[Adopted 10-18-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974
as Art. 16 of the 1974 General Code]
It is found and declared that:
A. The Village is contiguous along its northeast and west
boundaries to the waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor.
B. Certain areas of the Village adjacent to Oyster Bay Harbor
and Cold Spring Harbor are at or near sea level.
C. The waters of Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor
are subject to storms, hurricanes, high water and exceptional tides and, as
a consequence, flood or could flood low-lying lands within the Village adjacent
to Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor and thereby endanger the lives
and property of residents and owners of such lands by flooding or by contamination.
D. The following regulations are necessary to promote and
protect the public safety, health, welfare, good order and peace of the inhabitants
and landowners of the Village and the public therein and to protect and secure
their property and to protect and preserve the public streets and other property
of the Village.
[Adopted 10-18-1974 by L.L. No. 2-1974
as Art. 25 of the 1974 General Code]