[Amended 4-24-1995 by L.L.
No. 3-1995]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre declares and
finds it to be in the public interest to provide for the regulation of the
installation and maintenance of security gates within the Village of Rockville
Centre in accordance with the aesthetic character of the area and to preserve
safety and property values throughout the business district of the Village.
[Amended 4-24-1995 by L.L.
No. 4-1995]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BUSINESS DISTRICTS
Areas located wholly or partly within the following use districts, as defined in Chapter
340, Zoning, of this Code:
E.
Urban Renewal Commercial or Light Manufacturing A.
F.
Urban Renewal Recreational and Limited Commercial.
SECURITY GATE
A barrier, screen or cover located behind a door, window or other
opening used for purposes of securing premises by preventing access or blocking
passage to the interior of the premises but which enables the viewing of the
interior of the premises from outside the premises.
[Amended 4-24-1995 by L.L.
No. 5-1995]
A. The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to security
gates located behind doors, windows or other openings facing or fronting on
a public road or highway located within a business district.
B. All security gates which have been installed in accordance with the permit process provided for in §
268-5 and which are in existence prior to the date of the adoption of this chapter and which do not comply with the provisions of said chapter shall be made to comply with the provisions of this chapter within five years of the date of adoption of this chapter or shall be removed.
The fee for a permit for the erection, alteration or maintenance of
a security gate shall be at the level fixed from time to time by resolution
of the Board of Trustees. Said fee shall be submitted at the time the application
is presented to the Building Department.
For each and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the
owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violation
has been committed or shall exist, and the lessee or tenant of an entire building
or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist,
and the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of
a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or
shall exist, and the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any
person who knowingly commits, takes part in, allows or assists in any violation
or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall
exist shall be guilty of a violation against this chapter, which violation
shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a period
not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day's continued violation shall constitute
a separate and distinct additional violation.
[Amended 4-24-1995 by L.L.
No. 8-1995]
It shall be the duty of the Superintendent, Department of Buildings,
and he is hereby given the power and authority, to enforce the
provisions of this chapter.