The purpose and intent of this chapter is to prohibit hookah and vapor bars and establishments in the Village of Lake Grove and the sale of hookah and vapor equipment and materials in the Village and to amend Chapter
175 to prohibit hookah and vapor bars and establishments as uses in every zoning district of the Village.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Grove after a review
of impact to environment, traffic, quality of life, services, and
other aspects of life in the Village after due deliberation hereby
finds that hookah and vapor bars and establishments have a negative
impact on the environment, traffic, quality of life, services, and
other aspects of life in the Village and that it is in the best interests
of the residents and property owners and to the orderly development
of the Village of Lake Grove that hookah and vapor bars and establishments
and the sale of hookah and vapor equipment and materials be prohibited
in the Village and that hookah and vapor bars and establishments be
prohibited uses in every zoning district in the Village.
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable,
and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this chapter, but they shall remain in effect,
it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall stand, notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.