[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Westhampton Beach 3-12-1982 by L.L. No. 5-1982. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 70.
Noise — See Ch. 110.
Parks and recreation — See Ch. 123.
Zoning — See Ch. 197.
No person, firm or corporation shall construct, install, use or maintain a temporary or movable tent or similar type structure, as the word "structure" is defined in Chapter 197, Zoning, of the Code of the Village of Westhampton Beach, unless a permit therefor has been issued.
A. 
An application must be filed with the Village Clerk at least five days prior to the date that the permit is requested.
B. 
The Mayor must approve all applications, and, once an application has been approved, the Mayor shall issue a permit. In issuing a permit, the Mayor may impose reasonable conditions.
[Amended 8-8-1994 by L.L. No. 10-1994[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Subsection C, which provided that the permit be issued by the Mayor, and which immediately followed this subsection.
C. 
A fee for the permit provided for herein shall be fixed and established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
[Added 11-13-2001 by L.L. No. 17-2001]
[Amended 8-8-1994 by L.L. No. 10-1994]
No permit shall be granted for a period in excess of five consecutive days, and the tent or other similar type structure must be removed within the time prescribed in the permit.
Any tent or similar type structure for which a permit has been issued must comply with all of the provisions of the fire standards of the Village of Westhampton Beach in effect as of the date the permit is issued.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 70, Building Construction and Fire Prevention.
No more than three permits may be issued for the same property in any calendar year.
In commercial establishments, access to the area covered by the tent or other similar type structures must be by way of the main entrance.
The Board of Trustees may deny a permit based upon the following:
A. 
The applicant has violated the provisions of §§ 167-4 and 167-5 with respect to a prior permit issued within a calendar year.
B. 
There is outstanding against the property for which a tent permit has been requested any violation of any law affecting health or safety.
A permit may be revoked by the Mayor if the provisions of § 167-5 or a violation of any law affecting health or safety occurs while the permit is in effect.
Any person found guilty of violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine not to exceed $250.
In addition to any other remedy provided for herein, proceedings may be instituted to enjoin any unlawful construction, installation, use or maintenance of a temporary or movable tent or similar type structure.