A. 
No trees having a diameter of four inches three feet above the ground shall be cut down or removed without special permission, in writing, by the Building Inspector; and no tree having a diameter of eight inches three feet above the ground shall be cut down or removed without a special permit from the Village Board, except when it is found necessary to remove such tree because it is located within the building area and interferes with the construction of a building or structure.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B. 
The burial of trees, branches, stumps, building debris or other rubbish is strictly prohibited. All such rubbish shall be removed from the premises before any grading or excavation is begun.
C. 
Every subdivider, builder, contractor or owner shall plant two trees not less than 10 feet in height in front of each building plot, or as directed by the Planning Board at the time of approval.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A. 
Each subdivider or developer of land shall dedicate to the Village of Lake Grove an area for recreational and park purposes suitable in character and of a size representing 10% of the gross area of the entire site as shown on the final map or maps approved by the Planning Board. If in the opinion of the Planning Board the proposed park area is not practical in size or there are already adequate facilities for recreation in that area, a recreational fee will be required in lieu of the park area, or the Planning Board may require the subdivider to dedicate a recreational area and pay a recreational fee, provided that the area dedicated and the fee paid, when taken together, do not exceed the total recreational requirement.
B. 
Recreational fees to be paid in lieu of dedicated land shall be based on the current value of the land otherwise required to be dedicated as herein provided in Subsection A above.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 10-7-1999 by L.L. No. 11-1999]
C. 
Condition of lands dedicated.
(1) 
Parklands set aside to be dedicated or conveyed to the Village of Lake Grove, unless otherwise instructed by the Village Board, in writing, shall be left in their natural state; and no trees or shrubs shall be removed or destroyed and the ground shall not be regraded nor interfered with.
(2) 
At the request of the Park Commissioner, the Village Board, by written resolution, may require the subdivider to clear, grade, topsoil, seed and fence with a five-foot chain link fence the area to be dedicated to the Village of Lake Grove. These improvements, if required as aforesaid, shall be included in the performance bond.
D. 
The provisions of this section shall apply equally to all commercial, business or industrial areas to be developed and planned for building as provided in all district zoning pursuant to Chapter 175, Zoning, of the Village of Lake Grove.
A. 
No wells shall be erected for the water supply in any area where the Suffolk County Water Authority is available. Every effort should be made by the owner, builder, contractor or developer to apply for such water services. This shall apply to single lots regardless of size or area and/or subdivisions.
B. 
Where water supply is available, the builder, owner, developer or contractor of a subdivision as defined in the village subdivision rules and regulations[1] shall install fire hydrants for the protection of the area; and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any dwelling until such owner, builder, contractor or developer shall obtain a certificate or other satisfactory indication that the fire hydrant has been tested and the water pressure found sufficient and approved by the Fire Department servicing the area.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 159, Subdivision of Land.
A. 
All deeds, mortgages or other documents conveying or pertaining to property within the boundaries of the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove and required to be filed in the County Clerk's office in Suffolk County shall contain as part of its description a statement that the property conveyed, mortgaged or mentioned in said instrument is located in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove, regardless of the post office address, and in addition a reference to such property as to the street and house or building number substantially as follows:
"All that certain lot . . . . . . . situated, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove . . . . . ."
"Said premises being known by and as (number and street) in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove."
B. 
This may or may not be and need not be the post office address of said premises.
A. 
During or as a result of the excavation, regrading or other process in preparation or during the construction of any building, dwelling or structure or the excavation of a proposed or planned sump, no topsoil shall be removed from the premises except by special permit of the Village Board.
B. 
In subdivisions when a site plan has been filed with and is under consideration of the Village Planning Board, such applications for the removal of topsoil shall be made to the Planning Board. In any other cases involving a single lot or plot of land not under the jurisdiction or consideration of the Planning Board, the applications for such removal of topsoil shall be made to the Village Board of Appeals.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: As to the Board of Appeals generally, see Ch. 175, Zoning, Art. IX.
C. 
The Planning Board and/or the Board of Appeals shall hear such applications as may come before them and submit their respective recommendations for approval or disapproval or make such other recommendation for the disposal of such topsoil to the Village Board for final action, disposition and determination.
D. 
The Building Inspector shall determine and make sure that no topsoil is removed without the above procedures being followed and without the final determination and disposition of the application by the Village Board.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A. 
Any person, corporation, firm, partnership, limited-liability company, trust, trustee, estate, estate fiduciary or representative or other entity who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-14 of the Code of the Village of Lake Grove.
[Amended 3-21-2024 by L.L. No. 5-2024]
B. 
The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the village, through its Counsel, from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, moving, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.
A. 
Operating permits required. Operating permits shall be required for conducting any process or activity of or operating any type of building, structure, or facility in which there is
(1) 
Manufacturing, storing, or handling hazardous materials in quantities exceeding those listed in the appliable Maximum Allowable Quantity tables found in Chapter 50 of the FCNYS;
(2) 
Buildings, structures, facilities, processes, and/or activities that are within the scope and/or permit requirements of the chapter or section title of the Fire Code of New York State.
(3) 
Buildings containing one or more assembly areas;
(4) 
Outdoor events where the planned attendance exceeds 1,000 persons;
(5) 
Facilities that store, handle or use hazardous production materials;
(6) 
Parking garages;
(7) 
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined by resolution adopted by the Village of Lake Grove; and
(8) 
Other processes or activities or for operating any type of building, structure, or facility as determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
B. 
Any person who proposes to undertake any activity or to operate any type of building listed in Subsection A shall be required to obtain an operating permit prior to commencing such activity or operation on an application form provided by or otherwise acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer. Such application shall include such information as the Code Enforcement Officer deems sufficient to permit a determination by the Code Enforcement Officer that quantities, materials, and activities conform to the requirements of the Uniform Code. If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that tests or reports are necessary to verify conformance, such tests or reports shall be performed or provided by such person or persons as may be designated by or otherwise acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer, at the expense of the applicant.
C. 
Inspections. The Code Enforcement Official or an Inspector authorized by the Code Enforcement Official or the Board of Trustees shall inspect the subject premises prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
D. 
Multiple activities. In any circumstance in which more than one activity listed in Subsection A of this section is to be conducted at a location, the Code Enforcement Official may require a separate operating permit for each such activity, or the Code Enforcement Officer may, in their discretion, issue a single operating permit to apply to all such activities.
E. 
Duration of operating permits.
(1) 
Operating permits shall be issued for a specified period of time consistent with local conditions, but in no event to exceed as follows:
(a) 
Thirty days for tents, special event structures, and other membrane structures;
(b) 
Three years for the activities, structures, and operations determined per Subsection A of this section; and
(c) 
One year for all other activities, structures, and operations identified in Subsection A of this section.
(2) 
The effective period of each operating permit shall be specified in the operating permit. An operating permit may be reissued or renewed upon application to the Code Enforcement Officer, payment of the applicable fee, and approval of such application by the Code Enforcement Officer.
F. 
Revocation or suspension of operating permits. If the Code Enforcement Official determines that any activity or building for which an operating permit was issued does not comply with any applicable provision of the Uniform Code, such operating permit shall be revoked or suspended.
G. 
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter or as may be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees must be paid at the time submission of an application for an operating permit, for an amended operating permit, or for reissue or renewal of an operating permit.
A. 
Inspections required. Fire safety and property maintenance inspections of buildings and structures shall be performed by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector or an Inspector designated by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector at the following intervals:
(1) 
At least once every 12 months for buildings which contain an assembly area;
(2) 
At least once every 12 months for public and private schools and colleges, including any buildings of such schools or colleges containing classrooms, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, laboratories, physical education, dining, or recreational facilities; and
(3) 
At least once every 36 months for multiple dwellings and all nonresidential occupancies.
B. 
Inspections permitted.
(1) 
In addition to the inspections required by Subsection A of this section, a fire safety and property maintenance inspection of any building, structure, use, or occupancy, or of any dwelling unit, may also be performed by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector or an Inspector authorized to perform fire safety and property maintenance inspections at any time upon:
(a) 
The request of the owner of the property to be inspected or an authorized agent of such owner;
(b) 
Receipt by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector of a written statement alleging that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code exist; or
(c) 
Receipt by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector of any other information, reasonably believed by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector to be reliable, giving rise to reasonable cause to believe that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code exist;
(2) 
Provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as permitting an inspection under any circumstances under which a court order or warrant permitting such inspection is required, unless such court order or warrant shall have been obtained.
C. 
OFPC Inspections. Nothing in this section or in any other provision of this Chapter 65 shall supersede, limit, or impair the powers, duties and responsibilities of the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control ("OFPC") and the New York State Fire Administrator or other authorized entity under Executive Law § 156-e and Education Law § 807-b.
A condition assessment of an on-site inspection and evaluation of a parking garage for evidence of deterioration of any structural element or building component of such parking garage shall be performed annually in accordance with the 2020 Property Maintenance Code of New York State.
A. 
The Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector shall keep permanent official records of all transactions and activities conducted by all Building Department and Code Enforcement Personnel including but not limited to all records of all applications received, reviewed and approved or denied; all plans, specifications and construction documents approved; all building permits, certificates of occupancy, certificates of compliance, temporary certificates, stop-work orders, and operating permits issued; and all inspections and tests."
A. 
The Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector shall annually submit to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Grove a written report and summary of all business conducted by the Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector and the Inspectors, including a report and summary of all transactions and activities described in this Chapter 65 and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
(1) 
The Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector shall annually submit to the Secretary of State, on behalf of this Village on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a report of the activities of this Village relative to administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
(2) 
The Code Enforcement Official or Building Inspector shall, upon request of the New York State Department of State, provide to the New York State Department of State true and complete copies of the records and related materials this Village is required to maintain; true and complete copies of such portion of such records and related materials as may be requested by the Department of State; and/or such excerpts, summaries, tabulations, statistics, and other information and accounts of its activities in connection with administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code and/or Energy Code as may be requested by the Department of State.