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Village of Old Westbury, NY
Nassau County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Old Westbury 10-18-1999 by L.L. No. 7-1999.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Tents — See Ch. 189.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 201.
Zoning — See Ch. 216.
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Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Chapter 193, Trailers and Other Temporary Habitations, adopted 10-4-1937 by Ch. 1, Art. XI, of the General Ordinances.
All temporary habitations, including but not limited to trailers, motor homes, campers and recreational vehicles, to be used or occupied as places for living or sleeping on public or private land located within the Village are prohibited, unless approved by the Village Board of Trustees after a public hearing, provided that said Board finds, in its sole discretion, that such approval will not adversely impact the health, safety and welfare of the community or negatively impact surrounding property values or the aesthetic character of the neighborhood.
With respect to any approval granted pursuant to § 193-1B, the Board of Trustees may impose any reasonable conditions it deems appropriate to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community and to protect surrounding property values.
The maintenance of more than one temporary habitation upon any one parcel of land in single ownership is hereby prohibited, and no owner or lessee of property within the Village shall permit the use of his or her land in violation of this section.
Any temporary habitation, when not used as a temporary habitation for which it is approved by the Board of Trustees in accordance with §§ 193-1 and 193-2 of this chapter, shall be left, stored and maintained inside an accessory building and no owner, lessee or occupant of any land in the Village shall permit the use of his or her land in violation of this section.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall pay a penalty of not more than $250 per day for each and every offense. In addition thereto, such violation shall constitute, and is hereby declared to be disorderly conduct, and any person violating the same shall be, and is hereby declared to be a disorderly person.