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JUNE 15, 2026 Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hamburg as follows: ARTICLE I Removal of Grass, Weeds, Brush and Debris § 182-1. Duty of owner or occupant. It shall be the duty of every owner, occupant or person having charge of lands within the Village to cut down or cause to be cut down all overgrown weeds, grass, brush and other vegetation and to remove or cause to be removed all garbage and tree limbs or other debris on said land as necessary to maintain such land in a sanitary and orderly condition. It shall be a violation of this article to allow grass, weeds or brush to grow to a height exceeding 10 inches, on average. § 182-2. Enforcing official; notification of noncompliance. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to see that the provisions of this article are enforced. Where violations of this article exist the Code Enforcement Officer shall provide written notice to the owner of the property, via certified and regular mail, of the violation(s). Such notice shall give the owner 10 days to correct the violation(s) and to comply with the requirements of this article. § 182-3. Performance of work by Village. A. After the expiration of the 10-day notice, the Code Enforcement Officer shall reinspect the property. If the owner has failed to comply with said notice, the Code Enforcement Officer shall coordinate with the Village of Hamburg Superintendent of Public Works to do the work. The Superintendent may, in his or her discretion, use Village personnel or a private contractor to do the work. In either case, a charge shall be made to cover the cost incurred to accomplish the work required. B. After the initial performance of the work on the property by the Village or private contractor, if the owner continues to fail to comply with the requirements of this article, the Code Enforcement Officer may, upon re-inspection of the property, order additional work on the property to bring the property into compliance with the requirements of this article. Each such order must be preceded by a written 10-day notice compiled and served in accordance with the requirements of this article. There shall be no limit on the number of occasions work is performed on the property to maintain compliance with the requirements of this article, so long as each occasion is preceded by an inspection and reinspection by the Code Enforcement Officer and the required 10- day notice. § 182-4. Reports and assessments. All costs and expenses incurred by the Village of Hamburg enforcing this article shall be certified by the Superintendent of Public Works to the Village of Hamburg Receiver of Taxes and shall be added to the next assessment roll for the Village of Hamburg taxes against the property, and shall be collected and enforced in the same manner as other taxes for the property. The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep an account of all notices, inspections and work done on each property and shall provide a monthly report to the Village Board and the Village Administrator. Section 5. Effective date This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State. AYES: Five NAYS: None CARRIED 11