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Village of Lake Grove, NY
Suffolk County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Lake Grove 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Property maintenance — See Ch. 125.
Vehicles and traffic — See Ch. 168.
Commercial vehicles — See Ch. 170.
No camper, camper trailer, mobile home, house trailer, boat or boat trailer shall be stored outside on any highway or street or on public property within the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove.
A. 
A camper, camper trailer, mobile home, house trailer, boat or boat trailer may be parked or stored on private property subject to the following regulations.
(1) 
Only one such vehicle per family may be parked or stored on any lot containing the dwelling unit of such family.
(2) 
Such vehicle shall only be parked or stored in a driveway or garage or in an enclosed rear yard.
(3) 
The parking or storage of such vehicle shall be in full compliance with the off-street parking requirements of the Village of Lake Grove Code and shall not preempt the uses of space needed for off-street parking of other vehicles.
(4) 
Such vehicle must belong to an owner or occupant of the premises upon which the vehicle is parked or stored.
(5) 
No person shall occupy, park, store or otherwise locate any house trailer for living or sleeping purposes on any premises, street or highway within the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove. In the event of an emergency, a permit can be applied for through the Building Department regulating sewer, electrical and water hookups.
(6) 
No boat or trailer may exceed 25 feet in length and be parked on a driveway or in a rear yard.
(7) 
The parking of boats or trailers on a highway within the village between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. is hereby prohibited. After the above stated hours, no person shall park any house trailer, landscaping trailer, flatbed trailer, box trailer, utility trailer or boat trailer on any street within the Incorporated Village of Lake Grove for more than three hours, unless in connection with a bona-fide commercial service, sales or delivery to such property.
B. 
Canopies or tents used for the storage of automobiles or personal property shall be prohibited in front yards in the Village of Lake Grove. Such storage units may be allowed in rear yards by permit only on a temporary basis not to exceed 90 days.
[Added 6-18-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
C. 
Storage bins such as PODS® and Gibney's shall be allowed in the Village of Lake Grove by permit only.
[Added 6-18-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
(1) 
If a storage bin is necessitated by reason of necessity, permits can be obtained for a period of 30 days without charge to the resident or property owner and may be renewed two additional times for a total period of 90 days.
(2) 
Any resident, property owner, or lessee having such storage bins on property within the Village in violation of this code will be subject to a daily fine for each day that the violation exists of $50 per day and a daily fine for each day that the violation shall exist after 10 days a daily fine of $50 for each day that the fine exists. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate violation with a separate fine under this section, whether or not a separate or additional appearance ticket is issued, and each unit or property existing on a property in violation of this Chapter 172 shall constitute a separate violation for which a separate appearance ticket may be issued and which shall be subject to a separate and additional daily fine. This section shall also apply to owners of the storage bins.
[Amended 4-21-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
D. 
This section (§ 172-2, Storage on private property) shall not apply to vacant lots or vacant land in the Village of Lake Grove, which shall be controlled by § 125-4, Maintenance of vacant lots, and § 125-6, Deposit of materials on vacant land.
[Added 6-18-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
E. 
Trucks containing flammable liquids or gases shall be prohibited from being parked or stored within the Village of Lake Grove for any length of time exceeding the time required to make deliveries of such products.
[Added 6-18-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]