A LOCAL LAW AMENDING ARTICLE IX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF YONKERS IN RELATION TO PRIVATE CONNECTION WITH WATER SUPPLY
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Yonkers has adopted the above-referenced legislation amending the charter to ensure that property owners have installed the new meters.
The penalties for violation of this ordinance are as follows:
Any person, firm, or corporation who/which shall violate any of the provisions hereof, or who/which shall omit or refuse to do any act by the terms of this chapter required to be performed by him, her, or it, or who/which shall obstruct, hinder, or prevent any officer or employee of the Yonkers Bureau of Water Works of the Department of Public Works, duly authorized, from the discharge of any duty required of him under any of the provisions of this chapter, shall be deemed to be a disorderly person and shall be prosecuted as such, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a penalty of not more than $1000 or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day such violation shall continue shall be deemed and shall constitute a separate offense. In addition, the City may also, at any time, maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the City, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction the violation of this provision, rule, regulation, part, or portion thereof.
The complete text of the ordinance is on file and may be examined at the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 40 S. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701.
