
§ 170-9 Penalties for offenses; other remedies.
§ 170-10 Fees.
Chapter 170 Grading and Excavation
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hempstead 5-3-1984 by L.L. No. 10-1984. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Freshwater wetlands — See Ch. 159.
This chapter shall be known as the "Clearing, Filling and Excavation Law of the Village of New Hempstead."
The Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hempstead hereby finds that uncontrolled clearing, filling or excavating of land may cause serious health, safety and environmental problems, including erosion, siltation, flooding and other potential harmful effects. It is the purpose of this chapter to prevent such harmful effects and thus to promote the public health, safety and welfare in the Village of New Hempstead.
[Amended 6-5-1986 by L.L. No. 11-1986]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hempstead.
As defined in Chapter 290, Zoning.
A building subordinate to the main building on the lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to that of the main building. Where an accessory building is attached to the main building in a substantial manner, such as by a wall or roof, such accessory building shall be considered part of the main building.
The Building Inspector of the Village of New Hempstead.
The Code Inspector of the Village of New Hempstead.
As defined in § 170-4A of this chapter.
The Planning Board of the Village of New Hempstead. In the event that no Planning Board has been created, the term "Planning Board" shall be deemed to mean the Board of Trustees of the Village of New Hempstead.
Drawings as defined in and in compliance with all requirements of Chapter 255, Subdivision of Land, in effect in the Village of New Hempstead.
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of New Hempstead.
A clearing, filling or excavation permit from the Planning Board shall be required for any "operation," which is hereby defined as any landfilling, excavation, regrading, removal, stripping or disturbance of topsoil, earth, sand, gravel, rock or other substance from the ground or for the establishment of a lake or pond or the removal of trees 12 inches in diameter at breast height or greater and more than 200 feet from an existing one-family residence located on a lot of one acre or greater, except as provided in Subsections C and D of this section. No existing operation shall be extended in area, except as provided in Subsection D hereof, without first securing a permit therefor.
Material used for landfilling must be clean and nonburnable before being delivered to the site. Such material shall not contain garbage, disease-producing organisms, harmful radioactivity or any other substance which may be considered harmful by the Planning Board. No material may be used for this purpose which will produce obnoxious odors or either cause or require covering or other measures to prevent the attraction of rats or other vermin, flies, mosquitoes or other harmful insects.
There shall be no blasting or rock drilling activities commenced or carried on at any location within 300 yards of a church, school or camp as defined in Chapter 290, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of New Hempstead, or any playground or recreational field associated therewith, during the hours when such church, school or camp is used by children under the age of 18 years in connection with the operation thereof.
[Added 6-5-1986 by L.L. No. 11-1986]
Approved subdivision construction plans deemed a special permit. Where the Planning Board has approved, with or without conditions, the construction plans for proposed streets and drainage facilities in new subdivisions, the approved construction plans shall be deemed to be a duly issued permit for such operation within the rights-of-way and slope rights of the proposed streets and areas reserved for drainage facilities as may be necessary for their establishment, provided that if there is to be landfilling and/or removal of excavated material, said fill and/or removal shall be disclosed as an integral part of the subdivision plans. All operations outside such street rights-of-way and slope rights and drainage facilities shall be subject to the permit and approval requirements of this chapter, unless such operations are shown on an approved grading plan as part of said construction plans, the rehabilitation of the disturbed areas is bonded as a condition of subdivision approval, and provided that, if there is to be landfilling and/or removal, said operation shall be disclosed as an integral part of the subdivision plans. For the purposes of this section, the term "Planning Board" shall be deemed to include the Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo.
Approved site plans deemed a special permit. Where Chapter 290, Zoning, of the Village Code requires the approval of a site plan and when, in the opinion of the Planning Board, the finished elevations shown on this plan are necessitated by or required for the intended land use and/or by other provisions of this chapter, the approved final site plan shall be deemed to be a duly issued permit for the necessary landfilling and/or excavation and removal of material from the property, provided that the rehabilitation of the disturbed areas is bonded as a condition of site plan approval and provided that such operation is disclosed as an integral part of the site plan. For the purposes of this section, the term "Planning Board" shall be deemed to include the Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo.
Notwithstanding any other provision of any other subsection of this Subsection C, no building permit, approved subdivision construction plan or approved site plan shall be deemed to be a blasting permit.
Village of New Hempstead. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to operations conducted by or for the Village of New Hempstead or any department or agency thereof.
The area proposed to be disturbed and its relation to neighboring properties, together with buildings, roads and natural watercourses, if any, within 250 feet of the boundaries of the area. An inset map at a reduced scale may be used, if necessary and helpful.
A description of any material to be used for landfilling and, where fill is to be brought onto the premises, its source, method of transport and estimated volume.
The rehabilitation proposed and the estimate of the cost of such work in accordance with the standards in this section.
The Planning Board shall refer each application to the Village Engineer for review and report in accordance with the standards and requirements of this chapter and Chapter 290, Zoning. The Village Engineer shall prepare and submit a report to the Planning Board setting forth his findings and recommendations.
The proposed operation is not in conflict with any requirement of this chapter, Chapter 290, Zoning, or any other local law of the Village of New Hempstead.
The Village Engineer's report shall include an estimate of the amount of performance bond to be furnished by the applicant and any special condition or other safeguards deemed necessary or desirable for the proposed operation. Said estimate and recommended conditions shall be included even if the Village Engineer recommends denial of the application.
Required performance bond. No clearing, filling or excavation permit shall be issued by the Planning Board pursuant to this chapter until the applicant shall have posted a performance bond with the Village insuring conformance with the approved plans and all applicable regulations, restrictions and special conditions. Such performance bond shall become effective only if and when the Board of Trustees shall have approved the same as to amount, form, surety and manner of execution. The Planning Board shall set a reasonable time limit for the performance of the work shown on the approved plans, not to exceed two years, except in the case of continuing operations contemplated by this chapter, in which case a permit shall only be extended if the bond is correspondingly extended by the Board of Trustees.
The final slope shall be finished at a slope no steeper than one foot vertically for each two feet horizontally for any material other than rock, except where supported by a retaining wall or foundation. Finished surface excavated to fast rock shall have a slope no steeper than six feet vertical for each one foot horizontal.
A minimum of four inches of topsoil shall be replaced over all ground surfaces exposed by any operation contemplated herein, except rock, roads, driveways, parking places, garden spaces and surfaces excavated below high-water marks of lakes, ponds or streams, so that a stand of grass or other permanent cover will be established within two growing seasons. These ground surfaces shall be seeded as required to prevent erosion before the permanent cover becomes established.
Where a permit has been issued for an excavation for the purpose of making a lake or pond, the provisions of this chapter applicable to regrading, refilling and seeding shall not apply to that part of the excavation below the high-water mark of such lake or pond.
Upon completion of all rehabilitation work, the applicant shall notify the Planning Board. The Planning Board shall make or cause to be made a field inspection of the site to determine if all work has been completed in accordance with the terms of the permit and the approved plans. The Planning Board may request the assistance of the Village Engineer to determine the degree of compliance. The Planning Board shall make a report to the Board of Trustees upon the completion of its investigation, describing the degree to which the operation is in conformance with the terms of the permit and plans, together with its recommendation as to the release of the performance bond posted.
The area proposed to be disturbed and its relation to neighboring properties, together with buildings, roads, underground utilities and natural watercourses, if any, within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of said area. An inset map at a reduced scale may be used, if necessary and helpful.
The name, address and telephone number of the person in charge of the proposed blasting operations.
The certificate of insurance shall name the required additional named insured as follows: "The following are all named as additional named insureds with all rights and privileges of the policy contract without the responsibility to pay premiums: the Village of New Hempstead and the owners of each of the following lots as designated on the Town of Ramapo Tax Maps: _____"
The certificate of insurance shall show premises operations liability and completed operations liability coverages, with limits of liability for bodily injury or property damage of at least $5,000, or such lesser amount as the Building Inspector may accept after taking into consideration the type and extent of proposed blasting activities, and shall specify that explosion, collapse and underground hazards are included in such coverages.
Required indemnification agreement. No blasting permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector pursuant to this chapter until the applicant shall have filed an executed indemnification agreement with the Village, which shall provide as follows: "The contractor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Village of New Hempstead and its agents and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the blasting work, provided that any such claim, damage, loss or expense: 1) is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the blasting work itself), including the loss of use resulting therefrom, and 2) is caused in whole or in part by any act or omission of the contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, regardless of whether or not it is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder."
Any person aggrieved by an action of the Planning Board or Building Inspector in approving or disapproving an application before it under this chapter may take an appeal therefrom to the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of New Hempstead.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter or any other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, or who shall build or alter any structure or use any land in violation of any statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder, or who shall knowingly assist therein, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate and additional violation. In addition to the foregoing provisions, the Village shall have such other remedies for any violation or threatened violation of this chapter as are now or may hereafter by provided by law.
Referrals under this chapter shall be accompanied by a fee as listed in the Fee Schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees.