§ 38A-2. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING

The business or trade of rendering any landscaping, gardening or groundskeeping services, as defined herein, either as principal, independent contractor, or through an agent or employee, for a fee, charge, or other compensation, to or for the benefit of any owner, tenant, or occupant of lands, grounds, or buildings.

GARDENING

The tilling, sowing, cultivating, trimming, fertilizing, pruning, cutting, shaping, treating, spraying, or otherwise maintaining and/or providing care for any lawn, sod, tree, flower, shrub, bush, plant, or other flora on any lot, plot, or parcel of land.

GAS-POWERED LEAF BLOWER

Any device powered by a gasoline, diesel or similar fuel engine which is used, designed, or operated to produce a current of air for the purpose of pushing, propelling or blowing leaves, dirt, gardening and grass clippings and cuttings, refuse or debris.

GROUNDSKEEPING

The cleaning of any lot, plot, or parcel of land by means of gathering and/or removing weeds or any fallen, diseased, dead, or discarded tree limbs, branches, brush, leaves, grass, or lawn clippings, fruit or flower waste, or other plant waste and any litter, dirt, debris, rubbish, or other refuse or waste present or engendered on or about the premises. Groundskeeping does not include the removal of litter, dirt, debris, rubbish, or other refuse or waste by a commercial refuse carter which is not performing any other commercial landscaping services to or for the benefit of the owner, tenant, or occupant of the lands, grounds, or buildings from which the removal is taking place.

HOLIDAY

New Year's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

LANDSCAPER

An individual, firm, corporation, or other entity performing commercial landscaping services.

LANDSCAPING

The planting, transplanting, arranging, placing, and/or removal of any lawns, sod, trees, flowers, shrubs, bushes, plants, or other flora on any lot, plot, or parcel of land for a planned design or purpose or to achieve some aesthetic effect.

TOWN

The Town of North Hempstead.

TOWN BOARD

The Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead.