[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Rockville Centre 2-22-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971 as
Ch. 81 of the 1971 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Code — See Ch. 112.
Dangerous and unsafe buildings — See Ch. 122.
Escalators — See Ch. 169.
Fire escapes — See Ch. 181.
Fire prevention and control — See Ch. 185.
Licenses — See Ch. 222.
Smoke emissions — See Ch. 276.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 309.
Zoning — See Ch. 340.
[Amended 6-24-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
No lodging house, rooming house or boardinghouse
which furnishes lodging or rooming accommodations for hire within
the same shall exist or be maintained within the Village without a
license, which shall be issued by the Board of Trustees as hereinafter
provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a lodging house, rooming
house or boardinghouse lawfully existed pursuant to a valid license
issued by the Village of Rockville Centre prior to June 1, 2013, any
such license may be renewed subject to the provisions of this chapter,
provided that no such lodging house, rooming house or boardinghouse
may be enlarged or expanded in any manner greater than it existed
on June 1, 2013. It is the intention of this section that no new lodging
house, rooming house or boardinghouse be established on or after June
1, 2013, but that those lodging houses, rooming houses and boardinghouses
lawfully existing and licensed on June 1, 2013, may be permitted to
continue, as nonconforming licensed uses, so long as such uses continue
to conform to Code requirements and maintain all required licenses.
[Amended 6-24-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
No licenses shall be renewed hereunder, and
any renewed licenses shall be subject to revocation, unless the applicant
or holder of such license fully complies with the following requirements:
A.
The applicant shall be the individual owner of such
premises and shall be of good moral character.
B.
The maximum number of lodgers, roomers or boarders
shall be four.
C.
There shall be no more than one person occupying a
room as a lodger, roomer or boarder, and such room shall have a minimum
of 100 square feet of floor space. More than one person may occupy
a single room if related by blood or marriage and provided the room
shall be of such size to provide a minimum of 75 square feet of floor
area for each person.
D.
At the time of the issuance of such license and at
all times when the licensed premises are used as a lodging house,
rooming house or boardinghouse, the owner thereof shall maintain his
residence in and shall actually reside in the licensed premises.
E.
Lodging houses, rooming houses and boardinghouses
legally operating and duly licensed prior to June 1, 2013, shall constitute
nonconforming uses pursuant to the zoning regulations of the Village,[1] and the owners thereof shall be entitled to renewal of
lawfully existing licenses for the same pursuant to this chapter and
upon compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter.
F.
All lodging houses, rooming houses and boardinghouses
shall be heated by a central heating plant or electric panel heating.
G.
No cooking or storage of foodstuffs shall be permitted
in any room other than a kitchen.
H.
In all parts of such building artificial lighting
shall be provided by means of electric current; and each electric
circuit shall be provided with a circuit breaker or fuse which shall
meet the requirements of the New York Board of Fire Underwriters.
Each new application shall be accompanied by a New York Board of Fire
Underwriters' certificate. This certificate shall not be more than
one year old. Thereafter on renewal applications a current New York
Board of Fire Underwriters' certificate shall be required at least
once each five years. Any fees involved in obtaining this current
New York Board of Fire Underwriters' certificate shall be borne by
the applicant.
I.
No sinks shall be installed or used in any sleeping
room, but basins shall be permitted for personal washing and shaving.
Such basins, however, shall not be used for washing of clothes and
dishes or any unsanitary purposes.
J.
Bathroom facilities shall be maintained for the owner-occupant
separate and apart from bathroom facilities for the lodgers, roomers
and boarders.
K.
All sleeping rooms shall be numbered with raised figures
not less than three inches in height placed on the outside of the
door to each room, and no two rooms shall bear the same number.
L.
Each and every floor on which rooms are occupied by
roomers shall be equipped with an approved fire extinguisher in good
working condition readily accessible for use at all times.
M.
A water meter must be installed in the premises and
properly connected with the water service line. Said meter must be
obtained from the Water Department of the Village and a record of
such installation must be exhibited by the applicant before a license
shall be issued hereunder.
N.
No room shall be occupied by roomers in the third
floor or attic of any dwelling unless the building complies fully
with the New York State Multiple Residence Law.
O.
Off-street parking must be provided on or off premises
for all occupants who own automobiles.
P.
All licensed lodging houses, rooming houses and boardinghouses
shall be subject to inspections at all reasonable hours by properly
authorized representatives of the Village. Failure to comply with
this provision shall constitute a ground for immediate revocation
of the license.
Any person maintaining such a lodging house,
rooming house or boardinghouse pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall keep upon such premises a register showing the names
and occupations of all persons residing or living in or upon said
premises and shall exhibit the same to any member of the Police Department
or the Chief Engineer of the Village or his deputy, or the Chief Executive
of the Fire Department or his deputized agent, at any reasonable time
upon demand, and upon the failure to so exhibit the same, such license
shall be revoked.
[Amended 6-24-2013 by L.L. No. 3-2013]
Any person or persons convicted of violating
any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and
shall be subject to fine and/or imprisonment as may be provided by
law for violations of the Village Code.[1]
[Amended 10-18-1971; 12-4-1972]
The fee for any license required by the provisions
of this chapter shall be at the levels fixed from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 225-6, Effect on other ordinances,
which immediately followed this section, was repealed 6-24-2013 by
L.L. No. 3-2013.
