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Village of Rockville Centre, NY
Nassau County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
Uses prohibited in all districts. No manufacturing of any kind shall be permitted in any district of the Village except as herein elsewhere specifically provided, and, in addition, no building or premises in any district of the Village shall be used and no building shall be erected or altered for:
(1) 
Blacksmith shop or horseshoeing establishment.
(2) 
Crematory.
(3) 
Dyeing establishment.
(4) 
Gas manufacture or storage.
(5) 
Institution for the care of the insane.
(6) 
Iron, steel, copper or brass foundry.
(7) 
Junkyards or the storage, sorting or baling of junk, scrap metal, paper, rag or of secondhand or used lumber or building material.
(8) 
Laundry, except separate washing machines for individual use.
(9) 
Slaughterhouse or live storage for poultry or other animals.
(10) 
Storage or sale of explosives of inflammable petroleum products, except in retail stores, garages and service stations as permitted by law.
(11) 
Tourist or trailer camp and/or the keeping of a house trailer on any premises in the Village other than a camp-type travel trailer which is permitted pursuant to § 340-132.
(12) 
Any business which shall be noxious or offensive by reason of noise or the emission of gas, vapor, dust or noise, or which, because of its general nature or operation, will be offensive or contrary to the general plan and purpose of this chapter, or detrimental to the general health or welfare.
(13) 
Any structure or building or assembly of component parts, whether housed or not, which is intended to generate electrical energy or to convert or transform electrical energy or to change the type of frequency or voltage; except, however, that the Board of Trustees may, in specific cases, grant a permit for the construction of such a structure, building or component parts when and if such Board shall find as a fact, after public notice and hearing, that such a structure, building or component parts is necessary and desirable to improve and increase the efficiency of any electric light and power transportation or like facilities and services rendered to the inhabitants of the Village of Rockville Centre, and that in the proposed location, size and character of construction thereof and its general nature and operation will not be detrimental to the general health and welfare of the community.
(14) 
Fraternity houses, sorority houses or dormitories, except such as may be located on a college campus.
(15) 
Circuses, carnivals and rodeos.
(16) 
Off-track gambling establishments operated by any governmental agency or authority pursuant to law.
[Added 12-2-1974 by L.L. No. 6-1974]
(17) 
A mobile unit; provided, however, that any mobile unit in existence on the effective date of this provision shall be discontinued at the expiration of five years from such effective date.
[Added 7-19-1976 by L.L. No. 5-1976]
(18) 
A penny arcade, game room, amusement parlor or other similar establishment utilizing or housing on the premises pinball machines or other coin-operated devices.
[Added 11-15-1976 by L.L. No. 9-1976; amended 8-11-1980 by L.L. No. 7-1980]
(19) 
Establishment, shop, office or parlor engaged in the business or operation of affixing, placing upon, making or coloring by any means whatsoever, tattoos on the human body.
[Added 11-3-1980 by L.L. No. 13-1980]
(20) 
Establishment, facility, shop, office, parlor, business or other nonresidential building or premises where the primary or ancillary use of the premises includes or is intended to include the smoking, ingestion or inhaling of vegetable, herbal, or other organic substances through one or more hookah pipes (also commonly referred to as a "hookah," "water pipe," "shisha," "narthile" or "bong") or any other similar equipment or device.
[Added 10-6-2014 by L.L. No. 9-2014]
(21) 
The sale, dispensing, or consumption of any good, substance, material or product, whether as a principal, primary, accessory, incidental or ancillary use of the building or premises, in violation of any law, rule or regulation of the United States or the State of New York, or of any other governmental body having jurisdiction over such activity or property. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "dispensing" shall mean the preparation or physical delivery of, but not the issuance of an order, authorization or prescription for, a good, substance, material or product.
[Added 9-8-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015]
(22) 
Establishment, facility, shop, office, parlor, business or other non-residential building, use or premises, where the primary or ancillary use of the premises includes or is intended to include the demonstration, testing, smoking, or other use of electronic cigarettes. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "electronic cigarette" shall mean a battery-operated device that contains or utilizes one or more cartridges or other containers filled with a combination of nicotine and liquid, or other substance(s) and liquid, that is turned into vapor and inhaled by the user.
[Added 11-2-2015 by L.L. No. 9-2015]
(23) 
Transient dwelling unit.
[Added 4-5-2021 by L.L. No. 4-2021]
B. 
Uses permitted in all districts. The following uses shall be permitted in any district of the Village:
[Amended 9-30-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002]
(1) 
House of worship.
(2) 
Public library.
(3) 
Public school.
C. 
Uses permitted in all districts, subject to site plan review:
[Added 9-30-2002 by L.L. No. 9-2002]
(1) 
Not-for-profit nonpublic schools. In Residence A, B and C Districts, not-for-profit nonpublic schools must also obtain a special use permit, in accordance with § 340-131.