[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of
the City of Peekskill as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Art. I, Entertainment Establishments,
adopted 6-8-1987 (Ch. 205 of the 1984 Code), was repealed 4-23-2012
by L.L. No. 5-2012.
[Adopted 6-9-2003 by L.L. No. 8-2003 (Ch.
128 of the 1984 Code)]
A.
The Common Council finds that peacefulness and quiet
at late-night hours promote and protect the health, safety and welfare
of the citizenry and that encouraging peacefulness and quiet at late-night
hours is, therefore, desirable and in the best interest of the citizenry
of the City of Peekskill. The Common Council further finds that certain
types of business establishments in certain areas of the City are
open for business at unnecessary and inappropriate times, encouraging
people to congregate in publicly owned or publicly accessible areas
in and around those establishments, resulting in loud, noisy and sometimes
disorderly behavior in conflict with the goal of the City to promote
peacefulness and quiet at late-night hours.
B.
By limiting the hours of operation of certain businesses
within certain areas of the City, it is the purpose of this article
to provide a peaceful, quiet, enjoyable environment late at night
for the residents of the City and the public at large while allowing
for businesses to thrive and prosper by providing a reasonable opportunity
for the public to patronize them, in order to improve business and
economic opportunities as well as the quality of life in those areas.
The following terms shall have the following
meanings for the purposes of this article:
Any eating or drinking establishment or any establishment
which sells primarily food products and beverages where the majority
of services is available from an over-the-counter-type installation
or in which there is no waiter or waitress service, whether or not
interior seating facilities are provided. This shall include, but
shall not be limited to, delicatessens or delis and other food service
establishments but shall not include restaurants as defined in this
section.
The area bounded by and including Main Street eastward from
Route 9 to Hadden Street; Hadden Street northward from Main Street
to Belden Street; Belden/Paulding Street eastward to Nelson Avenue;
Nelson Avenue northward to Phoenix Avenue; Phoenix Avenue eastward
to North Division Street; North Division Street southward to Orchard
Street; Orchard Street eastward to North Broad Street; North Broad
Street southward to Main Street; Main Street eastward from North Broad
Street to Grant Avenue; Grant Avenue southward from Main Street to
Park Street; Park Street westward from Grant Avenue to South Division
Street; South Division Street southward from Park Street to South
Street; South Street westward from South Division Street to Route
9; and Route 9 northward from South Street to Main Street, and each
and every street, avenue or way within that area, including but not
limited to the portions of the following streets contained within
that area; Decatur Avenue, John Street, Nelson Avenue, Union Avenue,
Main Street, North Division Street, South Division Street, James Street,
North Broad Street, South Broad Street, Sparrow Lane, Field Street,
Charles Street, Southard Avenue, Central Avenue, Washington Street
and Armstrong Avenue.
[Amended 10-13-2015 by L.L. No. 8-2015]
Any premises where food and beverages are commercially sold
primarily for on-premises consumption by patrons seated at tables
and served by wait staff.
No fast-food establishment within or located
on any street, avenue or way within the limited hours of operation
district shall be open for business to the public between the hours
of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day.
[Added 9-15-2003 by L.L. No. 10-2003]
In the M-2A Design Industrial District, no outdoor
business or operations of any kind shall be conducted between the
hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day.
[Added 5-14-2007 by L.L.
No. 3-2007]
A violation of any of the provisions of this
article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of
not more than $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both,
for each offense.
