[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Islip 3-26-74, effective 4-13-74. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Conservation of Energy Ordinance of the Town of Islip."
It is both in the national and the local interest to conserve electrical and other energy to the maximum extent possible, consistent with public convenience and private needs.
As used in this ordinance, unless the content indicates otherwise, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CLOSE OF BUSINESS
The time when the establishment is no longer open to the general public.
ESTABLISHMENT
All buildings occupied for the transaction of business; for the rendering of professional services; for the display, sale or storage of goods, wares or merchandise; for the supplying of food, drink or other bodily needs or comforts; or for the performance of work or labor, including office buildings, stores, shopping centers or malls, markets, restaurants, factories, workshops and laboratories.
PERSON
Includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, company or organization of any kind.
SIGN
Includes every sign, billboard, ground sign, wall sign, roof sign, illuminated sign, projecting sign, moving sign, temporary sign, marquee, awning and canopy, and shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the interests of any establishment or product when the same is placed out-of-doors in such a location where it can be viewed by the general public. It shall not mean outdoor clocks or outdoor temperature indicators.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit the illumination or lighting of any sign after the close of business or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit the movement of signs controlled by electricity after the close of business of an establishment or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or permit the illumination or lighting of walkways, parking lots or outdoor storage areas after the close of business or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later, except to the extent necessary for the safety of the general public or for the safeguarding of property located in legally permitted outdoor storage areas.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a violation and upon conviction therefor shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for the first violation and five hundred dollars ($500.) for each succeeding violation. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after publication or immediately upon personal service as provided by § 133 of the Town Law.