Village of Lake Success, NY Chapter 80 Peace and Good Order

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Success 6-23-1965 as Chapter V, Sections 1, 2, 3 and 5, of the Revised General Ordinances. Sections 80-2, 80-3 and 80-5 amended and 80-4 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Animals — See Ch. 34.

Health, safety and sanitation — See Ch. 60.

Littering — See Ch. 71.

Noise — See Ch. 75.

§ 80-1 Disorderly conduct.

Any person who, with intent to provoke a breach of the public peace and good order of the village or whereby a breach of the peace and good order may be occasioned, commits any of the following acts shall be deemed to have committed the offense of disorderly conduct:

A. Uses offensive, disorderly, threatening, abusive or insulting language, conduct or behavior.

B. Acts in such a manner as to annoy, disturb, interfere with, obstruct or be offensive to others.

C. Congregates with others upon the streets of the village, or in doorways or stairways adjacent thereto, or loiters about such places so as to create confusion or a hazard and refuses to move on when ordered by the police.

D. By his actions causes a crowd to collect except when lawfully addressing such a crowd.

E. Interferes with any person in any place by jostling against such person or unnecessarily crowding him or by placing a hand in the proximity of such person's pocket, pocketbook or handbag; or who stations himself in any place or follows or accosts any person for the purpose of obtaining money or other property from said person by any trick, artifice, swindle or confidence game, or in any other illegal manner.

F. Stations himself on the public street of the village or follows pedestrians for the purpose of soliciting alms or who solicits alms on the public streets unlawfully.

G. Causes a disturbance in any public conveyance within the confines of village by running through it or climbing through windows or upon the seats or otherwise annoying passengers or employees therein.

H. Stands on sidewalks or street corners and makes insulting remarks to or about passing pedestrians or annoys such pedestrians.

I. Throws stones, snowballs or other missiles on or from within the boundaries of any street, highway or public place within the village.

J. Willfully causes or raises a false cry or fire or orders or causes to be sounded a false alarm of fire.

K. Breaks, defaces, damages, spoils, takes, carries away or removes any property belonging to or used by the village or any licensee or employee of the village in the maintenance or operation of its property or facilities.

L. Violates the rules or regulations established for the use of the property and facilities provided by the village or interferes with the lawful use and enjoyment thereof by others.

§ 80-2 Trespassing.

[Amended 3-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985]

It shall be unlawful for any person to intrude, trespass or enter upon any lot, piece or parcel of land in the Village of Lake Success by foot or in any vehicle or otherwise and/or remain thereon or therein without having first procured the authority or request from the owner or occupant thereof.

§ 80-3 Vandalism.

[Amended 3-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985]

No person, other than the owner thereof, shall willfully or maliciously break, mar, injure, remove, deface or destroy any building, fence, awning, sign, tree, shrubbery or any other property, private or public, within the village.

§ 80-4 Fire hydrants.

[Added 3-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985]

A. Fire hydrants shall be opened only by members of the Fire Department or properly authorized persons in the discharge of their duties.

B. No person shall obstruct or conceal, in any manner whatsoever, a fire hydrant so as to hamper or impede access thereto.

§ 80-5 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 4-16-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979; 3-4-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985; 4-14-1993 by L.L. No. 7-1993]

An offense of the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a violation under the Penal Law and shall be punishable, upon conviction thereof, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) or by imprisonment for not more than fifteen (15) days, or both.