A.
No trees having a diameter of four inches three feet
above the ground shall be cut down or removed without special permission,
in writing, by the Building Inspector; and no tree having a diameter
of eight inches three feet above the ground shall be cut down or removed
without a special permit from the Village Board, except when it is
found necessary to remove such tree because it is located within the
building area and interferes with the construction of a building or
structure.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B.
The burial of trees, branches, stumps, building debris
or other rubbish is strictly prohibited. All such rubbish shall be
removed from the premises before any grading or excavation is begun.
C.
Every subdivider, builder, contractor or owner shall
plant two trees not less than 10 feet in height in front of each building
plot, or as directed by the Planning Board at the time of approval.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
Each subdivider or developer of land shall dedicate
to the Village of Lake Grove an area for recreational and park purposes
suitable in character and of a size representing 10% of the gross
area of the entire site as shown on the final map or maps approved
by the Planning Board. If in the opinion of the Planning Board the
proposed park area is not practical in size or there are already adequate
facilities for recreation in that area, a recreational fee will be
required in lieu of the park area, or the Planning Board may require
the subdivider to dedicate a recreational area and pay a recreational
fee, provided that the area dedicated and the fee paid, when taken
together, do not exceed the total recreational requirement.
B.
Recreational fees to be paid in lieu of dedicated land shall be based on the current value of the land otherwise required to be dedicated as herein provided in Subsection A above.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 10-7-1999 by L.L. No.
11-1999]
C.
Condition of lands dedicated.
(1)
Parklands set aside to be dedicated or conveyed to
the Village of Lake Grove, unless otherwise instructed by the Village
Board, in writing, shall be left in their natural state; and no trees
or shrubs shall be removed or destroyed and the ground shall not be
regraded nor interfered with.
(2)
At the request of the Park Commissioner, the Village
Board, by written resolution, may require the subdivider to clear,
grade, topsoil, seed and fence with a five-foot chain link fence the
area to be dedicated to the Village of Lake Grove. These improvements,
if required as aforesaid, shall be included in the performance bond.
A.
No wells shall be erected for the water supply in
any area where the Suffolk County Water Authority is available. Every
effort should be made by the owner, builder, contractor or developer
to apply for such water services. This shall apply to single lots
regardless of size or area and/or subdivisions.
B.
Where water supply is available, the builder, owner,
developer or contractor of a subdivision as defined in the village
subdivision rules and regulations[1] shall install fire hydrants for the protection of the
area; and no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any dwelling
until such owner, builder, contractor or developer shall obtain a
certificate or other satisfactory indication that the fire hydrant
has been tested and the water pressure found sufficient and approved
by the Fire Department servicing the area.
A.
All deeds, mortgages or other documents conveying
or pertaining to property within the boundaries of the Incorporated
Village of Lake Grove and required to be filed in the County Clerk's
office in Suffolk County shall contain as part of its description
a statement that the property conveyed, mortgaged or mentioned in
said instrument is located in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove,
regardless of the post office address, and in addition a reference
to such property as to the street and house or building number substantially
as follows:
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"All that certain lot . . . . . . . situated,
lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove . . . .
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"Said premises being known by and as (number
and street) in the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove."
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B.
This may or may not be and need not be the post office
address of said premises.
A.
During or as a result of the excavation, regrading
or other process in preparation or during the construction of any
building, dwelling or structure or the excavation of a proposed or
planned sump, no topsoil shall be removed from the premises except
by special permit of the Village Board.
B.
In subdivisions when a site plan has been filed with
and is under consideration of the Village Planning Board, such applications
for the removal of topsoil shall be made to the Planning Board. In
any other cases involving a single lot or plot of land not under the
jurisdiction or consideration of the Planning Board, the applications
for such removal of topsoil shall be made to the Village Board of
Appeals.[1]
C.
The Planning Board and/or the Board of Appeals shall
hear such applications as may come before them and submit their respective
recommendations for approval or disapproval or make such other recommendation
for the disposal of such topsoil to the Village Board for final action,
disposition and determination.
D.
The Building Inspector shall determine and make sure
that no topsoil is removed without the above procedures being followed
and without the final determination and disposition of the application
by the Village Board.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
A person who shall violate any provision of this code
or fails to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof,
or who shall erect, construct, alter, move or repair or has created,
constructed, altered, moved or repaired a building or structure in
violation of a detailed statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder
shall be subject to prosecution under this chapter.
B.
The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed
shall not preclude the village, through its Counsel, from instituting
an appropriate action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection,
construction, reconstruction, alteration, moving, repair, conversion,
maintenance or use, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation,
or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about
any premises.
