For the purposes 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
A relatively permanent, essentially boxlike structure having
a roof and enclosing within its walls space for any of a wide variety
of activities, such as living, entertaining, manufacturing, etc. As
used in this chapter the word "building" refers to principal buildings
and accessory buildings unless specifically distinguished.
CAMPER
A motorized, self-propelled vehicle containing sleeping and
other facilities for habitation.
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 moving of earth and vehicles used for hauling of construction
materials.
DWELLING UNIT
A separately contained housekeeping unit within a building,
designed and intended for use by one family, and having facilities
for cooking, eating and sleeping therein.
FAMILY
Any number of individuals related by blood, marriage or legal
adoption, plus no more than one other person not falling within any
of the above categories, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping
unit and occupying one dwelling unit.
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
An 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.
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.
REAR YARD
The area across the full width of a lot, extending from the
rear line of the principal building to the rear property line of the
lot, and bounded by the side property lines.
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.
STORAGE CONTAINER
Any container intended for the purpose of storing or keeping
household goods or other personal property that is intended to be
filled, refilled or emptied while located outdoors on residential
property, and later removed from the property. Such containers include
portable on demand storage (PODS®) containers, and all other portable
storage units, but do not include sheds or garbage containers.
[Added 12-8-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
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 a
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
A trailer containing sleeping and other facilities, the outside
walls of which are of rigid materials.
TRAILER, UTILITY
A trailer generally used for the hauling of miscellaneous
household and yard materials.
VEHICLE
Each of the afore-defined devices, vessels and 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, except devices moved by human power and excluding motorcycles and automobiles primarily intended for personal use. The exception and exclusion herein does not apply to §§
128-6,
128-7 and
128-8.
[Amended 5-10-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021]
VILLAGE
The Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff.
The application for a permit for the parking or storage of any vehicle hereunder shall be accompanied by the consent, in writing, of at least 75% of all adult residents living within 200 feet of the outer extremities of the applicant's property. The fee and duration of such permit shall be as set forth in Chapter
A142, Schedule of Fees. Such fee shall accompany each application, which shall be in writing and shall be filed in duplicate with the Village Clerk. The form for such application shall be as prescribed by the Village Clerk.
No vehicle shall be parked or stored outside
on any privately owned vacant property in a residence district held
in single and separate ownership.
No major repairs, whether involving the dismantling
of vehicles or not, shall be made to such vehicles outside of enclosed
buildings. Minor repairs, such as but not limited to engine tuning,
changing of spark plugs, changing of oil, changing of tires and similar
procedures, shall be permitted. The provisions of this section shall
not prohibit the repair of vehicles inside an enclosed garage or other
building. Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting the commercial
repair of vehicles in residence districts.
[Added 12-8-2008 by L.L. No. 13-2008]
A. Outdoor storage containers are permitted on private
residential properties only as provided herein. No outdoor storage
containers are permitted on properties in the Village except as provided
herein. No outdoor storage container is permitted on any property
not used as a single-family residence. Not more than one outdoor storage
container is permitted on any private property at any one time.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to place, keep or maintain any storage container on any property improved
with a single-family dwelling for more than two weeks without first
securing a permit as provided herein.
C. Any person seeking to place, keep or maintain a storage
container for more than two weeks on private residential property
shall file an application for a permit with the Building Department.
No permit is required if the storage container shall be located on
the private residential property for no more than two weeks.
D. A storage container may not be more than 100 square
feet, and no more than eight feet in height.
E. Any storage container, whether or not subject to the
permit requirement as provided herein, shall be set back from any
side property line a minimum of five feet, from the front property
line a minimum of five feet, and also be a minimum of five feet away
from any structures on the property. In granting such permit, the
Building Superintendent shall consider the rights of adjacent property
owners and impact on vehicular or pedestrian traffic so that there
will not be any unreasonable deprivation of light, air or a reasonable
use of adjoining property, or an impact to vehicular or pedestrian
traffic.
F. The Building Superintendent is hereby authorized,
in the exercise of reasonable discretion, to revoke any permit issued
hereunder if, after due investigation, he deems that the holder thereof
has violated any provisions of this subsection in that the storage
container is being maintained in an unsafe manner as to cause a nuisance.
Written notice of said revocation shall be given, either by personal
service upon the person to be notified or by depositing said notice
in the United States mail in a sealed envelope, postage prepaid, addressed
to such person at the address which appears on the application or
such other address as appears in the records of the Building Department.
G. The length of time a storage container shall be permitted
to remain pursuant to a permit shall be 90 days with up to one ninety-day
extension. Such extension shall be granted only upon written request
to the Building Department. A further extension shall be permitted
only upon good cause demonstrated to the Board of Trustees. It shall
be mandatory that the storage container be removed at the end of the
permitted period of time.
H. Any storage container located on private property
on the date of the adoption of this section and intended to remain
on such private property for a period of at least 14 days after such
adoption shall be removed unless the property owner obtains a permit
as required herein. Such permit shall be sought no later than 14 days
after the adoption of this section.
I. The fee for the permit required herein shall be as set forth in Chapter
A142, Schedule of Fees. Such fee shall accompany each application.
J. A storage container is not deemed to be an accessory structure as that term is defined in Chapter
138.
[Amended 12-9-2019 by L.L. No. 9-2019]