[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Interlaken 3-14-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall be known as the "Unregistered Vehicles and
Vehicle Parts Law of the Village of Interlaken, New York."
A clean, wholesome, attractive environment is declared to be
of importance to the public safety and health of the inhabitants of
the Village of Interlaken, and, in addition, such an environment is
deemed essential to the maintenance and continued development of the
economy of the Village and the general welfare of its citizens. It
is further declared that the unrestrained accumulation of unregistered
vehicles and vehicle parts is a hazard to such safety, health and
welfare of the inhabitants of the Village necessitating the regulation,
restraint and elimination thereof.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A vehicle which is not suitable for immediate operation on
a highway.
A highway as defined in § 118 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York as said section is from time
to time amended.
A house coach as defined in § 119 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York as said section is from time
to time amended.
A motor vehicle as defined in § 125 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York as said section is from time
to time amended.
A trailer as defined in § 156 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York as said section is from time
to time amended.
A vehicle which does not bear a valid certificate of inspection
issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles of the State of New York
pursuant to Article 5 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York, dated so as to permit said vehicle to be immediately
operated or driven upon a highway.
A motor vehicle or trailer not having attached thereto the
number plates and date tag issued by the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
of the State of New York or any other state pursuant to Article 14
of the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York or any other
state dated so as to permit said motor vehicle or trailer to be immediately
operated or driven upon a highway.
A vehicle as defined in § 159 of the Vehicle and
Traffic Law of the State of New York as said section is from time
to time amended.
A.
No person, firm or corporation shall store or park any unregistered
motor vehicle or trailer within the corporate limits of the Village
of Interlaken, New York, unless the same are stored or parked within
a completely enclosed structure.
B.
No person, firm or corporation shall store or park any disabled or
uninspected vehicle within the corporate limits of the Village of
Interlaken, New York, unless the same is stored or parked within a
completely enclosed structure.
C.
No person, firm or corporation shall store any vehicle parts within
the corporate limits of the Village of Interlaken, New York, unless
same are stored within a completely enclosed structure.
A.
A person, firm or corporation may park or store on one tax parcel
not more than one house coach, one automobile and one trailer within
the corporate limits of the Village of Interlaken, New York, provided
that such house coach, automobile or trailer is an unregistered motor
vehicle or unregistered trailer, not more than six months during any
one calendar year and is not an uninspected or disabled vehicle.
B.
This chapter shall not apply to the business premises of a dealer
or vehicle dismantler registered pursuant to Article 16 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law of the State of New York; to a motor vehicle repair
shop registered pursuant to Article 12-A of the Vehicle and Traffic
Law of the State of New York; or to a junkyard licensed pursuant to
§ 136 of the General Municipal Law.
A.
A violation of this chapter shall be an offense and shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or 15 days' imprisonment, or
both.
B.
A person, firm or corporation who violates this chapter after having
been once convicted of a violation hereof shall be guilty of an offense
and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $250 or 15 days'
imprisonment, or both.
