[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Sylvan Beach 3-14-1994 by L.L. No. 4-1994; amended in its entirety 6-6-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Dogs and other animals — See Ch. 39.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 85.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 123.
Operation of vehicles — See Ch 126.
It is the purpose of this chapter to protect, ensure and promote the health, safety and well-being of the public on the public beach area located within and/or contiguous to the Incorporated Village of Sylvan Beach through the implementation of regulations for the use of said public beach. These uses shall not be construed as permission to violate or interfere with the rights of others to use the public beach area for sunbathing, walking or other legalized uses.
The following definitions shall apply to this chapter of the Sylvan Beach Code:
BUILDING
Any temporary or permanent structure having a roof supported by posts, columns or walls and intended for the storage, shelter, housing or enclosure of any individual, animal or object.
CONTESTS
Includes beauty contests, swimsuit contests, sand-castle-building contests and similar contests.
ORGANIZED ACTIVITIES
Those activities sponsored by a person, company, corporation or other entity for the purpose of promotion, business or profit and include, but are not limited to, sports, games, contests and parties.
PUBLIC BEACH AREA
Any sandy areas adjacent to Oneida Lake located either within or contiguous to the Village of Sylvan Beach. Public access rights-of-way adjacent and contiguous to the public beach are also included in the public beach area.
STRUCTURE
Anything temporarily or permanently built, constructed, erected, or placed on the ground, including any obstruction, the intended use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground, including, but not limited to, hang gliders, wind surfers, canoes, boats, personal watercraft, boat lifts, docks, tents, rafts, picnic tables, and the like.
UPLAND PROPERTY
Parcels located adjacent to any stretch of the public beach area.
No person, partnership or corporation shall, at any time, drive, operate, park or cause to be driven, operated or parked a motor vehicle or motorcycle as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, or any other type of motor vehicle, such as, but not limited to, a motorbike, all-terrain vehicle, etc., upon any public beach area except emergency vehicles and such other vehicles as authorized by the Village of Sylvan Beach.
No person, partnership or corporation shall permit, at any time, any animals upon any public beach area.
No person, partnership or corporation shall, at any time, drive or operate a boat or any other watercraft within 1,500 feet of a shoreline or public beach area within the jurisdiction of the Village of Sylvan Beach in such a manner as to cause or create a disturbance or cause alarm or fear for the safety of persons or property.
No person, partnership or corporation shall, at any time, start or maintain a fire of any kind on the public beach area of the Village of Sylvan Beach.
It shall be unlawful for any person, company, corporation or other entity to temporarily or permanently build, place or construct or cause to be built, placed, or constructed any building or structure on the public beach area.
A. 
Except for organized volleyball, badminton games and contests, all other organized activities are expressly prohibited on the public beach area; provided, however, this prohibition shall not apply to the activities of private individuals when such activities are otherwise in compliance with all other applicable rules, laws, and regulations and are not intended to promote any business or profitable activity.
B. 
The equipment associated with volleyball, badminton and contests shall be permitted on the public beach area; provided, however, that all equipment must be removed from the public beach area at the end of play, at dark or by 9:00 p.m., whichever comes first.
C. 
No volleyball, badminton or contest shall be allowed between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
D. 
Any person, company, corporation, or other entity that conducts organized activities shall have the proper liability insurance naming the Village of Sylvan Beach as a named insured.
No person, partnership or corporation shall deposit or pile leaves, brush, concrete, construction debris, logs, rubbish, refuse, seaweed or other aquatic plant materials on the public beach area. Nothing herein precludes an upland owner or guests from removing such objects from the public beach area in front of his or her upland property.
Glass and glass containers are prohibited on the public beach area.
Alcohol and alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the public beach area.
The Village Board, by resolution, may require permits for organized or unorganized activities in the public beach area. Rules, fees, etc., may be established by Board resolution.
Any person, company, corporation or other entity that violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined no more than $250 for each violation and shall be required to immediately come into compliance with this chapter. Each day any such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.