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A. Any owner, guest or other person who shall be found to have violated any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of an offense punishable as follows:
1. The fine for a first violation is two hundred dollars ($200.00);
2. The fine for a second violation is five hundred dollars ($500.00); and
3. The fine for a third or subsequent violation is seven hundred and fifty dollars ($750.00).
B. Each day a provision of this article is found to have been violated constitutes a separate violation subject to the fine schedule set forth in this section.
C. Any fines shall be debts due and owing to the Village that the Village may collect by any means allowed by law, including, but not limited to, filing a lien against the subject property.
D. The fines provided for herein shall not be construed as limiting the power of a court of competent jurisdiction or an administrative hearing officer to impose other penalties and/or remedies as provided for by law. In addition, an owner found to have violated any provisions of this article may be subject to the revocation, suspension or nonrenewal of a license pursuant to the provisions of article 1 of this chapter. (Ord. 21-54, 11-1-2021)
For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, and are hereby defined as follows:
ELECTRIC LEAF BLOWER: | A leaf blower which is powered by an electric motor. |
GAS-POWERED LEAFBLOWER: | A leaf blower which is powered by gasoline or propane, including an electric leaf blower powered by stand-alone fossil fuel powered generators or generators powered by vehicle engines. |
LAWN MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPING: | The care of lawns and yards, including but not limited to establishing a new lawn by seeding or sodding, fertilizing, aeration, mowing, lawn disease treatment, weed control, leaf removal, trimming or planting of shrubs, hedges or similar plantings, mulching and installing decorative rock or bark. |
LAWN MAINTENANCE/ LANDSCAPING BUSINESS: | Any person, entity, limited liability company, corporation, partnership or association who perform lawn maintenance/landscaping as part of a business. |
LEAF BLOWER: | Any device which is used or designed to move leaves, grass clippings, dust, dirt, or other matter by blowing them with air emitted by such device. (Ord. 23-19, 3-13-2023)
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No person shall own or operate within the Village any lawn maintenance/landscaping business without first obtaining a license in accordance with this article, including a home-based business from which a lawn maintenance/landscaping business is operated. (Ord. 23-19, 3-13-2023)
The license fee for a lawn maintenance/landscaping business shall be as set forth in section 8-2-1 of this Code. (Ord. 23-19, 3-13-2023)
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