[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Larchmont
11-15-1982 by L.L. No. 9-1982. Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Village of Larchmont is primarily a residential community. The Village
Board considers the maintenance of the quiet enjoyment of the residential
areas of the village to be among its most important responsibilities. The
Board has received a continuous series of complaints in recent years, which
it finds to be justified, from homeowners in residential districts located
near retail business districts of the village, regarding noise, both from
persons and automobiles, vandalism and excessive traffic flow during the early
morning hours, all emanating from retail business districts of the village.
In weighing the extreme irritation, inconvenience and diminution of property
values which homeowners and their families have experienced and are experiencing
as a result of early morning retail business operations against the relatively
minor inconvenience that would be caused to retail business establishments
if they were required to close to the public for a few hours in the early
morning and considering that the desire of retail business establishments
to earn some minor, additional profit by staying open beyond normal business
hours is outweighed by the right of citizens in the residential area to the
quiet enjoyment of their homes, particularly during the early morning hours,
the Village Board has determined to enact this chapter in the best interests
of the community as a whole.
No retail business in the Village of Larchmont, as defined in the Village
of Larchmont Zoning Law,[1] which is located on a lot that is within 500 feet of any other
lot in the village which is legally used for residential purposes may be open
for sales to the public between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.
[Amended 9-14-1987 by L.L.
No. 4-1987]
In addition to any other penalties or remedies available to the Village
of Larchmont, any person, corporation, firm or other entity found guilty of
violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a fine
of up to $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. Each day
such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense and shall be
punishable as such.
