Formerly a county road, the property known as
the "Freeport Mall" was dedicated to the Village and discontinued
as a Village street. In its place a pedestrian mall has been constructed
for the purpose of enhancing the central business district and improving
the economic welfare of the Village, by encouraging the patronage
of local businesses, in order to strengthen the tax base for the benefit
of all Village taxpayers and in order to maintain a high rate of employment
in the retail and service trades.
In accordance with § 4-412 of the
Village Law of the State of New York, the Board of Trustees hereby
sets forth the following regulations for the Freeport Mall:
A. All vehicular traffic upon the mall is banned and
prohibited, except emergency vehicles which shall be limited to police,
fire, ambulance, official vehicles of the Village and utility company
vehicles when engaged in emergency repairs.
B. Delivery vehicles will be permitted between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. when other access is not possible and when
authorized by a delivery permit issued by the Superintendent of Public
Works.
C. Bicycles, skateboards, roller skates, tricycles, motorcycles
and motorbikes are included in vehicles prohibited, whether ridden,
walked or standing in or upon any area of the mall. Such vehicles,
when illegally operated or standing upon the mall area, may be impounded
and removed by the Police Department.
D. The following shall be prohibited on the property
known as the "Freeport Mall":
(1) Structures, displays and articles of furniture, except
as authorized upon written application to the Village Clerk in connection
with a performance or special event and in accordance with the procedure
hereinafter set forth for issuance of permits.
(2) Itinerant or transient businesses conducted in the
open from a wagon, cart, tent, box, case or the person for the exhibition
or sale of goods, wares and merchandise, except as authorized upon
written application to the Village Clerk in connection with a performance
or special event.
(3) Soliciting of donations for any purpose, including
but not limited to the sale of tickets for drawings or raffles.
(4) Distribution of handbills, circulars, cards or other
commercial advertising matter.
(5) Production of any music, entertainment, lectures or
talks, except as authorized by the Village Clerk in connection with
a performance or special event.
(6) Dogs or other animals or pets.
(7) Discharge or display of any fireworks, except as authorized
by the Village Clerk in connection with a performance or special event.
(8) The throwing or depositing of any litter, rubbish
or discarded items of any kind, except in the receptacles provided.
(9) The marking, drawing upon or defacing of any mall
surfaces, walks, structures or equipment.
(10)
Climbing or lying upon any mall fountain, seat
or other structure; breaking, cutting or otherwise harming or mutilating
any tree, shrub or planting.
(11)
Loitering or remaining in the mall area between
10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., except as a participant or spectator in
an authorized performance or special event.
(12)
The playing of portable radios, tape recorders
or any other sound-amplifying device.
[Added 5-28-1979 by L.L. No. 5-1979]
(13)
Ballplaying, frisbee, jump rope or other type
games.
[Added 5-28-1979 by L.L. No. 5-1979]
Abutting property owners and tenants shall utilize
their space and properties so as to facilitate the maintenance of
the mall as follows:
A. Recessed store entrances, foyers or other areas within
the building lines shall be maintained in a clean and unobstructed
way without any accumulations of litter, debris, cartons, merchandise,
furniture or displays.
B. The sweeping of refuse or other litter into the mall,
dumping of refuse or otherwise littering on the mall or in any way
impeding the maintenance of the mall in a clean and orderly fashion
is prohibited.
C. Property owners and tenants shall comply with all
of the rules and regulations and other requirements of the Sanitation
Department for the collection of garbage and trash and shall place
same only in the locations and containers specified by the Sanitation
Department.
D. The use of rock salt or other chemical agents upon
the mall is prohibited, unless prior written approval is obtained
from the Superintendent of Public Works or his duly authorized agents.
Any violations of this article shall constitute
disorderly conduct and shall be punishable by a fine of up to $250
for each violation and, in the event of failure to pay the fine, by
imprisonment for up to 15 days.