§ 64B-1. Findings; legislative intent.

A. 

This Town Board hereby finds and determines that public utility companies place poles on Town of North Hempstead highways, streets, roads and rights-of-way to facilitate the delivery of electric, telephone, cable television, and other telecommunications services to the residents of the Town of North Hempstead.

B. 

This Town Board finds and determines that local governments have the authority to regulate their highways, streets, roads and rights-of-way to protect the public.

C. 

This Town Board finds and determines that wood utility poles that are treated with hazardous chemicals such as pentachlorophenol, creosote, inorganic arsenic, or other similar chemicals constitute a potential danger to the public and that the public should be informed of such potential danger.

D. 

This Town Board deems this chapter to be an exercise of the police power of the Town of North Hempstead for the preservation and protection of public health, safety, and general welfare, and it is enacted pursuant to the authority contained in the Highway Law, Town Law, and the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.

E. 

Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to require warning signs on new and recently installed utility poles that have been treated with hazardous chemicals.