Town of Pleasant Valley, NY General Provisions

The local laws, ordinances and certain resolutions of the Town of Pleasant Valley referred to in § 1-2 of this local law shall be known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley," and the various parts and sections of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions shall be distributed and designated as provided and set forth in § 1-2 of this local law.

§ 1-2 Distribution of local laws, ordinances and resolutions.

[Note: Omitted sections, designated with asterisks, pertain to repeal, severability or when effective provisions, which are covered by provisions of this local law, or are ordinance or local law title sections which are not necessary in a codification having chapter and/or article titles for the various ordinances and local laws included therein. Certain sections are also omitted as their provisions, by their nature, are no longer effective.]

Derivation Table
New Number (chapter, title, Article, section)	Old Number (source)	Adoption Date
Ch.4, Assessors	L.L. No. 1-1971	6-15-1971
Omitted*	Section 1
§ 4-1	Section 2
§ 4-2	Section 3
Omitted*	Section 4
Ch. 9, Ethics, Code of	L.L. No. 1-1970	10-14-1970
Article I	"Standards of Conduct"
§§ 9-1 through 9-6	Sections 1 through 6
Omitted*	Section 7
Article II	"Board of Ethics"
§§ 9-7 and 9-8	Sections 1 and 2
Omitted*	Section 3
Ch. 13, Local Laws, Adoption of	L.L. No. 1-1966	8-10-1966
§§ 13-1 through 13-5	Sections 1 through 5
Omitted*	Section 6
Ch. 20, Planning Board	Resolution	12-14-1960
§ 20-1	First paragraph
§ 20-2	Second paragraph
§ 20-3A(1) through (5), B	Third paragraph subsections (a) through (f)
§ 20-4	Last paragraph
Ch. 39, Building Construction	L.L. No. 1-1975	6-4-1975
§§ 39-1 through 39-16	Sections 1 through 16
Ch. 44, Dogs	L.L. No. 2-1975	8-21-1975
§ 44-1	Section I
§ 44-2	Section VI
§§ 44-3 through 44-6	Sections II through V
§ 44-7	Section VII	Amended 3-28-1977 by L.L. No. 2-1977
§ 44-8 through 44-10	Sections VIII through X
§ 44-11	Section XI	Amended 3-28-1977 by L.L. No. 2-1977
§ 44-12	Section XII	Amended 5-12-1977 by L.L. No. 3-1977
Omitted*	Sections XIII through XV
Ch. 46, Driveways	Unnumbered ordinance	5-8-1968
§§ 46-1 through 46-3	Sections I through III
Omitted*	Section IV
§ 46-4	Section V	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 1-1977
Omitted*	Section VI
Ch. 53, Freshwater Wetlands	L.L. No. 2-1976	8-26-1976
Omitted*	Section 1
§§ 53-1 through 53-16	Sections 2 through 17
Omitted*	Sections 18 and 19
Ch. 55, Games of Chance
Article I, Games Other than Bingo	L.L. No. 5-1977	2-7-1977
§§ 55-1 through 55-4	Sections 1 through 4
Omitted*	Section 5
§ 55-5	Section 6
Omitted*	Section 7
§ 55-6	Section 8
Ch. 57, Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse	Unnumbered ordinance	6-12-1968
Omitted*	Article I
§ 57-1	Article II
§ 57-2	Article III
§ 57-3	Article IV
§ 57-4	Article V(A)
§ 57-5	Article V(B)
§ 57-6	Article VI
§ 57-7	Article VII	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 3-1977
§ 57-8	Article VIII	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 3-1977
Omitted*	Articles IX and X
Ch. 62, Junkyards	Unnumbered ordinance	6-29-1960
§§ 62-1 through 62-4	Sections 1 through 4
§ 62-5	Section 5	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 4-1977
§ 62-6	Section 6	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 4-1977
§ 62-7	Section 7	Amended 5-12-1977 by Ord. No. 4-1977
Omitted*	Sections 8 through 10
Ch. 71, Peddling and Soliciting	L.L. No. 1-1977	2-9-1977
§§ 71-1 through 71-13	Sections 1 through 13
Omitted*	Sections 14 through 16
Ch. 82, Subdivision of Land	Unnumbered regulations	Approved 12-4-1973
Article I	Section I
§ 82-1	Undesignated first paragraph
§ 82-2	Paragraph A
§ 82-3	Paragraph B
§ 82-4	Paragraph C	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-5	Paragraph D
Omitted*	Paragraph E
§ 82-6	Paragraph F
§ 82-7	Paragraph G
§ 82-8	Paragraph H	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-9	Paragraph I	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-10	Paragraph J	Added 1-11-1978
Article II, § 82-11	Section II	Amended 1-11-1978
Article II	Section III
§ 82-12	Undesignated first paragraph
§ 82-13	Paragraph A
§ 82-14	Paragraph B
§ 82-15	Paragraph C	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-16	Paragraph D
Article IV	Section IV
§ 82-17	Undesignated first paragraph
§ 82-18	Paragraph A
§ 82-19	Paragraph B	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-20	Paragraph C
§ 82-21	Paragraph D	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-22	Paragraph E	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-23	Paragraph F	Amended 1-11-1978
Article V	Section V
§ 82-24	Undesignated first paragraph
§ 82-25	Paragraph A
§ 82-26	Paragraph B	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-27	Paragraph C
Article VI	Section VI
§ 82-28	Undesignated first paragraph
§ 82-29	Paragraph A
§ 82-30	Paragraph B
§ 82-31	Paragraph C
§ 82-32	Paragraph D
§ 82-33	Paragraph E	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-34	Paragraph F
§ 82-35	Paragraph G
§ 82-36	Paragraph H
§ 82-37	Paragraph I
§ 82-38	Paragraph J
§ 82-39	Paragraph K
§ 82-40	Paragraph L	Amended 1-11-1978
§ 82-41	Paragraph M
§ 82-42	Paragraph N
Ch.86, Taxation
Article I, Senior Citizen's Partial Tax Exemption	L.L. No. 4-1977	7-25-1977
§ 86-1	First unnumbered section
§ 86-2	Second unnumbered section
§ 86-3	Third unnumbered section
§ 86-4	Fourth unnumbered section
§ 86-5	Fifth unnumbered section
Article II, Business Investment Tax Exemption	L.L. No. 1-1978	4-3-1978
§ 86-6	Section I
§ 86-7	Section II
Omitted*	Section III
Ch. 93, Vehicles and Traffic
Article I, Emergency Removal of Vehicles	L.L. No. 1-1976	5-10-1976
§§ 93-1 through 93-5	Sections I through V
Ch. 98, Zoning	Unnumbered ordinance	9-16-1974
Article I	Article I
§ 98-1	Section 100
§ 98-2	Section 110	Renumbered from Section 710, 1-20-1977
§ 98-3	Section 120
Article II	Article VI
§ 98-4	Section 600
§ 98-5	Section 610	Amended 1-20-1977
Article III	Article II
§ 98-6	Section 200	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-7	Section 210	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-8	Section 211
Article IV	Article III, Sections 300 through 313
§ 98-9	Section 300
§ 98-10	Section 310
§ 98-11	Section 311	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-12	Section 312	Amended 1-20-1977, 3-8-78
§ 98-13	Section 313	Amended 1-20-1977
Article V	Article III, Sections 320 through 333, 352	Renumbered and amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-14	Section 321(A) through (H)	Renumbered and amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-15	Section 322	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-16	Section 323	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-17	Section 324	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-18	Section 325	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-19	Section 326 through 351	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-28	Section 340
§ 98-29	Section 341	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-30	Section 342	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-31	Section 343	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-32	Section 344
§ 98-33	Section 345
§ 98-34	Section 346	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-35	Section 347
§ 98-36	Section 348
§ 98-37	Section 349
§ 98-38	Section 350	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-39	Section 351	Amended 1-20-1977
Article VII	Article IV, Sections 420 through 424
§ 98-40	Section 420
§ 98-41	Section 421
§ 98-42	Section 422
§ 98-43	Section 423
§ 98-44	Section 424
§ 98-20	Section 327	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-21	Section 352	Added 1-20-1977
§ 98-22	Section 328	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-23	Section 329	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-24	Section 330	Renumbered from Section 321A and amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-25	Section 331	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-26	Section 332
§ 98-27	Section 333
Article VI	Article III, Sections 340
Article VIII	Article IV, Sections 401 through 404
§ 98-45	Section 401	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-46	Section 402	Amended 1-20-1977
§ 98-47	Section 403
§ 98-48	Section 404	Renumbered from Section 700 and amended 1-20-1977
Article IX	Article IV, Sections 411 and 412
§ 98-49	Section 411
§ 98-50	Section 412
Article X	Article V
§ 98-51	Section 500
§ 98-52	Section 501	Amended 3-8-1978
§ 98-53	Section 502
	Article VII Section 700	Renumbered as Section 404, 1-20-1977
	Section 710	Renumbered as Section 110, 1-20-1977
Omitted*	Section 720
Omitted*	Section 740
Ch. A101, Public Records, Access to	Resolution	10-9-1974
§ A101-1	Section A
§ A101-2	Section B
§ A101-3	Section C
§ A101-4	Section D
§ A101-5	Section E
§ A101-6	Section E**
§ A101-7	Section F
** Note: The original resolution contained two sections lettered "E."

§ 1-3 Continuation of existing provisions.

The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of local laws, ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of the Code by this local law, as distributed and renumbered in § 1-2 above, are intended as a continuation of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior local law, ordinance or resolution. All such provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the Town Board of the Town of Pleasant Valley, and it is the intention of said Town Board that each such provision contained within the Code is hereby reaffirmed as it appears in said Code. Only such provisions of former local laws, ordinances and resolutions as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-4 below.

In compiling and preparing the local laws, ordinances and certain resolutions of the Town for publication as the Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley as distributed and designated in the table in § 1-2 hereof, no changes in the meaning or intent of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions have been made.

§ 1-4 Repeal of local laws, ordinances and resolutions not contained in Code.

All local laws and ordinances of a general and permanent nature heretofore adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pleasant Valley and in force on the date of the adoption of this local law, and not cited in the table in § 1-2 hereof, are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this local law, except as hereinafter provided.

§ 1-5 Local laws, ordinances and resolutions saved from repeal; matters not affected by repeal.

The repeal of local laws and ordinances provided for in § 1-4 of this local law shall not affect the following classes of local laws, ordinances, resolutions, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:

Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the Town of Pleasant Valley prior to the effective date of this local law or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.

Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this local law in violation of any legislative provision of the Town of Pleasant Valley, or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.

Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending, or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this local law brought pursuant to any legislative provision of the Town of Pleasant Valley.

Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Town of Pleasant Valley.

Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Town of Pleasant Valley providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place within the Town of Pleasant Valley, or any portion thereof.

Any ordinance or resolution of the Town of Pleasant Valley appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Town of Pleasant Valley, or other instruments or evidence of the Town's indebtedness.

Local laws, ordinances or resolutions authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property, or any lawful contract or obligation.

The levy or imposition of special assessments or charges.

The dedication of property.

Any local law, ordinance or resolution relating to salaries, providing for employee benefits, establishing policies pertaining to personnel, including working hours, or making appointments.

Any rules, regulations, standards or specifications referred to or authorized to be adopted by any local law, ordinance or resolution included in the Code.

Any ordinance or resolution amending the Zoning Map adopted by the Zoning Ordinance of September 16, 1974.

An ordinance adopted June 11, 1958, pertaining to the conduct of bingo in the Town of Pleasant Valley, and any amendment thereto, including a local law adopted February 7, 1977.

Any rules or regulations pertaining to use of the Town Hall or other Town property.

Any resolution, ordinance or local law pertaining to a change in the composition of the Town Board.

Any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted subsequent to April 3, 1978. Local laws, ordinances and resolutions adopted subsequent to April 3, 1978, but prior to the effective date of this local law are specifically continued in effect to the same extent as if referred to in § 1-2 of this local law, and such local laws, ordinances and resolutions of a Code nature shall hereafter be incorporated into the Code in such manner as is most appropriate.

§ 1-6 Filing of copies of Code.

A copy of the Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Pleasant Valley and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this local law; and if this local law shall be adopted, such copies shall be certified to by the Town Clerk of the Town of Pleasant Valley, and such certified copies shall remain on file in the office of said Town Clerk to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while the said Code is in effect.

§ 1-7 Amendments to Code.

Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to any of the local laws, ordinances and resolutions known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley," or any new local laws, ordinances or resolutions, when enacted or adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Town Board to be a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley" shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley" shall be enacted or adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing the said Code, as amendments and supplements thereto. Nothing contained in this local law shall effect the status of any local law, ordinance or resolution contained herein, and such local laws, ordinances or resolutions may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time in such legal manner as the Town Board deems desirable.

§ 1-8 Code book to be kept up-to-date.

It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk, or someone authorized and directed by the Town Clerk, to keep up-to-date the certified copies of the book containing the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley" required to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk for use by the public. All changes in said Code and all local laws, ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Town Board subsequent to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention of said Town Board to be a part of said Code shall, when finally enacted or adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of copies of such changes or local laws, ordinances or resolutions until such changes or local laws, ordinances or resolutions are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.

§ 1-9 Sale of Code book; supplementation.

Copies of the Code book containing the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley" may be purchased from the Town Clerk of the Town of Pleasant Valley upon the payment of a fee to be set by resolution of the Town Board, which may also arrange by resolution for procedures for the periodic supplementation thereof.

§ 1-10 Publication; filing.

The Town Clerk of the Town of Pleasant Valley, pursuant to law, shall cause to be published, in the manner required, a notice of the introduction and enactment of this local law in the official newspaper of the Town. A copy of the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley" shall be maintained in the office of the Town Clerk for inspection by the public at all times during regular office hours. The enactment and application of this local law, coupled with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.

§ 1-11 Tampering with Code; penalties.

Any person who, without authorization from the Town Clerk, changes or amends, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley," or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation of the Town of Pleasant Valley to be misrepresented thereby, or who violates any other provisions of this local law, shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the penal law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine of not more than $250. or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

§ 1-12 Severability.

If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, Article or part of this local law, or of any local law, ordinance or resolution cited in the table in § 1-2 hereof, or of any local law, ordinance or resolution incorporated into the Code hereafter, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

§ 1-13 Incorporation of provisions into Code.

The provisions of this local law are hereby made Chapter 1, Article I, of the "Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley," to be entitled "Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Adoption of Code," and the sections of this local law shall be numbered 1-1 to 1-14 inclusive.

§ 1-14 When effective.

This local law shall take effect as provided by law upon filing with the Secretary of Slate of the State of New York.

Article II Legislation Enacted During Codification

[During the process of codification, certain substantive revisions, changes and/or additions to various existing ordinances and local laws were approved by the Town Board for inclusion in the Code of the Town of Pleasant Valley. Such amendments and new enactments are noted in the histories of individual chapters as "... amended (or added) during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II." In accordance with required statutory provisions, these amendments were adopted separately by the Town Board. A complete enumeration of all sections in the Code involved in such enactment is included in this Article along with specific dates of adoption.]

Code Section	Ordinance or Local Law Number	Adoption Date
§ 44-12	L.L. No. 3-1977	5-12-1977
§ 46-4	Ord. No. 1-1977	5-12-1977
§ 57-7F	Ord. No. 3-1977	5-12-1977
§ 57-8A	Ord. No. 3-1977	5-12-1977
§ 62-5F	Ord. No. 4-1977	5-12-1977
§ 62-6C	Ord. No. 4-1977	5-12-1977
§ 62-7	Ord. No. 4-1977	5-12-1977