Village of Ossining, NY Chapter 194 Peace and Good Order; General Ordinances for Quality of Life

[HISTORY:[1] Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Ossining 2-5-1974 as Ch. 17, Art I, of the 1974 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

[1] Editor's Note: The title of this chapter was changed from "Peace and Good Order" to "Peace and Good Order; General Ordinances for Quality of Life" 10-5-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016.

§ 194-1 Damage to Village property; public urination or defecation. [1]

A. Any person who breaks, mars, impairs, removes or defaces any building, fence, sign, tree, shrubbery or other property of the Village in any manner whatsoever shall be subject to a penalty as provided in § 194-4, and in addition thereto shall be made to reimburse the Village for the damage sustained by it.

B. It is unlawful for any person to urinate or defecate on public property, in any public park, street, sidewalk, parking lot, alley, highway, public meeting, assembly, or other public place and in view from the same places; provided that this section shall not be applicable to the act of urinating or defecating in a proper receptacle in a restroom or bathroom in any enclosed structure or portable, self-contained sanitation facility.

[Added 10-5-2016 by L.L. No. 7-2016]

[1] Editor's Note: Former Section 17-1, Removal of earth, trees, etc. from public property restricted, which immediately preceded this section, was deleted 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999.

§ 194-2 Playing golf on public property prohibited.

[Amended 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]

A. It shall be unlawful for any person to play golf or to hit any golf balls or balls of a similar type from or upon any park, public ground or property owned by the Village or to tee off from any park, public ground or property owned by the Village. This section is not intended to limit or forbid the playing of baseball, softball, football or tennis, but shall only affect the hitting of golf balls or balls of a similar type and the playing of golf as hereinbefore set forth.

B. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to punishment as provided in § 194-4.

§ 194-3 Flying of model airplanes restricted.

No person shall fly model airplanes in or upon any street, alley, public grounds or parks within the Village nor in or upon any private grounds or building; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent the flying of model airplanes in or upon such property supervised public areas as may be set aside and designated for that purpose by the Recreation Department of the Village and in accordance with the rules and regulations of such Recreation Department.

§ 194-4 Penalties for offenses.

[Added 8-3-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999]

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties as provided in Article III, General Penalty, of Chapter 1, General Provisions.