For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used herein are defined
as follows:
BOAT
A vessel capable of carrying one or more people and intended
for use on or in water.
BUILDING
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls
and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals
or chattel.
CAMPER
A motorized, self-propelled vehicle containing sleeping and
other facilities for habitation.
COMMERCIAL REPAIR
Repair for compensation in cash, kind or other property or
service.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
Any vehicle used in connection with any business or trade,
with the exception of the automobile of a salesman, professional person
or the like.
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE
A commercial vehicle customarily used in the construction
trades, including but not limited to vehicles used for excavation
and the moving of earth and vehicles used for the hauling of construction
materials.
DWELLING
A building designed or used as the living quarters for one
or more families, other than a tourist home, tourist court, motel,
hotel or rooming house.
FAMILY
One or more persons, whether or not related to each other
by blood, marriage or adoption, all living together as a single, stable
bona fide housekeeping unit, so long as such persons together occupy
and own, lease or rent the whole of a separate building or dwelling
unit in a family-like arrangement as the functional and factual equivalent
of a natural "family" and use all rooms and housekeeping facilities
in common.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
LOT, CORNER
A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two or
more intersecting streets. Where a parcel of land fronts on more than
one street, all portions of the yard fronting on any such street shall
be considered to be the front yard, and all other yards shall be considered
to be side yards.
MOBILE HOME
A structure mounted on axles and wheels, containing living
facilities, and which may be towed by automobile or truck from place
to place. Such structure will be considered a "mobile home" for purposes
of this chapter whether or not the wheels and axles are still in place.
MOTORCYCLE
A motorized unenclosed vehicle having a seat or saddle for
the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three
wheels in contact with the ground.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
PARK OR PARKING
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on public
or private property.
PERSON
Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
REPAIR
Restore to sound or good condition; alter or improve the
appearance or internal operation of a vehicle.
SEMITRAILER
A detachable trailer for hauling freight, having its forward
end supported by the rear of its truck tractor, when attached.
STORAGE
The parking of a vehicle for a period in excess of 24 hours.
TEMPORARY
For a duration of less than 24 consecutive hours.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
TRACTOR
A short truck with a body containing only a cab for the driver,
used to haul detachable trailers.
TRACTOR-TRAILER
A combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor and trailer
or semitrailer.
TRAILER
A vehicle drawn or towed by another vehicle, except motorcycle
sidecars.
TRAILER, BOAT
A trailer intended for the purpose of moving boats from place
to place.
TRAILER, CAMPER
A trailer containing sleeping and other facilities, the outside
walls of which are partially collapsible into the body of the trailer
to facilitate towing.
TRAILER, HOUSE
Any portable or mobile vehicle used or designed to be used
for living purposes and with its wheels, rollers or skids in place.
TRAILER, UTILITY
A trailer generally used for the hauling of miscellaneous
household and yard materials.
VEHICLE
All of the foregoing vessels, vehicles, structures and trailers,
and also including every device in, upon or by which any person or
property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway.
VEHICLE, UNLICENSED
Any vehicle without current and valid registration or valid
license plates affixed to the vehicle.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of East Hills.
YARD, FRONT
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building
between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot
extending the full width of the lot.
YARD, REAR
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building
between the rear line of the building and the rear line of the lot
extending the full width of the lot.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997; 3-16-1998 by L.L. No. 5-1998]
A. No boat or boat trailer shall be stored outside at any place in the
Village on public or private property.
B. Any violation of this chapter, in the determination of the Building
Inspector, in existence on the date of enactment of this section shall
be cured within 90 days of such enactment. Any such failure to cure
shall subject the property owner to all penalties provided by this
chapter.
C. Any permit for storage of a boat or boat trailer granted by the Board
of Appeals prior to enactment of this section shall not be renewable.
No vehicle, as defined in this chapter, shall be parked or stored
outside in a residence district on any privately owned vacant property
held in single and separate ownership.
[Amended 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
The outside storage of unregistered, inoperative and/or discarded
vehicles on privately owned property within the Village of East Hills
is a source of annoyance to residents and to owners and occupants
of adjacent land. The outdoor storage of such vehicles is unsightly
and constitutes an attractive nuisance to children and a peril to
their safety. The purpose of this section is the preservation of peace
and good order, the protection of public health and property and the
prevention of fires and explosion.
A. No unregistered, inoperative or discarded vehicles, except as may
otherwise be permitted in this chapter, shall be parked or stored
outside on any public or private property in the Village.
B. The restrictions of Subsection
A of this section shall not apply to:
(2) The Light Industrial A District.
(3) Duly authorized new and used car agencies.
[Added 1-21-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
A violation of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
III.