[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of North Haven as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-8-1974]
No rodeo, circus, carnival, tent show, children's
ride, adult ride, music festival or other outdoor performance shall
be conducted in the Village.
[Added 8-4-1986 by L.L. No. 7-1986]
Any person committing an offense against any
provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York,
punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The
continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article
shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate
and distinct offense hereunder.
[Adopted 3-10-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
The intention of this article is to protect
to the extent reasonably practicable the expectations of homeowners
in the residential districts of the Village to customary and normal
peace and quiet, particularly on weekends and holidays and during
the evening hours, by limiting the use of private residences for large
gatherings or assemblages of guests particularly for fund-raising
events, publicly advertised social events open to an unlimited number
of persons, commercially sponsored or supported social gatherings
and similar gatherings or assemblages which are not customary accessory
uses of single-family residences and which are reasonably likely to
produce the extensive parking of vehicles in an unregulated manner
on either public or private roads, excessive noise and visual distractions
from the crowd or entertainment or planned or unplanned activities
at such gatherings or assemblage and the corresponding imposition
of these features or aspects of these gatherings or assemblages on
adjacent and nearby residential neighbors and the roads near the site
of such gathering or assemblage.
[Amended 2-21-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024]
No provision of this article shall apply to
funerals. In no event shall this law apply to any gathering or assemblage
sponsored by or conducted at a school, the Village Hall or religious
institution. The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, enlarge the
exemptions described in this section.
[Amended 4-3-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
Any person(s), corporation(s), association(s),
group(s) or other entity seeking to hold a gathering or assemblage
of 50 or more persons on private property shall register same with
the Village Clerk, without fee, at least 60 days prior to the expected
date of said event and simultaneously notify, in writing, by certified
mail, return receipt requested, each improved adjacent property owner
within 300 feet of the perimeter of the proposed site of said gathering
or assemblage, with proof of notice by affidavit and return receipts
to be submitted prior to issuance of any permit, with the registration
and notice forms to be supplied by the Village Clerk. In no event
shall there be more than one such gathering or assemblage per calendar
year.
Any said registration shall be referred to the
Board of Trustees for consideration and approval or denial of a permit
to conduct said gathering or assemblage. The Board of Trustees may
require review of at least the following:
A.
Proposed method of providing off-street parking for
guests, including use of parking attendants and method of identifying
person securing cars off site.
B.
Noise attenuation details controlling bands or similar
or other noise sources.
C.
Anticipated number of persons in attendance.
D.
Hours.
E.
Security personnel on site, if any, including method
of identifying such persons.
F.
Outdoor lighting, if any.
G.
Accumulation of garbage or litter and method and timing
of disposal.
H.
Impact on available sanitary disposal systems.
I.
Names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least
two persons who shall be responsible for the event and present at
the premises.
J.
Written executed consents from neighbors within the proximity described in § 47-5 above, if available. (Unavailability is not an impediment to approval.)
K.
Such other information as is reasonably requested
by the Board of Trustees.
L.
Written approval of Chief Fire Marshal of the Town
of Southampton for any tent greater than 400 square feet.
[Added 4-3-2007 by L.L. No. 5-2007]
Any person who conducts a gathering or assemblage as described in § 47-5 without a permit under this article shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of $250 for each violation.
