Town of Huntington, NY
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2023-11-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances
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Article III Miscellaneous Nuisances
- VOLUME I
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Fair, Open and Accountable Government
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 5 Assessment, Department of; Administrative Review of Assessments
- Ch 6 Audit and Control, Department of
- Ch 8 Beautification Advisory Council
- Ch 9 Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons With Disabilities
- Ch 10 Budget and Finances
- Ch 12 Capital Program
- Ch 13 Public Officials
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Commercial Fishing Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Comptroller
- Ch 19 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 21 Environmental Open Space and Park Funds
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Engineering Services, Department of
- Ch 27 Environmental Waste Management, Department of
- Ch 28 Ephedra Products
- Ch 29 Ethics
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 General Services, Department of
- Ch 35 Harbor and Boating Advisory Council
- Ch 36 Administrative Hearing Officer
- Ch 39 Human Services, Department of
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 41 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 42 Department of Information Technology
- Ch 43 Maritime Services, Department of
- Ch 44 Mass Transit Citizens' Advisory Council
- Ch 45 Citizens' Advisory Committee on Parking
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 50 Public Nuisances
- Ch 51 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 52 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Ch 52A Planning and Environment, Department of
- Ch 53 Public Disclosure by Contractors and Vendors
- Ch 54 Public Hearings: Time Limits for Action
- Ch 55 Public Safety, Department of
- Ch 57 Receiver of Taxes Department
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Senior Citizens' Board
- Ch 61 (Reserved)
- Ch 62 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Supervisor, Department of
- Ch 64 Town Attorney, Department of
- Ch 64A Town Clerk, Department of
- Ch 65 Transportation and Traffic Safety
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Voluntary Mediation of Disputes
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Administrative Search Warrants
- Ch 73 Advertising; Distribution of Circulars
- Ch 74 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 78 Animals
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Building Construction
- Ch 89 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 90 Cannabis
- Ch 91 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and Amusement Events
- Ch 92 Clothes Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 93 Civil Enforcement and Administrative Adjudication
- Ch 94 Community Antenna Television Franchises
- Ch 95 Community Gardening Program
- Ch 96 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 97 Consumer Protection
- Ch 98 Domestic Partnership Registry
- Ch 99 Dix Hills Water District
- Ch 100 (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Electrical Standards and Regulations
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Film Permits
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 114 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Games of Chance
- Ch 117 Solid Waste Management: Collection, Recycling and Disposal
- Ch 119 Graffiti
- Ch 120 Harbors and Waterways
- Ch 124 Housing Standards and Property Maintenance
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 130 Junkyards
- Ch 132 Landscaping
- Ch 133 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 134 Local Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 135 Loitering, Parking and Congregating
- Ch 137 Marine Conservation and Regulation of Marine Structures
- Ch 141 Noise
- Ch 143 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 145 Parades and Public Assemblages
- Ch 149 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 150 Christmas Trees
- Ch 151 Petroleum and Other Fuel Products, Sale of
- Ch 153 Plumbing Regulations
- Ch 155 (Reserved)
- Ch 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances
- Ch 156 Art III Miscellaneous Nuisances
- § 156-21 Water disposal.
- § 156-22 (Reserved)
- § 156-23 Parking or storage of motor vehicles.
- § 156-24 Penalties for Violations
- § 156-25 through § 156-35. (Reserved)
- Ch 156A Bamboo
- Ch 157 Public Benefit Incentives
- Ch 158 Public Benefit Funds
- VOLUME II
- Ch 159 Recreational Facilities
- Ch 160 Registration and Permitting of Property
- Ch 161 Senior Citizens: Condominium Conversions
- Ch 164 Sewer Use Management
- Ch 166 Shellfish Management
- Ch 168 Floodplain Management
- Ch 169 Coastal Erosion Management
- Ch 170 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streams, Watercourses and Wetlands
- Ch 172 Land Conservation
- Ch 173 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 174 Liability of Town
- Ch 178 Taxation
- Ch 180 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 183 Tow Trucks and Towing for Hire
- Ch 184 Trapping
- Ch 186 Tree Preservation and Protection
- Ch 188 Trespassing and Encroachments
- Ch 189 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Ch 191 Unsafe and Damaged Buildings and Structures
- Ch 192 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 193 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 194 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 195 Waste Management
- Ch 196 Wood and Coal Burning Appliances
- Ch 197 Planning, Design and Development
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A202 Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations
- Ch A203 Trustees, Board of
- Ch A204 Zoning Board of Appeals Fees and Charges
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Traffic Code
- Chapters
- Ch TC1 General Provisions
- Ch TC2 Traffic Regulations
- Ch TC3 Parking Regulations
- Ch TC4 Parking Fields
- Ch TC5 Commercial and Construction Vehicles; Weight Limits
- Ch TC6 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch TC7 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Schedules
- Sch A Traffic Control Signals
- Sch B Prohibited Turns on Red Signals
- Sch C Prohibited Turns
- Sch D One-Way Streets
- Sch E Parking Area Exits/Entrances and/or Driveways
- Sch F Lane Designations
- Sch G Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch H Speed Limits on Certain Streets
- Sch I School Speed Limits
- Sch J Parking, Stopping and Standing Restrictions
- Sch K Private Parking Fields
- Sch L Town Parking Fields
- Sch M Truck Exclusions
- Sch N Play Streets
- Sch O Commercial Vehicle and Truck Exclusions
- Sch P On-Street Metered Parking
- Traffic Code Disposition List
- Ch TCDL Disposition List
[Adopted 5-8-2007 by L.L. No. 16-2007[1]]
[Amended 11-6-2019 by L.L. No. 53-2019; 11-17-2022 by L.L. No. 31-2022]
It shall be unlawful for any person or business entity to cause,
permit, divert and/or allow water to flow or empty from swimming pools,
man-made ponds, basements, washing machines, pumps and other sources
to be discharged, or deposited onto private or public lands or abutting
streets, sidewalks or roadways. This section shall not apply to the
diversion of overflowing natural spring water onto public lands, streets
or roadways in a careful and safe manner.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 156-22, Pile of material
or excavation left open or in a dangerous condition, was repealed 7-21-2020 by L.L. No. 19-2020.
[Added 6-11-2008 by L.L. No. 16-2008; amended 9-23-2008 by L.L. No. 31-2008]
Except as designated below, no part of any required
front yard, other than the driveway or garage, shall be used for parking
or storage of motor vehicles in any residentially-zoned or residentially-utilized
property. The provisions of this section shall apply whether or not
the property is improved by a building or structure, and shall include
vacant lots. For the purpose of this section the term "motor vehicle"
shall be as defined in § 156-38 of this chapter, and "front
yard" shall mean the area between the street right-of-way and front
line setback projected to the side lots lines, including all driveways
and garages located in the described area.
(A)
In R-5, R-7, R-10 and R-15 zoning districts –
no more than fifty (50%) percent of the front yard; and
(B)
In the R-20, R-40 and R-80 zoning districts –
no more than twenty-five (25%) percent of the front yard; and
(C)
No motor vehicle shall be stored or parked over or
within eight (8) feet of a septic tank or cesspool; and
[Amended 11-6-2019 by L.L. No. 56-2019]
A person or business entity who commits or permits any acts
in violation of any provision of this article shall be deemed to have
committed an offense against this article and shall upon conviction
thereof, be subject to a fine of not less than five hundred ($500)
dollars and not more than two thousand five hundred ($2,500.) dollars.
Each day, or part thereof, such violation continues or is permitted
to exist shall constitute a separate offense, punishable in like manner.
Any person or entity found by the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication
to have violated any provision of this article shall likewise be subject
to a monetary penalty in an amount within the range of fines authorized
herein for any offense or continuing offense.
