A. 
No person shall loiter in or around public buildings or obstruct corridors, stairways or doorways so as to prevent free access by members of the public, officers or employees. No person shall, by his or her presence or by means either alone or in concert with others, interfere with or interrupt the conduct of business in the offices located in any such buildings.
B. 
No person shall loiter in or upon any public sidewalk, street, bridge, public building or place or obstruct the use thereof so as to prevent free and reasonable access by other members of the public or prevent the exercise of duties by public officers or employees.
C. 
No person shall, without permission of the owner or occupant thereof, conceal himself or herself, loiter or prowl on the property of another in such a manner as to reasonably cause alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.
D. 
No person shall, during the nighttime or hours of darkness, conceal himself or herself, loiter or prowl in any public park, playground or recreation area in such a manner as to reasonably cause alarm for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.
[Added 7-11-2018 by L.L. No. 5-2018]
A. 
Legislative intent. This section is adopted in order to protect persons from threatening, intimidating or harassing behavior, to keep public places safe and attractive for use by all members of the community and to maintain and preserve public places where all of the community can interact in a peaceful manner. This section is also intended to provide for the free flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic on streets and sidewalks in Mineola, to promote tourism and business and preserve the quality of village life. The Board of Trustees finds that aggressive acts associated with solicitation tend to interfere with the free flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic and intimidate persons in public places, and can lead to disruption and disorder in public places. Aggressive acts can also cause persons to avoid public places and lead to declining patronage of commercial establishments and tourism. By this section, the Board of Trustees intends to promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors to Mineola.
B. 
Definitions. Whenever the following words and phrases are used in this section, they shall have the following meanings:
AGGRESSIVE MANNER
(1) 
Intentionally or recklessly making any physical contact with or touching another person in the course of the solicitation, or approaching within an arm's length of the person, except with the person's consent;
(2) 
Following the person being solicited, if that conduct is:
(a) 
Intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily·harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person's possession; or
(b) 
Is intended to or is reasonably likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation;
(3) 
Continuing to solicit within five feet of the person being solicited after the person has made a negative response, if continuing the solicitation is:
(a) 
Intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person's possession; or
(b) 
Is intended to or is likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation;
(4) 
Intentionally or recklessly blocking the safe or free passage of the person being solicited or requiring the person, or the driver of a vehicle, to take evasive action to avoid physical contact with the person making the solicitation;
(5) 
Intentionally or recklessly using words:
(a) 
Intended to or likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person's possession; or
(b) 
Intended or likely to intimidate the person into responding affirmatively to the solicitation; or
(6) 
Approaching the person being solicited in a manner that is:
(a) 
Intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person's possession; or
(b) 
Intended to or is likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation.
SOLICIT
Includes, without limitation, the spoken, written, or printed word or such other acts or bodily gestures as are conducted in furtherance of the purposes of immediately obtaining money or any other thing of value.
C. 
Prohibited conduct. No person shall aggressively panhandle in violation of this section within the Village of Mineola.
D. 
Penalties for offenses. A violation of this section shall be a "violation" as that term is defined in the Penal Law. Any person who violates this section or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-6 of the Code of the Village of Mineola.
E. 
Severability. If any provision of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, the remaining provisions shall be severable and shall continue in full force and effect.
[Amended 6-21-2000 by L.L. No. 29-2000]
A. 
The Incorporated Village of Mineola will, at all times, maintain control over the use of its recreational facilities, including, but not limited to, all parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, the roller-skating rink, baseball fields, soccer fields, basketball courts, tennis courts and the Village pool.
B. 
Except as otherwise authorized by the Board of Trustees, any individual utilizing the Village's recreational facilities must possess a valid Village of Mineola leisure pass.
C. 
Village enforcement officers, the Nassau County Police Department and facility and park attendants are hereby authorized to deny access to or evict or remove or cause to be removed any individual who is unable to present a valid Village of Mineola leisure pass when asked to do so.
D. 
No person, except authorized personnel of the Village, shall enter or be present in or upon any Village park between sunset and sunrise of the following day, except in those parks where different hours are posted by authority of the Board of Trustees.
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, "excessive squealing or other excessive noise from the tires or motor of a motor vehicle or motorcycle" shall mean any noise of the motor or the squealing of tires of a motor vehicle or motorcycle caused by an unwarranted or unusual acceleration or deceleration of the motor vehicle or motorcycle or in making a turn with a motor vehicle or motorcycle in such a manner as to cause unnecessary squealing of the tires.
B. 
Excessive noise prohibited. No person shall make, aid, countenance or assist in making any improper noise or disturbance or operate a motor vehicle or motorcycle in such manner as to cause excessive squealing or other excessive noise of the tires or motor of said vehicle or motorcycle on the streets of the Village of Mineola.
A. 
No person shall cause or permit the emission of dense smoke from any fire, chimney, engine, oil burner or any other agency in the Village so as to cause annoyance or discomfort to the residents thereof.
B. 
For the purpose of testing and grading the density of smoke, the Ringelmann Smoke Chart, as published and used by the United States Bureau of Mines, shall be and is hereby adopted as a standard for such grading, and smoke shall be and is hereby defined as and declared to be dense when it is of a degree of density of number three of said chart, or greater, for more than six minutes in any one hour, whether such period of time is consecutive or not.