The Board of Trustees of the Village of Haverstraw
hereby declares and finds it to be in the public interest to provide
for the regulation of the installation and maintenance of security
gates within the Village of Haverstraw.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
SECURITY GATE
A barrier, screen or cover located in front of or behind
a door, window or other opening, used for the purpose of guarding
premises by preventing access or blocking passage to the interior
of premises.
All security gates which are in existence prior
to the date of the adoption of this chapter, and which do not comply
with the provisions of said chapter, shall be made to comply with
the provisions of this chapter or shall be removed within 18 months
of the date of adoption of said chapter.
[Amended 1-18-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994; 8-11-1997 by L.L. No.
4-1997]
The fee for a permit for the erection, alteration
or maintenance of a security gate shall be as set by the Board of
Trustees by resolution by a majority vote of its members present at
the Board meeting. Said fee shall be paid at the time the application
is presented to the Building Department. The Board of Trustees has
currently resolved that the fee shall be as set forth in the village
schedule of fees. There will be no fee for converting a nonconforming gate
to a conforming gate.
[Amended 8-11-1997 by L.L. No. 4-1997; 10-17-2022 by L.L. No.
3-2022]
In the event that a noncomplying security gate
is installed, or in the event that a previously installed gate becomes
noncomplying after 18 months from the date of adoption of this chapter,
the Building Department shall serve the party occupying the premises
and/or the owner with a notice that the gate is not complying and
must be removed within one month from the date of the notice. If the
security gate is not removed within one month of receipt of the notice,
then the party occupying the premises and/or the owner of the premises
shall be responsible to pay a penalty of not more than $250 per week
for each week that the noncomplying gate remains on the premises;
and which charge, under this chapter, shall be a petty offense or
infraction, and not a crime.