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PARK ORDINANCE
Adopted Feb. 3, 1937
!ith Amendments to
October 18, 1944
GENERAL ORDINANCES
Adopted Feb. 17, 1937
With Amendments to
October 24, 1957
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Published by Order of the
POLICE COMMISSION
Town of Mamaroneck, N. Y.
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TOWN OF
MAMARONECK, N. Y.
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PARK ORDINANCE
Adopted Feb. 3, 1937
GENERAL ORDINANCES
Adopted Feb. 17, 1937
With Amendments to
October 24, 1957
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Published by Order of the
.vl POLICE COMMISSION
Town of Mamaroneck, N. Y.
Prepared by
CHARLES J. GRONBERG, Town Clerk
Published January 1, 1958
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PARK ORDINANCE AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
OF PARK COMMISSIONERS OF THE TOWN OF MA-
MARONECK, APRIL 14, 1936.
TITLE. This ordinance shall be known and may be cited
as the Park Ordinance.
Section 1: Definitions.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, whenever used in these
rules and regulations, the following terms shall be deemed
to mean:
(a) "Board of Park Commissioners" — the board having
jurisdiction of any park or parks within the Town of Mamaro-
neck.
(b) "Parks" — any place, park, parkway, square, circle
or concourse in the Town of Mamaroneck, legally set apart
and accepted as such and under the jurisdiction of the Board
of Park Commissioners including any lake, pond, pool, river,
brook or other body or stream of water, either natural or arti-
ficial, located therein.
(c) "Permit" — a written authorization for the exercise
of a specified park privilege issued by the Board of Park
Commissioners.
(d) "Persons" — shall mean any individual, firm or cor-
poration and all other entities of any kind capable of being
sued.
Section 2: Interfering With Lands or Improvements
Thereon.
No person shall disturb any park lands or take up or re-
move, or in any manner disturb or interfere with, any pave-
ment, flagstones, trees, shrubs, plants, fence,sod, soil or gravel
or any other property, except by direction of the Board of
Park Commissioners.
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Section 3s Surface'and Sub-S6rface Disturbances 0
No person shall open, expose or interfere with any electric f£
conduit, water pipe, hydrant, basin,pool or other construction d.
except by permission of the Board of Park Commissioners. ft
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Section 4: Overhead Wires n
No person shall attach or string any electric or other wire W
or adjust or carry the same into.or over any park except by
permission of the Board of Park Commissioners.
Section 5: Destruction of or Injury to Park Property
HdNo person shall cut, break, destroy, or in any way injure i 'l
or deface any tree,'shrub, plant, grass, fence, post, railing, 1 o,
chain, lamp, lamp-post, sign, sign-post, treeguard, building,
bridge, structure or any other property in or upon any park,
nor shall any fallen trees or branches be cut or removed ex-
cept by direction of the Board of Park Commissioners. i h
Section 6: Preseldvation of Lawns and Grass Plots. a
No person shall lounge or lie upon any lawn or grass plot fi
in any parka j
Section 7: Substances That Kill or Injure Plant Life
No person shall allow any gas, oil, salt, or other substance p
deleterious to tree or plant life, to come into contact with the
soil surrounding the roots of any tree, shrub or plant, in any
park, in such manner as shall kill or destroy or injure such C
tree, shrub, or plant.
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Section 8: Pollution, Littering, Rubbish and Refuse N
No person shall throw, place, deposit, drop, excrete, dis- n
Fharge, or leave or suffer or permit any person or animal in or e
under his or her charge, custody, or control to throw, place, ti
deposit, drop, excrete, discharge, or leave in or onany park, y
or any waters therein or any lawns, paths,walks,roads, drives, n
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or parkways thereof any'garbage, offal, organic refuse, urine,
IC fecal or other offensive matter, ashes, cinders, stone, dirt, filth,
dross, rubbish, grass, leaves, paper, pasteboard, wood, metal
fruits, vegetables, other foodstuffs, vehicles/or parts thereof,
p or any manufacturing, trade, or household waste, or any other
refuse material, or any substance or material of any nature
whatsoever.
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Section 9: Processions; Drills! Music
No parade, drill or manoeuver of any kind shall be con-
ducted, nor shall any person play upona musical instrument
or display any flag, banner, target, sign or placard, nor shall
any civic or other procession form or move in any park,with-
rout a permit from the Board of Park Commissioners.
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Section 10: Public Meetings
No person shall erect any structure, stand, or platform or
hold any public meetings or perform any ceremony or make
any speech, address or harangue in any park without a permit
from the Board of Park Commissioners.
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Section 11: Permits for Sales, Exhibitions, etc.
No person shall exhibit, sell or offer for sale anything
whatsoever in any park except by permit of the Board of
e Park Commissioners.
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y Section 12: Posting Bills or Placards; Distributing Cards,
h Circulars or Pamphlets. _
No person shall post, affix, place or leave any bill or
placard, notice or other paper in or upon any structure, auto-
mobile, tree, fence, post, railing, bench, rock, article or thing
within any park, or upon any park street, nor paint, write,
mark, draw, or affix with any substance or material whatso-
r -ever, theron or therein, any advertisement, notice or exhorta-
tion or any other writing, drawing, or marking of any kind
whatsoever, except under a permit of the Board of Park Com-
,r=9 missioners; and no person shall distribute, hand out or cast
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about any card, circular, pamphlet or other printed matter,
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or other property or material of any nature whatsoever, within
any park or on any park street.
Section 13: Baseball and Other Games 1
No person shall throw, cast, catch, kick or strike with any
implement whatever any baseball, golfball, football, basketball,
bean bag or other object or play at any game in or upon any
park or parkway, except within such areas as the Board of
Park Commissioners may, in their discretion, from time to
time designate and set apart for such purpose and then only
at such times, in.such manner, and subject to such regulations
as said Board may direct and determine.
Section 14: Bathing, Fishing, Boating, Skating and
Winter Sports
No person shall wade or bathe in or enter in or upon the
waters in any park; or place, enter or operate any boat, raft,
float or similar object thereon; or place or operate any toy
boat or similar device thereon; or catch,take or in any manner
disturb any fish or other aquatic animals or plants therein.
No person shall skate, ski, sleigh,toboggan or indulge in any
of the so-called winter sports in or upon any park or any of
the waters therein or on any of the lawns, paths, walks,roads,
drives or parkways thereof, except within such areas as the
Board of Park Commissioners may, in their discretion, from
time to time designate and set apart for such purpose and then
only at such times, in such manner, and subject to such
regulations as said Board may direct and determine.
Section 15: Hunting, Shooting, Trapping
No person shall hunt, chase, shoot,trap, discharge or throw
missiles, or disturb in any way any animal or bird in any park.
Section 16: Dogs and Other Animals. Amended October
18, 1944:
No person owning or having the charge, custody, or con-
trol of any animal shall cause, suffer, or permit such animal
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er, to go at large in any park or park street. No person owning
tin or having the charge, custody or control of any dog shall cause,
suffer or permit such dog to enter, be brought into or remain
in or on any park or park street except that a dog may he
taken or led through a park if continuously restrained by a
ny leash not exceeding six (6) feet.in length, and if continuously
311 confined to a hard surfaced path, walk, road,or drive and not
aty allowed to enter in or upon any park waters or park lawn,
of and if not suffered or permitted to stop, tary, loiter, or com-
to mit any nuisance in or upon any such park area.
rly Section 17: Animals, Injury or Possible Injury to Plant-
ings ins
No person shall tie any animal to any tree, plant or shrub,
nd in or upon any park, or, having charge of any such animal,
allow or cause it to injure any such tree, plant or shrub.
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oy No person shall in any park
Ler (a) use any threatening, abusive or insulting language;
in. (b) do any obscene or indecent act;
ny (c) throw stones or other missiles;
of (d) beg or publicly solicit subscriptions or contributions;
is, (e) tell fortunes;
he (f) play cards or other games of chance, or use or operate
,rn any gaming table or instruments;
en (g) climb upon any tree, building, wall, fence, shelter,
ch seat, statue, sign, pole or other construction;
(h) fire or carry any firearms,firecrakers, torpedo, or fire-
works;
(i) make a fire;
(j) do any act tending to a breach of the public peace.
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,r Section 19: Traffic Regulations
No person shall operate, drive or propel, and no owner
thereof shall cause or permit to be operated, driven or pro-
al pelled on any park street or roadway in any park, any bicycle,
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motor-cycle, motor-tricycle, automobile or motor vehicle, how- a
ever propelled,or any vehicle drawn by horses or other animals
recklessly or negligently or at a speed or in a manner so as to e
endanger or to be likely to endanger the life, limb or property c
of any person. No person shall propel, ride, drive or operate n
on any footpath, walk or elsewhere in any park, other than
on the streets and roadways thereof, any bicycle, tricycle,
scooter, roller skates or other vehicle of any nature whatsoever h
other than baby carriages, wheel chairs, and similar vehicles n
designed exclusively for the transportation of infants and of r
disabled persons. s
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Section 20: Pdrking Vehicles r
No person shall park a motorcycle, automobile or-horse- v
drawn vehicle in any park, except within such areas as the
Board of Park Commissioners may, in their discretion, from
time to time designate and set apart for such purpose and then
only at such times,in such manner,and subject to such regula-
tions as said Board may direct and determine. No person shall d
park, place, or leave-itny bicycle, tricycle, scooter, wheel chair,
baby carriage, or similar vehicle or any object or thing what-
soever on any foot path,walk, or steps or other place designed
for the use of pedestrians in any park or in any place where i
such object might or could obstruct or interfere with the free s
and safe passage of pedestrians therein. s
Section 21: Public Hack Stands l
No vehicle for hire shall stand or park within any park,
except in such places as may from time to time be designated
and set apart by the Board of Park.Commissioners as a stand
for public hacks and automobiles; and no owner, driver, or
attendant of such a vehicle shall solicit passengers therefor
within any park, except at the place or places so designated
by the Board of Park Commissioners.
Section 22: 1
No person, other than members of the Board of Park Com- a
missioners, employees of the Park Department in the perform-
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w- ance of their duties, and other persons in connection with the
ils transaction of lawful business with the Park Department, shall
to enter anygarage, shop, storeroomor other building or en-
-ty closure devoted exclusively to the work of the Park Depart-
ite ment or enter in or upon any flower bed or garden in any
an park or enter in or upon any lawn or other portion of any park
le, the use of which may from time to time be restricted or pro-
,er hibited by the Board of Park Commissioners; PROVIDED,
fes nevertheless, that in the case of the last mentioned specially
of restricted or prohibited areas the Board of Park Commissioners
shall cause signs to be conspicuously posted at or near such
areas setting forth the fact of such restrictions or prohibitions.
No person shall walk, ride or propel any -vehicle or object
;e- whatever through any hedge,shrubbery or planting in any park.
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Section 23: Custodian. of Minors
en No parent, guardian or custodian of a minor shall permit
a- or allow such minor to do any act prohibited by the Park Or-
dinance.
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ed The violation of any of the foregoing rules and regulations
re is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and any person or per-
Se sons violating the same shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall, on conviction before a justice of the peace, be punished
by a fine not exceeding $50.00 or in default of payment of
such fine by imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days.
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.d Section 25: -
d All ordinances and parts of ordinances_inconsistent here-
with are hereby repealed.
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d - If any section or part of section or paragraph of this or-
•dinance be declared invalid or unconstitutional it shall not be
held to invalidate or impair the validity, force or effect of-any
other section or sections or part of a section or paragraph of
L- this ordinance.
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Section 27: pi
This ordinance shall take effect immediately after the same to
shall have been published in accordance with Article 9 of the
Town Law. Cf
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GENERAL ORDINANCES
CHAPTER I — Definitions
Section 1 — "Street" is every way set apart for public a:
tratel, except alleyways, bridlepaths and footpaths.
Section 2— "Sidewalks" is that portion of the street be. ai
tween the physically established curb lines and the designated e]
property lines.
Section 3— "Vehicle" is every device by which any per.
son or property is or may be transported or drawn upon the sl
street.
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Section 4 —"Park," "parking," or"parked" shall mean e
the stopping of a motor vehicle or motorcycle upon any public o
highway and leaving such•motor vehicle or motorcycle unat- d
-tended by a person capable of operating it, for a period longer
than necessary to load or unload passengers or freight.
Amended May 3, 1939:
Section 5 — "Taxicab" shall be construed to mean any a
motor driven vehicle for the transportation for hire, which c
does not operate over a fixed route, pursuant to permission i
granted under the provisions of the Transportation Corpora- I t
lions Law, and which solicits patronage from a central office
and/or on the public streets and which, when not carrying
a passenger for hire, stands upon the public streets, or else-
where either soliciting business or waiting for business and
which is designed to carry not more than seven passengers. '
Added May 3, 1939
Section 6 r– "Private Livery" shall be construed to mean
any motor driven vehicle for the transportation for hire of
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1 passengers which does not operate over a fixed route,•pursuant
Mme to permission granted under the provisions of the Transporta-
the tion Corporations Law, and which solicits patronage from a
central office on the basis of a flat rate,fixed,or hourly charge
and which is designed to carry not more than seven passengers.
Added September 5, 1939:
Section 7— "House Trailer" shall be construed to mean
)lic any vehicle used or capable of being used as sleeping or living
quarters, mounted on wheels and propelled either by its own
be- power or a power driven vehicle to which it may be attached,
and includes an automobile trailer equipped with living quart-
ted ers or sleeping facilities and a house car.
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Added September 5, 1939:
the Section 8- "Trailer camp" as used in this Ordinance,
shall be defined as any lot, piece or parcel of ground whereon
three or more house trailers, house cars, or automobile trailers
!an equipped with sleeping or living quarters are located or parked
Ilk otherwise than for the purpose of loading and unloading or
at- discharge or the entrance of occupants or passengers.
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Added September 5, 1939:
Section 9 - "Tourist Camp" as used in this Ordinance,
shall be defined as any lot, piece or parcel of ground whereon
ny are located or placed, one or more camp cottages, tent houses,
ch cabins or other buildings, designed for living,quarters or sleep-
on ing quarters for ten or more persons, including children, other
ra- than houses, buildings and/or structures regulated under the
ice Building Code and Zoning Ordinance of,the Town of Mamaro-
ng neck.
3e- CHAPTER II
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Use of Streets, Highways, Etc. .
' New Chapter Adopted July 1, 1953
m Section'1 — The Police Commission of the Town of Ma-
of maroneck is hereby designated, pursuant to Section 86 of the
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Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York, to adopt rr
regulations establishing safety zones, parking_spaces and bus, si
cab and taxi stands on public streets or highways of the Town ti
of Mamaroneck outside the Villages of Larchmont and Ma- ri
maroneck and not including State highways maintained by the h
State of New York in the Town of Mamaroneck. The Police S
Commission of the Town of Mamaroneck is authorized to limit ti
or prohibit parking in spaces and zones in such public streets c
or highways provided such zones, spaces and stands, except tl
spaces in frofit of private driveways, shall be marked and in- h
dicated by suitable sigtis to be erected and maintained by the U
Police Department, but nothing herein shall be construed as c
superseding or conflicting with Section 440 of the Penal Law 'I
of the State of New York.
Section 2 — The Police Commission of the Town of Ma- n
maroneck is }►ereby authorized, pursuant to Section 90 of the a
Vehicle and Traffic Law, to designate highways in the Town P
of Mamaroneck, outside the Villages of Larchmont and Ma- u
maroneck, on which vehicles shall proceed in one direction v
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only, or from whichl eavy trucks shall be excluded, provided
that highways so designated shall be so marked at all inter-
sections by conspicuous signs which shall be visible during
the hours in which such designation is to be observed. No t
State Highway shall be thus designated without the approval a
of the State Traffic Commission. Such designation shall not r
be construed to prevent deliveries of merchandise or other 1
property along such highways. c
Section 3 — The Police Commission of the Town of Ma- i
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maroneck is authorized, pursuant to Section 90 of the Vehicle
and Traffic Law, to adopt regulations establishing a system 1
of truck routes. and providing that all trucks having a total 1
combined gross weight of vehicle plus load in excess of five �
tonsshall be excluded from all streets of the Town outside
of the- Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck except from
those streets which form a part of the system of truck routes A
and upon which trucks are permitted to travel and operate.
Such exclusions,shall not be construed to prevent delivery of 1
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opt merchandise or other property along. the streets from which
tus, such trucks are excluded. No State Highway maintained by
own the State shall be designated as part of such system of truck
Via- routes nor shall any such trucks be excluded from any such
the highway maintained by the State, without the approval of the
Lice State Traffic Commission. All streets forming a part of such
mit truck route system shall be marked by signs which shall
gets comply with the provisions of Section 90, subdivision 1-A of
ept the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State of New York and
in- which sign shall be erected and maintained by the Police
the Department. Any system of truck routes shall provide suitable
as connection with all State routes entering and leaving the
yaw Town.
Section 4 — The Police Commission of the Town of Ma-
maroneck is authorized, pursuant to Section 90 of the Vehicle
the and. Traffic Law, to adopt regulations for the crossing by
wn pedestrians of public highways in the Town of Mamaroneck
la- - outside of the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck but
ion with respect to State Highways maintained by the State of
led New York, such regulations shall be subject to the control of
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the State Traffic Commission.
ng -*Section 5 — The Police Commission of the Town of Ma-
No maroneck is authorized, pursuant to Seetion 90 of the Vehicle
val and Traffic Law, to adopt regulations providing for the re-
lot moval and storage of vehicles parked or abandoned on public
ter highways of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of the Villages
of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, during snow storms, floods,
fires or other public emergencies, and for the payment of
;le reasonable charges for such removal or.stbrage, by the owner
or operator of any such vehicle, butwith respect to State
'm Highways, maintained by the State of New-York, such regula-
tions shall be subject to the control of the State Traffic
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de Commission.
m Amended, April 21, 1954, July 28, 1954 and February
es 4, 1957:
e. Section 6 - The following public highways or parts of
of highways in the Town of Mamaroneck outside of incorporated
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Villages are hereby designated as main arteries of travel, and F
all vehicles approaching such main arteries of-travel as hereby
designated, shall, before entering the same, come to a full r
stop, unless otherwise directed by a peace officer or signal:
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Murray Avenue
Ellsworth Road 1 1
Dillon Road I
Forest Avenue — from Weaver Street to the New Rochelle•
I Colonial Avenue City line. t
Palmer Avenue • 1
Orsini Drive l
Daymon Terrace-
West Brookside Drive l
provided that signs bearing the word "STOP" are erected and 1
maintained at or near the intersecting line of such main I
arteries of travel with the following intersecting streets:
Murray Avenue:
Entrance to Rouken Glen
Bryson Street J
Colonial Avenue
Glenn Road
Homer Avenue 1
Maplewood Street
Emerson Place
Echo Lane I
Edgewood Avenue ,
Leafy Lane
Ellsworth Road:
Hickory Grove Drive
Garden Road
Stoneyside Drive
Little Farms Road
Dillon Road:
Parkland Avenue
Chester Place
I Edgewater Place
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and Forest Avenue:
eby I Vine Road
full North Chatsworth Avenue
ial; Valley Road
Boulder Road
Villa Lane
Birchfield Road
elle Rockingstone Avenue
Colonial A
Daymon Terrace
Colonial Lane
Palmer Avenue:
:nd Harrison Drive
ain Carleon Avenue
Hawthorne Road
Old Weaver Street
Town Driveway (exit from Town Yard)
Elkan Road
Burton Road
Merritt Street
Orsini Drive:
Byron Lane
Daymon Terrace
Senate Place
West Brookside Drive
Garden Road
Fernwood Road
Section 7, Amended, May 2, 1956
Section 7 — The following regulations regarding limita-
tion of parking in congested areas in the Town of Mamaro-
neck, outside of the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck,
are hereby established, provided suitable signs are posted:
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A. AREA SURROUNDING THE NEW HAVEN RAILROAD
(LARCHMONT STATION)
1. MYRTLE BOULEVARD
(a) On either side—No parking 50 feet west of the
corner of North Chatsworth Avenue.
(b) One hour parking from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., except
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays:
On the north side from Preston Street to Weaver-
Street.
eaverStreet.
On the south side from Wood Street to Weaver
Street.
(c) No -parking on the north side from Murray
Avenue to Cabot Road.
(d) No parking on the south side from Depot Way
to Vine Street.
2. BALDWIN AVENUE
(a) North side— No parking
(b) South side - No parking from dead end for a
distance-of 150 feet east.
3. NORTH CHATSWORTH AVENUE.
(a) On west side from Myrtle Boulevard to Hugue-
not Drive.
One hour parking from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., ex-
cept Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, no park-
ing between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. .
(b) On east side from Myrtle Boulevard to rear en-
trance of Chatsworth Gardens Apartments — No
parking between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.One hour park-
ing from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. except Saturdays,
Sundays and Holidays.
(c) On east side from the rear entrance of Chats-
worth Gardens Apartment to Edgewood Avenue
— No Parking.
(d) On the west side—No parking within 50 feet of
Garfield Street, in either northerly or southerly
direction.
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AD (e) On the west side — No parking for 50 feet be-
tween signs at the entrance.to the Stonecrest
Apartments; no parking for 50 feet between signs
the at entrance to Larchmont Hills Apartments.
(f) On the east side — No parking for 50 feet be-
eps tween signs at entrance to Chatsworth Gardens
Apartments.
ver (g) On the west side 50 feet south from LaFayette
Road — No parking:
ver 4. WASHINGTON SQUARE
(a) On the north side — No parking from corner of
ray North Chatsworth Avenue for a distance of 150
feet west.
ray (b) On the north side, from a point 150 feet west of
North Chatsworth Avenue to Madison Avenue —
one hour parking from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., and no
parking from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
a (c) On the north side— No parking for 50 feet be-
tween signs at entrance to Carleton House.
(d) On the south side —No parking from 2 a.m. to
6 a.m. and one hour parking from 8 a.m. to 11
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(e) On the south side — No Marking for 50 feet be-
x- tween signs at entrance to Laichmont Terrace.
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5. MURRAY AVENUE
.n- (a) No parking from Myrtle Boulevard to County
Vo Parkway Bridge on east side.
k- (b) On the west side, from Eagewood Avenue to
78, Myrtle Boulevard, one hour:.parking from 8 a.m.
to 11 a.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and Holi-
- days.
ie (c) Nparking between Myrtle Boulevard and Edge-
, wood Avenue from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.
of 6. TAYLOR PLACE
ly One hour parking from 8 a.m.-to 11 a.m., except
Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays.'
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7. CABOT ROAD
(a) On either side — one hour parking from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and Holi-
days.
(b) On the west side — No parking from the rail-
road parking space for a distance of 260 feet
north.
8. THOMPSON STREET -
On either side — One hour parking from 8 a.m.
to 1 p.m:except Saturdays, Sundays and Holi-
days.
9: LEAFY LANE
On either side — No parking from Murray Ave-
nue 100 feet east.
10. DEPOT WAY
On either side — 15 minute parking.
11. PRESTON STREET
On either side — One hour parking from 8 a.m.
to 11 a.m., except Saturdays, Sundays and Holi-
days.
12. VINE STREET
(a) On the west side — No parking.
(b) On the east side: No parking from the corner of
Myrtle Boulevard for a distance of 100 feet south.
15 minute parking from a point 100 feet south of
Myrtle Boulevard to a point 200 feet south of
Myrtle Boulevard.
C. OTHER CONGESTED AREAS
1. PALMER AVENUE
(a) On the north side —• from LarcIun nt Village
Line east tp Weaver Street — One hour parking
from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., except Saturdays,Sundays
and Holidays.
(b) On the south side—No parking from Larchmont
Village Line to Carleon Avenue.
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2. DILLON ROAD
.m. I (a) On the west side — No parking between the
oli- Boston Post Road and Chester Place.
(b) On the east side — No parking between the
ail- Boston Post Road and Chester Place between the
eet hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.
(c) On the east side — No parking from Parkland
Avenue for 60 feet north.
•m• 3. PARKLAND AVENUE
ali- (a) On either side — No parking from Dillon Road
for 50 feet east.
(b) On either side — No parking from 2 a.m. to 6
ve- a.m.
4. EDGEWOOD AVENUE
On the south side — No Parking from Police
Headquarters driveway to Weaver Street.
5. HILLCREST AVENUE
m. (a) On the south side — No parking from Judson
Street for 60 feet east.
(b) On the south side — No parking from Weaver
Street for 300 feet west.
6. WINGED FOOT DRIVE
of On the east side — No parking from Dundee
:h. Road for 300 feet north.
of 7. LESTER PLACE
of (a) On the south side - No.parking from Williams
Place 110 feet west.
(b) On either side — No parking from 2 a.m. to
6 a.m. •
8. LAKESIDE DRIVE
'g Parking on side bordering lake only.
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9. MAPLE HILL DRIVE
at No. parking on either. side 50 feet from the
corner of Weaver Street.. . .
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D. AREA SURROUNDING SCHOOLS a
1. MURRAY AVENUE I
On both sides From a point 170 feet south
of Forest Avenue to a point 400 feet south of t
Forest Avenue, no parking or stopping during
! , school hours. s
2. HARMON DRIVE t
(a) On the south side — No parking from Weaver
Street for 200 feet east.
(b) On the north side No parking from Weaver
Street for'50 feet east. c
(c) On the south side — No parking from the Ma--
maroneck Village line for 100 feet west.
(d) On ate north side No parking from the Ma- •
maroneck Village line to Revere Road. e
3. DAYMON TERRACE e
On the west side — No parking from Senate
Place'for 200 feet north.
4. HEATHER LANE
No parking either side.
Section 8 — Bicycles: No person over 10. years of age
shall ride a bicycle;on the sidewalks of any street and no
person shall operate a bicycle on the public streets of the
Town of Mamaroneck outside of•the Villages of Larchmont
and Mamaroneck, except in compliance with the General
Municipal Law and the Vehicle and Traffic Law of the State
of New York.
Amended, May 2, 1956:
Section 9— TRUCKS: Every vehicle used to transport
dirt, manure, sand, gravel, ashes, mud, garbage, swill, offal,
etc. in the public streets of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside
of the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck, shall be so
constructed or loaded as to prevent any portion of the contents
from escaping therefrom. No vehicle used to transport dirt or
soil shall be operated or driven so as to permit dirt or mud
to adhere to the wheels and be deposited in the public streets
of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of the Villages of Larch-
mont and Mamaroneck. Any person,being the owner or oper-
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ator of any such vehicle or truck, shall at the end of each
working day remove any dirt,manure,sand,gravel,ashes,mud,
ruth garbage, swill, offal, etc. dropped from any such vehicle or
: of truckon the public street or highway.
ring ! Section 10 —Coasting: No person shall coast with hand
sleds, bob sleds, carts or other vehicles on wheels or runners
upon any sidewalk.
aver
Section 11, Amended, December 17, 1953
aver Section 11 —Crosswalk: No vehicles or animal or push.
cart, baby carriage or other device moved by human power
Ma- shall stop or stay on any crosswalk or driveway.
Ma- Section 12 —Parades: All parades in the streets of the
Town of Mamaroneck outside of the Villages of Larchmont
and Mamaroneck, and the playing of bands of music, and
exhibitions of any kind in said streets are prohibited, without
:ate a written permit from the Town Board.
Section 13,Amended,May 2, 1956 Renumbered October
24, 1957:
age •
Section 13 —The system of duly
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the adopted by the State Traffic Commissionfor State Highways,
ont is hereby adopted, and shall apply to.-the following streets or
,ral parts of streets in the Town of Mamaroneck outside of in-
ate corporated villages:
From the corner of Edgewood Avenue at Judson Street,
for a distance of 225 feet, on Edgewood Avenue.
Tort On Myrtle Boulevard from Murray Avenue east for
f al. a distance of 250 feet.
ide At Myrtle Boulevard and North-Chatsworth Avenue
so
nts intersection, starting east and curving south into
or North Chatsworth Avenue for a distance of 150 feet.
tud At Myrtle Boulevard, and Madison Avenue, extend-
ets ing around :the corner for a distance of 250 feet.
ch. On Murray Avenue from Myrtle Boulevard, north
er• for a distance of 125 feet.
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On Murray Avenue from Homer Avenue to Forest
Avenue. -
On Murray Avenue"from Weaver Street south for a t(
distance of 200 feet.. A
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On North Chatsworth Avenue from the town line near 3
the railroad bridge, north for a distance of 150 feet.
On North Chatsworth Avenue from Myrtle Boulevard
north for a distance of 250 feet. 1V
On Palmer Avenue from the Village of Larchmont j h
east to Weaver Street. b,
On Palmer Avenue from Weaver Street east to.the sr
entrance to.the Town Yard.
At corner of Homer Avenue and Orsini Drive for a
distance of 250 feet around the corner.
From Rockland Avenue at the corner of Winged Foot
Drive around the corner for a distance of 150 feet. f(
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On Avon Road from Dundee Road east-for a distance
of 350 feet.
On Richbell Road south from Palmer Avenue for a
distance of 125 feet.
On Fenimore Road from Boulder Brae Lane north
for a distance of 300 feet.
On Carleon Avenue starting opposite No. 56, extend-
ing east for a distance of 300 feet. o
On Harrison Drive from Palmer Avenue south for a I h
distance of 100 feet.
which streets,or parts of streets,shall be marked with a double p
white line, with the same meaning, force, and effect, as pro-
vided for such markings upon State highways, and a violation
of this Ordinance shall be subject to the same penalties as
providedfor the violation of suet' markings upon State high- 11
ways, by the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
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rest Section 13, Added February 4, 1957:
Section 13— (1) No right turn shall be made at the in-
r a tersection of the streets known as Murray Avenue and Forest
Avenue on school days between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and
9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M., and 2:30 P.M. and
ear 3:30 P.M., provided that a portable sign bearing the words
eet. "No right turn" is placed in the center of said intersection.
and (2) No right turn shall be made at the intersection of
Murray Avenue and Bryson Street on school days between the
ont ! hours of 8:00 A.M. and 9:00 A.M., 11:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.,
and 2:30 P.M. and 3:30 P.M., provided that a portable sign
hearing the words "No right turn" is placed in the center of
the said intersection.
r a Section 14, Added October 24, 1957:
Section 14 — No person shall deface, injure, move or
oot interfere with any sign, standard or signalling device installed
for the purpose of directing, restricting or regulating traffic,
and no person shall place or display a sign of any sort attempt-
ice ing to regulate traffic or parking on a public street.
• a CHAPTER III
Licenses, Fees, Regulations
rth Section 1 Amended May 3, 1939.•
Section 1 — Licenses, When Required.
1d-
The pursuit or exercise of any of the following trades or
occupations within the Town without u license, is hereby pro-
a hibited, to wit:
(a) Auctioneering.
)le (b) Operating of circuses and:operating or use of any
ro-
public hall except public dance hall as defined in Chapter IX
on of these ordinances, opera houses, theaters, moving picture
as houses, or other places of exhibitions or performances, operat-
.h- ing or keeping of billiard or pool rooms, bowling alleys, shoot-
ing galleries and other similar places of amusement for money
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or hire; or giving of exhibitions, performances'or entertain-
ments except the giving of local amateur amusements,or amuse-
ments for a benevolent, charitable, religious or educational Li
purpose of local public benefit, in any place within the Town;
but ho license shall be granted for any of the places or for
any of the purposes mentioned in this subdivision that do not is
comply with all the requirements of the laws of the State of , of
, New York, Building Code, Plumbing Code, Zoning Ordinance, se
and/or Fire Prevention Ordinance of the Town of Mamaroneck. • in
b,
Section 2 Amended May 3, 1939. L
Section 2 — License Fees: The Town Clerk shall issue a ds
license specifying the trade, occupation or use of the premises Ic
thereby authorized which license shall become effective from L0
the, date thereof and shall continue in force for a time not to
later than the first day of January next succeeding the issuance 131
of such license, uponpayment to him of the following license of
fees: p
For auctioneering license as defined in Subdivision 1
(a) of Section'1,'$5 per day.For any of the businesses O1
mentioned in Subdivision (b) of Section 1, $100 per n'
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year. • fe
Section 3 — Except the fee for an auctioneering license,
the fees provided in Section 2 of this Chapter are for a license li
period of one year; if the application be for a period of six el
months or less, the fee shall be one-half the yearly fee.
Section 4 Amended May 3, 1939.
Section 4- Licenses except taxicab or private livery li-
censes, provided for in the next section, shall expire on the st
&1st day'of December after the date of the issuance thereof. vi
If a license or badge issued in accordance with the provisions 4 li
of the General Ordinances of the Town of Mamaroneck be lost,
the holder thereof may obtain anew license or badge therefor b
upon application to the Town Clerk and the payment to him so
of a fee of $1. ti
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sin- Section 5 Amended May 3, 1939.
Ise-
Section 5 — Regulations, Taxicabs and Private'•Liveries;
nal
Licenses:
en;
for (a) No taxicab or private livery to which this Ordinance
not is applicable shall be operated upon the streets of.the Town
of of Mamaroneck, except under a license obtained by the owner
ice, as hereinafter provided. Such license, duly numbered and stat-
,ck. ing the name of the person to whom granted, shall be issued
by the Town Clerk as provided in Section 137 of the Town
Law and shall expire on the 31st'day of December after the
e a date of the issuance thereof,unless sooner revoked.Application
ses for such license shall be filed with the Town Clerk on a form
om to be provided by him, but no such license shall be issued
not until the same has been approved by the Police Commission
Ice of the Town of Mamaroneck, or, if there be none, the Chief
riseof Police of the Town of Mamaroneck.
(b) Such licenses may be transferred by the owner to a
ion purchaser of his taxicab or private livery; other licenses issued
ses or granted.under this Ordinance shall be non-assignable and
per non-transferable, and no owner of a licensed taxicab or private
livery may delegate his license privilege to any lessee or de-
. ferred payment purchaser of his vehicle.
se, (c) The fee payable to the Town,Clerk for each taxicab
Ise license shall be $10 and the fee payable to the Town CIerk for
six each private livery license issued shall be $10.
Section 6, amended, January 7, 1953
Section 6. Operator's Permit.
1i- (1) No person shall operate a taxis b for hire upon the
he streets of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of incorporated
of. villages unless the driver has first obtained a taxicab driver's
ns license. -
at, • (2) Applications for such taxicab driver's license shall ,
for be filed with the Town Clerk on forms providedby him and
im such applications shall be verified under oath and contain
the following information:
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(a) The names and addresses of four (4) residents as
of the Town of Mamaroneck who have known the cor
applicant for'a period of five (5) years and who will of
vouch for the sobriety, honesty and general good
character of the applicant.
(b) The experience of the applicant in the transpor- Sei
tation of passengers. Ch
(c) A history of his employment. La
(d) A statement as to whether or not applicant has to
ever been convicted.of any felony or misdemeanor. an
(3) The Police department shall conduct an investigation
tra
of each applicant for.-a taxicab driver's license and a report
of such investigation and a copy of the traffic and police "T
record of the applicant, if any, shall be attached to the appli-
cation for the consideration of the Town Clerk. ref
(4) Upon approval of the application for a taxicab sor
driver's license, the.Town Clerk shall issue a license to the to
applicant which shall bear the name, address, color, age, sig- to
nature, and photograpof the applicant. Such license shall
be in effect for the Jr'remainder of the calendar year and a fui
license for every calendar year thereafter shall issue to the
applicant unless the license for the preceding year has been
revoked.
(5) Every driver licensed, shall post his taxicab driver's
license in such a place as to be in full view of all passengers
while such driver is operating a taxicab.
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Section 7 — The Town Clerk may refuse a license to any or
person who, in his judgment, shall be incapable of properly 1 an
conducting the trade or business for which the license is de- Pe
sired. No license shall be issued to any applicant who has been pe
convicted of a misdemeanor or felony which, in the judgment ca
of the Clerk, renders the applicant unsuitable to carry on the i an
trade or occupation involved. sh
Section 8 — If the Town Clerk refuses a license to any bi.
such applicant, such applicant may apply to the Town Board ro
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;nts as provided in Section 137,of Chapter 634 of the Laws of 1932
the constituting Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Laws of the State
will of New York and known as the Town Law.
ood Section 9 — Licenses Revocable:
nor- The Town Board may, after public hearing, as provided in
Section 137 of Chapter 634 of the Laws of 1932 constituting
Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Laws and known as the Town
Law, revoke any license, issued pursuant to these ordinances
has to any person whom the Town Board shall determine to be
t an undesirable person or incapable of properly conducting the
ion trade or business previously licensed.
)ort All licenses shall have endorsed thereon the statement
lice "THIS LICENSE IS REVOCABLE."
Pli- Section 10 — Notice of such hearingand the reason or
reasons for the same in writing, shall be served upon the per-
cab son named in the application or license by mailing the same
the to the address given in the application at least three days prior
sig- to such hearing.
iall Section 11 — When a license shall be revoked, no re-
I a fund of unearned portion of the license fee shall be made.
the
sen CHAPTER IV r
Peace And Good Order
sr's Section 1, amended, July 1, 1953
ers Section 1 — Firearms, etc.: It shall be unlawful for any
person to, at any time, fire, dischargeor cause to be fired
my or discharged, any gun, cannon, rifle, ait rifle, pistol or fire-
.rly arm of any kind or sling-shot. This sectiop shall not apply to
de- peace officers in the discharge of their official duties nor to
sen persons using fire arms in necessary self defense and in a
ent carefulmanner, nor to bona fide gun clubs, shooting galleries
the ! and to persons using fire arms in a careful manner in said
shooting galleries.
Section 2 — Bill Posting: — No person shall post any
my bill, placard, notice or other paper upon any structure, tree,
ird rock, article or thing on any public property in the Town of
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Mamaroneck, nor•affix thereon in any other way any adver- fie
tisement or notice. an
Section 3, amended, Sept. 24, 1947 we
Section 3 — Removal of Rubbish, Weeds, etc.
Every owner, tenant or occupant of land shall cut, trim oci
or remove all brush, grass, rubbish, noxious weeds, litter or of
other similar unsightly or objectionable material therefrom J Cl
at his own expense. ret
In addition to the enforcement of the fines and penalties ' tre
provided in CHAPTERsPI XI of these Ordinances, the- Town- � up
Clerk may serve written notice upon owners, tenants and/or ob
occupants of any such premises, to trim, prune and,if necea- of
sary, remove noxious.weeds, rubbish, litter or other similar su
unsightly or objectionable material from the premises within ye]
20 days, and in default thereof, the Town shay carry out the
provisions of this section and collect the expense thereof from
the owner or assess the expense thereof upon the land, where aic
the owner refuses or neglects to comply with.the notice so cri
served. j ai
Such notice maybe served either personally or by mail, ab
addressed to any owner, tenant or occupant at the address or
place of business designated in any deed, conveyance or other
instrument filed or recorded in any public office or in any en
letter or writing addressed to the Assessor or Receiver of on
Taxes of the Town of Mamaroneck. di:
Section 4 — Snow and Ice Removal: int
la,
Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person hay- er
ing charge or control.of any building or lot of land abutting 4
upon any street or public place where the sidewalk is flagged,
concreted or otherwise paved or laid, shall within 24 hours
after the snow ceases to fall, remove the snow and ice from ra
such sidewalk so as to provide a continuous passageway. In r m+
case the snow and ice on the sidewalk shall be frozen so hard tis
that it cannot be removed without injury to the pavement, the or
owner, lessee, tenant, occupant or other person hereby charged th
'with the duty to remove the same, shall within the time speci- an
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Iver- fied above, cause the sidewalk to be strewn with ashes, sand
and/or some other abrasive substance and thereafteras the
weather shall permit, shall thoroughly clean said sidewalk.
Section 5 — Clear Vision: All owners, tenants, and/or
trim occupants of premises at any corner formed by the intersection
r Or of highways shall within 15 days of the receipt from the Town
rom Clerk of written notice to do so, trim, prune and if necessary.
remove all hedges, brush, shrubs and overhanging limbs of
ties trees or any obstacle upon such part of the premises as is
own specified in said notice,to the end that persons driving vehicles
l/or upon either of such intersecting highways shall have an un-
ces- obstructed .view across such part of said premises to the other
oilai of said highways, for a distance of at least twenty feet from
thin such intersection, measured along such highway on which such
the vehicle is traveling.
rom Section 6 — Riots: No person shall take part in, join,
fere aid or abet any riotous or tumultous assemblage or unnecessary
so crowd upon the streets, or in the doorways, or stairways ad-
jacent thereto,or in or on any public place or highway,or loiter
about such places.
s or
them Section 7 — Profane language: No person shall use or
any engage in any profane, vulgar or obscene language or conduct
of on any highway or public place or in any manner, whatever
disturb, molest or interrupt, or aid in.disturbing molesting or
interrupting any of the persons composing or belonging to any
lawful assembly, meeting or congregation, or reasonable gath-
ering of persons in any church, school, society or association.
ting +
;ed, Section 8, Amended April 91, 1954
ours Section 8 — Radios; Amplifiers: .No person shall locate
rom radios or similar devices or amplifiers thereof so as to, or that
In + may project sound into highways or neighborhoods for adver-
ard . tising or business purposes; and no person owning,occupying
the or having charge of any building or premises or any part
ged thereof in the Town of Mamaroneck shall cause,suffer or allow
eci- any loud, excessive or unusual noise in the operation or use
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of any radio, phonograph or other mechanical or electrical or
reproducing device, instrument or machine which loud,_ ex-
cessive and unusual poise shall disturb the comfort, peftce and of
quiet of persons in the.vicinity. The playing, using, operating si
or permitting to,be played, used, or operated,of any radio, re- th
ceiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loud speaker, of
sound amplifier, or other machineor device for the producing s1
or reproducing of sound, which is cast upon the public streets in
from anysoundtruck or vehicle, for the purpose of commercial at
advertising or attracting the attention of the public, shall be -
unlawful and is hereby prohibited.
Section 9 — Whistles; Bells: No steam whistle or other ar
whistle or horn orother instrument for making a noise,which or
is operated by steam•or any other power, shall be blown or
operated whithin the limits of'the Town of Mamaroneck at de
any hour of the day or'night, exceptingonly the alarm of ve-
hicles of the Fire and Police Departments, all fire and burglar ra
alarms, the alarm of automobiles, bicycles or motorcycles, ne
while actually traveling through the Town, and excepting also °L
church and school bells. The alarm of automobiles, bicycles, de
and motorcycles shall not be operated continuously,but only ea
with sufficient frequency to warn persons of their approach. of
The use of sirens on motor vehicles and bicycles within the of
Town limits is hereby prohibited. No motor vehicle shall be to
operated in the Town unless it is provided with a proper and or
suitable muffler, and such muffler shall not be opened at any su
time while said motor vehicle is in operation. st
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Section 10 Amended November 5, 1941. or
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Section 10 — No person shall trespass on any public or 0.,
private property in the Town, undercircumstances where such
trespass interferes with or obstructs the work of the Police '
Department or Fire Department in protecting either the prop-
erty of the Town or the health and safety of its inhabitants or RE
where,such Departments are preserving peace and good order
in the Town. to
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Li or New Section, 10A, Adopted December 27, 1950
ex- Section 10A — No person shall enter upon any lot or piece
and of land within the'bounds of the Town of Mamaroneck out-
side of incorporated'villages, without authority from the owner
.re- thereof. No person shall erect or occupy thereon, any hut or
ker, other structure whatever,without such authority and'no person
cing shall place, erect or occupy, within the bounds:
or other structure, -or within any unoccupied or abandoned
building, dwelling,or other structure under his or its control
in a place accessible to children, any abandoned, unattended` ea
or discarded ice box,-refrigerator or other container which m
has an air-tight door or lid, snaplock or other locking device ce
which may not be released from the inside, without first A
removing said door or lid, snaplock or, other locking device to
from said ice box, refrigerator or container. pr
CHAPTER V ar
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Animalsi ci
Section 1 — No'swine shall be kept in the Town of Ma- Pt
maroneck. w.
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Section 2 — No:person shall sell or keep at any place in P(
the Town of Mamaroneck, any calves without a permit there- sh
for, issued by the Town Board or otherwise than in accordance
with the terms of said permit granted by'the Town Board.
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Section 3 — All animals except cats and dogs, while on ct
any highway or sidewalk in the Town of Mamaroneck shall fii
be controlled by harness or other fastening. ar
Section 4, Amended, January 7, 1953 {O
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Section 4 — No unmuzzled,dogs shall be allowed upon a
f
the streets, highways and public places in the Town of Ma- fa
maroneck unless held on a leash. This section shall not applybIN
to places, parks, parkways, squares, circles or concourses sets
apart and accepted as such and under the jurisdiction of the
Board of Park Commissioners of Park District No. 1.
Section 5', Amended, January 7, 1953
Section 5 — Except as provided in Section 4, no animal
{ except cats or muzzled dogs and no fowl,,shall be allowed to
run at large in the Town.of Mamaroneck except upon the to
premises of the person whoowns,keeps, harbors, or otherwise si
has the care or custody of such animal or fowl, or except upon -or
the premises of another person with the knowledge and con- to
sent of such other person. en
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atrol Section 6 —,No person shall cause or permit any animal,
lded except cats or mzzled dogs, and no person shall cause or per-
hich mit any fowl to run at large in the Town of Mamaroneck, ex-
vice cept in-compliance with Sections 3, 4, or 5, of this chapter.
first Any such animal or fowl, so running at large, shall be liable
vice to be impounded by the policeordog warden duly appointed
pursuant to provisions of the Agriculture and Markets Law,
and any police officer or dog warden is hereby authorized to
impound said animal or fowl and if the owner or person in
charge of such animal or fowl shall not claim it and pay a
Ma- penalty of,$10.00 for the violation of this ordinance, together
with the expense of impounding and keeping such animal or
fowl within three days, then said animal or fowl may be dis-
;e in posed of by sale or killing and, if by•sale, the proceeds thereof
fere- shall be for the use of the Town. -
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Section 7 — When a justice of the peace, upon written
complaint and after a hearing upon due notice to each owner,
e on custodian or person in charge of any animal,bird or fowl shall
shall find the noise, damage, or injury to property-made by such
animal, bird or fowl, a public nuisance, such animal, bird or
fowl shall be forthwith impounded at,.his direction unless the
owner, custodian or person in charge shall,give assurance satis-
ipon facto to such ustice of the
Ma- ry j peace that such nuisance shall
PplY be forthwith abated. If such assurance is violated, the animal
set bird or fowl shall be forthwith impounded.
the
CHAPTER VI
Opening Of Streets Or Highy,ays, Etc.
imal Section 1, Amended, July 1, 1953
d to Sectio n- 1 —No personorcorporation shall have the right
the ' to make any opening in any street or highway,including any
wise sidewalk or curb and all such openings in streets, sidewalks
ipon or curbs must be made under the supervision of the Superin-
con- tendent of Highways and by employees working,under him,
except as hereinafter provided.
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Section 2, Amended,January 17, 1951 ma
Section 2 Any individual, corporation, public service- To
corporation or any municipal board or body which is required bol
to maintain sub-structures in any street or highway, desiring or
to make or to have made, an opening in a street or highway, its
' must make written application for same, addressed to the of
Superintendent of'Highways. The Superintendent of Highways, of
except in the case of a public service corporation or municipal gut
or body, required to maintain such sub-structures in any . lig]
street or highway, shall have discretion whether the opening
shall be made by Town employees or may be made by the
applicant. All applications for permits must be accompanied plo
'by a fee of $5.00.for such application, payable to the Super- shs
intendent of Highways. of
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Section 3, Amended, April 17, 1946
Section 3 — If the street opening is to be made by a per- res
son or corporation .other than a municipal or public service
corporation, the Town Superintendent of Highways may grant or
a permit for such`street opening and make such conditions for the
the granting of such permit as he considers necessary under
the circumstances, including a condition that such person or
corporation shall furnish to the Town of Mamaroneck, a surety an]
bond in an amount approved by him and in such form as may Hit
be-approved by the Town Attorney, issued by a casualty or thr
indemnity insurance company, which bond shall indemnify sid
the Town against all liability and expense by reason of any imi
act or omission in and about the opening ofsuch street. In ere
every case where the Superintendent of Highways.issues a Th
permit for the opening of a street or highway, he shall require- red
the applicant for the permit to obtain proper public liability sit(
insurance -for himself, his contractors, agents or servants, shf
protecting the Town and its Superintendent of Highways its
against any claim for injury to person or property occasioned
by the opening of such street.
In the case of a public service corporation or municipal
board or body which is required to maintain substructures in wa
any street'or highway,'the Town Attorney, inlieu of a bond, as
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may accept and approve an indemnity agreement between the
rvice Town and such public service corporation, municipal board or
tired body which is required to maintain substructures in any street
[ring or highway, or liability insurance protecting the Town and
way, its Superintendent of Highways against all liability or expense
the of whatsoever kind or nature, by reason of any act or omission ,
rays, t of such public service corporation, municipal board or body.
;ipal Section 4 —All openings in highways shall be properly
any guarded and shall between sundown and sunrise be plainly
ning lighted with red lights.
the # Section 5 — When the work is not done by Town em-
nied ployees every applicant obtaining a permit to open a highway
[per- shall be solely responsible for the protection and functioning'
of all drains, sewers, basins, gas, water pipes, telephone and
electric wires and conduits.
Section 6 — The surface of the highway opened shall be
per- f restored to as good condition as previous to the excavation.
rantSection 7 No person shall deposit any article, material,
s for or refuse or in any manner obstruct the highway or any part
riderthereof except as provided in Section 8.of this Chapter.
ri or Section 8 — No building material,shall be placed upon
zety any highway without a permit from the, Superintendent of
may Highways. Such permit shall be for a period no longer than
y or three months and shall not authorize-the obstruction of any
nify sidewalk or gutter or of more than one-third of the roadway
any immediately opposite the lot upon which the building is to be
. In erected, and shall be revocable for cause-by the Town Board.
;s a The holder of such permit shall so gnard such material with
wire red lights at night, as to avoid accidents.IUpon revocation of
ility such permit all materials depositedpursuant to such permit
tuts, shall be removed within 48 hours and the highway restored to
n d lays i - its original condition.
Section 9, New, July 1, 1953
ipal Section 9 — No vehicle shall be driven across any side-
s in walk or curb except at graded crossings in existence and such
mid, as may be hereafter constructed without a temporary permit
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from the Superintendent of Highways. The applicant for such the
a permit shall deposit with the Superintendent of Highways pel
such sum as is considered by the Superientendent of Highways ma
sufficient to indemnify the Town of Mamaroneck against any tio.
damage to the sidewalk or curb, but not less than $100.00. an,
Section 10 — Construction of Sidewalks: sh
the
Any property owner after applying for and receiving a per- eni
• mit may Construct a sidewalk or curb on Town property,or may cm
li build a drain from any structure, enclosure or lot of ground,-
'I at his own expense. Before the,owner may proceed--with the sh
work, the Town Engineer shall establish proper grades and the to
same shall be followed in laying such sidewalk, curb or drain. ; e
li The width,materials and construction of such sidewalks,curbs, ass
and drains shall fully conform to standard specifications for
such work.
Section 11 — This Chapter shall not apply to the open- ! sha
ing of streets or highways for the purpose of making sewer
house connection'which are covered by the provisions of re- use
solution or ordinance adopted by the Town Board, August 18,
1936, and amended April 23, 1947, pursuant to the provisions wa
of Section 201 of the Town Law. pre
CHAPTER VII to
Garbage and Refuse em
pm
Section. 1, Amended, October 20 1954 or
Section 1 —For the preservation of the health, peace oP�
and good order of the community, no person, firm, association opi
or corporation shall collect, solicit, receive and/or transport
any old paper, garbage, refuse, ashes, rubbish, used cans,dirt,
cinders, buiding materials, used or broken glass, tree stumps,
branches and clippings, old and unused motor vehicles or pre
machinery or parts thereof, or any other waste matter, within ate
II the Town of Mamaroneck outside of incorporated villages and of,
deposit same anywhere in the Town of Mamaroneck, except tig
at a dump maintained by the Town for such purpose and SU(
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such then only upon obtaining a permit as herein provided. Such
sways permit shall be issued only to residents of the Town of Ma-
sways maroneck by the Superintendent of Highways upon applica-
t anY tion duly made upon forms provided by him for such purpose
00. and upon payment to him of $10. for each such permit, which
shall be valid until the 31st day of December next succeeding
` the date of its issue.The dumping of any materials hereinabove
i per- enumerated within the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of in-
•may corporated villages, without a permit is hereby prohibited.
ound,
S the Section 2 — No person, firm, association or corporation
d the i shall, within the Town of Mamaroneck, allow, permit or cause
!rain. to exist any, unsanitary or filthy condition in or about any
urbs, premises owned and/or used or occupied by such person, firm,
s for association or corporation.
Section 3 — No person, firm, association or corporation
open- shall, within the Town of Mamaroneck, drop deposit or other-
;ewer wise dispose of any old paper, garbage, refuse, ashes, rubbish,
if re- used cans, used glassware, broken glassware, dirt, cinders or
18, waste matter, within the boundaries of any streets,roads,high-
sions ways or public places of said Town,'nor upon any private
property adjacent to such streets, roads or public places.
Section 4 — The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply
to any agent or employee of the Town or to any contractor
employed by the Town, who is authorized to collect and trans-
port garbage and refuse to any dump maintained by the Town,
or any garbage or disposal plant. Nbr shall it apply to the
ieace operation of any dump or garbage and refuse disposal plant
%tion operated by the Town.
Sport New Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Added November 5, 1941
dirt,
mps, Section:5 — Every owner, lessee or occupant of occupied
s or property within the Town of Mamaroneck outside of incorpor-
ithin ated villages and the superintendent or person in charge there- '
and of, are hereby required to provide substantial, metal, water-
:cept tight containers of sufficient capacity in the aggregate to store
and such quantity of garbage as may beproduced within 100 hours
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and are required to keep all garbage, food, wastes and matter
that will decay, therein.
Section 6 — Containers for garbage shall lie of galvanized
metal not exceeding 20 gallons or 2 bushels in capacity. Each
container shall be equipped with adequate handles and shall
be provided with a tight-fitting flanged cover of galvanizedp. or v
metal. Garbage placed in such containers shall be placed in an
paper bags or wrapped in paper. pub]
soli(
Section 7 — Garbage awaiting collection shall be_kept in beer
containers which shall be tightly covered at all times. The . for
placing of garbage in.pasteboard or wooden boxes or in barrels chie
or in cartons or bags, is forbidden. Containers shall be kept
near the rear of buildings in an easily accessible Iocation. The
space about the containers shall be, at all times, kept clear a
of debris and spillage: All garbage must be drained before by by a
placing the same in'containers. dise
Section 8 — Ashes, cans and bottles from residential pro- pub]
perties may be placed in garbage containers or in the separate have
containers provided fo'r non-combustible refuse,but ashes,cans at a
and bottles from apartments, schools, churches, clubs or other of s
places having large doal heating units, and refuse from apart-
ment house incinerators, shall not be placed in garbage con-
tainers but shall be placed in separate containers and may be
combined with non-combustible refuse. may
Section 9 —Non-combustible refuse or materials or refuse
which cannot be burned at the incinerator, such as metal ware,
stones, gravel, earth, unburnable building materials or other vide
mixed,materials,the greater part of which is unburnable,must the
be placed in separate containers not larger than 40 gallons or haw
4 bushels in capacity. No such non-combustible material shall suet
be placed in containers with garbage. OWn
Section 10 Leaves, hedge and shrubbery clippings, and a PI
the
grass may be placed in either the garbage container or in the
container provided for non-combustible material. cani
of I
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atter CHAPTER VIII
"Peddlers and Hawkers; Distribution of Hand Bills."
sized
Each Section 1, Amended, July 1, 1953
shall Section 1 — No person shall barter, sell, peddle, hawk
Axed F or vend goods, wares, merchandise, or produce or services of
d in an established business upon the streets, roads, highways or
public places of the Town or by.going from house to house
soliciting purchases, unless a license so to do has previously
)t in been obtained by him from the Town Clerk. The applicant
The ' . for such license'shall register his name and address with the
rrels chief.of Police asa condtion for obtaining such license.
kept Section 2 Amended May 3, 1939:
The
;lear Section 2 — No vehicle of any kind or description drawn,
fore ) by an animal or animals, or propelled by hand or,other power
shall be used for the barter and sale of goods, wares,merchan-
dise or produce therefrom upon the streets, roads,highways or
pro- public places of the Town unless a license therefor shall first
trate have been obtained from the Town Clerk, which license shall
cans at all times be displayed in a conspicuous place on the inside
,ther of such vehicle.
�art-
con- Section 3 Amended May 3, 1939 r
y be Section 3 — Applications for licenses-under this Chapter
may be refused by the Town Clerk as provided by law.
fuse Section 4, Amended, July 1, 1953 •
rare, Section 4 -Where a vehicle has been.licensed as pro-
ther vided in Section 2 of this Chapter, sueh license shall include
nust the right of a driver or operator of suchwehicle to sell, peddle
S or hawk or vend the goods, wares and mefchandise carried in
hall such vehicle,provided, however, that=no`person, including the
owner of such licensed vehicle, shall operate the same without
and - a personal permit to.be issued by the Chief of Police,.upon
the the production of satisfactory proof of the fitness of the appli-
cant therefor, and such permit shall expire on the 31st day
of December after the issuance thereof unless sooner revoked.
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.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed to permit any
salesman or helper upon any vehicle for which a peddler's or to
hawker's license hat been obtained, to peddle, hawk or vend the
the goods, wares or merchandise, carried in"such vehicle by
means of any stand or box or otherwise than from the vehicle thi
itself, unless a peddler's or hawker's license has been separ-
ately obtained for each such salesman or helper, in accordance ha
with the provisions of Section 1 of this Chapter.
Section 5 Amended May 3, 1939:
Section 5 — (a)•For each vehicle hereinabove described, h
the license fee shall be $25. sa
(b) For each license for bartering, selling, peddling,hawk- or
m o
ing, or vending ftoa stand, box, basket or other receptacle th
or on foot, the fey shall be $10. anl
and
Section 6 --The,.provisions of this Chapter requiring li- in
censes for vehicles shall not be contrued to require licenses for vid
delivery vehicles owned or used by grocers, bakers or other or
persons, firms or-corporations having within the Town a store, Un
store-house or warehouse for the sale or distribution of, or sac
an establishment for'the manufacture of the merchandise car- ant
ried in said vehicle, nor for the drivers or operators of such sec
vehicle. an!
Section 7 Amended May 3, 1939:
ma
Section 7 — The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply
to the selling, bartering or vending of goods, wares or mer-,
chandise where such goods, wares or merchandise are shipped
from outside the State or where orders for goods, wares or
merchandise are solicited and such goods,wares or merchandise as
are subsequently delivered. or
Section 8 Amended May 3, 1939: or
or
Section 8 — The provision of this Chapter shall not apply or
to-the selling, peddling or vending of meats, fish, fruits and ted
farm produce by farmers and/or other persons who produce wit
or catch such commodities. tat
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r any ' Section 9 —The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply
is or to the holder of a license granted pursuant to Section 32 of
vend the General Business Law.
le by
chicle Section 10 — Any and all licenses granted pursuant to
Leper- this Chapter are subject to cancellation by the Town Board
lance upon cause therefor being shown, are not transferable and
shall expire on the 31st day of December following issuance.
Section 11 Added May 3, 1939:
-ibed, Section 11. Hand Bills, Cards and Circulars: No person
shall throw, cast or distribute or cause to be thrown, cast
iawk- or distributed, any commerical hand bill, circular, card or
tacle other commerical advertising matter whatsoever, in or upon
any street or public place, or in a front yard or courtyard,or
any stoop, or in the vestibule or any hall of any building, or
ig ii- in a letter box therein. or in or upon any motor vehicle, pro-
s for vided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit
other or otherwise regulate the delivery of any such matter by the
store, United States postal service or prohibit the distribution of
4, or i sample copies of newspapers regularly sold by the copy or by
car- annual subscription, or samples of goods or merchandise. This
such section is not intended to prevent the lawful distribution of
anything other than commercial and business advertising
matter.
Lpply CHAPTER IX , _•
mer- Dance Hall And Dances
pped Section 1, Amended, January 7, 1953
n or f - Section 1 —The term "public.dance" or "public ball"
ndise as used in this ordinance, shall be taken do mean any dance
or ball to which admission can be had.by payment of a fee,
or by the the purchase, possession or presentation of a ticket
or token,or in which a charge is made for caring for clothing
Lpply _ or other property; or any other place where dancing is permit-
and ted to which the public generally may gain admission with or
duce without the payment of a fee, including dancing'in hotels,res-
taurants and/or places licensed to sell Alcoholic beverages un-
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mosuot4
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r , r
der the provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law of the To
State of New York.The term"public dance hall"as used in this to
ordinance shall be taken to meanany room,;place or.-space
in which a public dance or public ball may be held, and any
hall or academy in which classes in dancing are held or in- dai
structfon in dancing is given for compensation or hire, includ- 13
ing any premises where space for dancing is provided in con- • To
nection with the sale of food and/or drink. The term "private all
• homes"as used in this ordinance shall be taken to mean only issi
such buildngs as are, used exclusivelyfor private dwelling - ing
purposes..
Section 2;:Amended, January 7„1953 tier
Section 2 — No-public dance, public ball or classes. in sta
dancing for compensation or hire shall be heldor conducted dal
in any hall or academy within the Town of Mamaroneck until wh
the hall or room in which the same is to be held shall first
have been duly licensed for such purpose, pursuant to the an}
provisions of this ordinance, Suchlicenses shall be issued by are
the Town Clerk as provided in Section 137 of the Town Law, is
and posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance of vul
the licensed premises and such license shall expire on the 31st
day of December next following its issuance. oue
Section 3 The fee for suchlicense to be paid at the wh
time of the issuing of the same shall be one hundred ( 100.00) wit
I dollars per annum, but if the application be for a period of
six months or less the fee shall be one-half the yearly fee. tin
Section 4, Amended, January 7, 1953 the
Section 4 —No dance hall or dance license shall be issued sav
until it shall be found that the premises comply with and con- eve
form to all regulations for the protection of public health and org
safety of buildings and for the protection of the public from Coi
fire; that they are properly ventilated and supplied with suf- u
ficient toilet conveniences and that they are a safe and proper c
place for the purpose for which they are used: The Police
Department, the Fire Department, and the Buildng Inspector eas
shall conduct an investigation of any application filed with the the
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f the Town Clerk and report of such investigation shall be attached
this to the application for the consideration of the Town Clerk.
pace Section 5, Amended, January 7, 1953
any Section 5 — The Town Clerk may refuse to issue any
r in- dance or dance hall license for the reasons stated in Section
;lad- 137 of the Town Law, and the applicant may apply to the
con- Town Board of the Town of Mamaroneck after such refusal,
ivate all as provided in Section 137 of the Town Law and any license
only issued
Fling pursuant to this ordinance may be revoked after a hear-
ing as provided in Section 137 of the Town Law.
Section 6 — All public dance halls shall be kept at all
times in a clean, healthful and sanitary condition, and all
s in stairways and other passages and all rooms connected with a
cted dance hall shall be kept open and well lighted at all times
intil while dances or balls are being held.
first Section '7 — The Town Board shall cause to be vacated
the E
I by any public dance hall whenever any provisions of this chapter
maw, are being violated for whenever any indecent or immoral act
e of is committed or whenever any disorder of a gross, violent or
31st vulgar character takes place therein.
Section 8 — Every public dance or ball may be continu-
the ously attended and supervised by a mewber of the police force
00) whose duty it shall be to preserve order and,require compliance
i of with all provisions of this Chapter.
fee. • Section 9 —All public dances and balls shall be discon-
tinued and all public dance halls shall be closed at, or before
the hour of 3 o'clock A.M. eastern standard time or daylight
cued saving time, whichever may be then in:effect, provided, how-
con- ever, that upon the application of a bona aide society, club or
and organization and after an investigation by,the Board,of Police
rom Commissioners, the Town Board`mqy grant to such society,
suf- club or.organization, a special permit to continue any dance
aper or ball until a later hour..
dice Section 10 —.It shall be unlawful after nine o'clock pin.
ctor eastern standard time or daylight saving time, whichever may
the then be in effect, to permit any person to attend or take part
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in any public dance or ball who has not actually or apparently an
reached the age of 16 years, unless such person be in company no
of one of his or her.parents or a suitable guardian. It shall be to
unlawful for any person to represent himself or herself to inc
have attained the age of 16 years in order to obtain adfnission hot
to a public dance hall or to be permitted to remain therein, La
when such person in fact is under:16 years of age and it shall art
also be unlawful for any person.to represent himself or herself not
to be a parent or guaidian of any minor, in order that such the
1. when
minor may obtain admission to;a public dance,or be permit- wit
ted to remain at such dance,,when the person making-the rep-
resentation is not in. fact a parent.or guardian of such minor To'
person. `,
Section 11,,Amended,J y7, 1953 rec
I
Section 11 —-No building shall be constructed, reinnftiletY'
or altered for dance hall purposes except with the approval the
of the Building Inspector and upon proof that there has been prf
compliance with all-laws and regulations of the State of New pet
York, County of Westchester and.the Building'Ordinance of am
the'Town of Man1aroneck,applicable to the premises. lan
I Section 12 -,Alf licenses issued pursdent to this Article the
I shall be valisi•only'•§o long-as-the licensee shall comply with car
all the regulations contained in this Chapter and such licenses aft,
shall not be transferable. •
Section 13 — No dance halls shall?be licensed pursuant j am
to the provisions of this,.Chapter unless suitable provisions per
shall have been made to provide for the furnishing of drinking or
water with individual cups, and unless suitable provisions t as
shall have been made for the checking of wearing apparel in or
wardrobes or checkrooms and unless provisions suitable to the sai
Town Board shall have been made for the proper and necessary ma
toilet facilities for men and women, said toilets to be so lo- • pro
cated as to afford absolute privacy.
Section 14:—The provisions of Section 3 of this Chapter
shall not apply to any bona fide religious, benevolent, chari- Ma
table, (fraternal, or labor society, club or organization, nor to the
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;ntly any'organization of United States war veterans or itsauxiliary,
iany nor to any duly organized fire department or its auxiliary,nor
I be to a'bona fide social settlement house, giving dances as merely
f toincidental to the purposes for which it is formed, nor to a
Psion bona fide club"'organized under the Membership Corporations
rein, Law of the State of New York, the use and activities of which
;hall are restrieted to duly elected members and their guests and are
rself not services customarily carried on as a business, and provided
such that.the public generally is not admitted to the club with or
mit- without the payment of a fee.
rep- CHAPTER IX-A: House Trailers, Trailer Camps, and
inor Tourist Camps. Added September 5, 1939
Section 1. Permits required for house trailers; licenses
required for trailer and tourist camps.
(a) No person or persons shall run, operate, or donduct
oval the business:of "$ trailer camp, or tourist camp upon any
seen premises within,the Town of Mamaroneck whether or not such
Vew person or parsons be the owner of such premises, nor shall
a of any person or persons being the owner or occupant of any
land or premises in the Town of Mamaroneck, use or permit
isle , the use of the said land or premises as a tourist camp or trailer
with camp without a license having first been,obtained as herein-
rises after provided.
(b) No person or persons being the owner or occupant of
;ant any premises within the Town of Mamaroneck, shall use or
,ons permit the use of such premises for the parking, storage, use
:ing or other location of a house trailer, without a permit obtained
ions ; as hereinafter provided; nor.shall any person being the owner
I in or operator of a house trailer, park, store,or otherwise locate
the said house trailer upon any premises within the Town of.Ma-
;ary maroneck without obtaining a`permit therefor as-hereinafter
lo- provided.
Section 2. Trailer and tourist camp licenses.
,ter (a) Issuance of License. The Town Clerk of the Town of
ari- Mamaroneck, upon written application and upon receipt of
• to the license fee therefor, may with the written approval of the
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Westchester County Department of Health and of the Zoning refi
Board of Appeals of the Town of Mamaroneck, issue a license Bo'
to become effective,from the date thereof and to continue in the
force for the term secified therein but not in-any event longer Lai
than through the 31st day of December next succeeding,for the rest
use of the premises therein specified as a trailer camp or tourist apl
camp. Such license.shall not be transferable or assignable.
(b) Application for license. The application for such lic- of
ense shall state the name and address of the applicant, if an wit
individual, the name and address of the partners if a partner-
ship, and the names and addresses of the principal officers, if
a corporation; the:name and address of the owner of the pre-
mises upon which:'the trailer or tourist camp is to be located
and if such applicant be not the owner of such premises, the
nature of the interest of such applicant in said premises; a
description of the land or premises upon which the proposed
trailer camp or tourist camp is to be located; a complete plan
of the proposed trailer camp or tourist camp including a plot
plan of the property and a proposed layout showing the extent
and area to be used for such camp purposes; the proposed
roadways and/or arweways; proposed location or site for each
house trailer, camp. cottage, tent house, cabin, or other build-
ing or structure and the construction of all proposed sanitary
conveniences, laundry buildings and slop sinks; the proposed
method of sewage disposal or removal; the plan for water
supply, electric light, and a plan for proposed toilets, wash
rooms, and laundry.
Such application shall, when presented to the Town Clerk,
be immediately referred to the Zoning Board of Appeals for
approval or rejection. The Zoning Board of Appeals within
thirty days after the receipt of such application from the Town
Clerk, shall approve or reject the said application and its de-
cision shall be filed with the Town Clerk and a copy thereof
furnished to the applicant.Before issuing any license the Town sha
Clerk shall submit theapplication to the Westchester County the
Department of Health for approval or rejection. Such approval of
or rejection shall be in writing. Any applicant, who has been of
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ming - refused a license by the Town Clerk,may apply to the Town
vecenin se
Board therefor, and the same may be granted or refused by
the Board except as prohibited ill Section 137 of the Town
anger Law. The provisions of Section 137 of the Town Law, with
.r the respect to the issuing of licenses by the Town Clerk, shall
purist apply to licenses issued for a trailer or tourist camp.
)le. (c) Fees. The applicant shall, at the time of the issuance
I. lic- of such license, pay to the Town Clerk, a fee in accordance
if an with the following schedule:
3ner-
rs, if Trailer camps having a capacity of not more than
pre- five house trailers or tourist camps with living
sated quarters for not more than fifteen persons, in-
the eluding children $ 25.00
;s; a Trailer camps having a capacity of not more than
posed ten house trailers or tourists camps with living
plan quarters for not more than thirty,persons, in-
plot eluding children $ 50.00
tient Trailer camps having a capacity of not more than
posed fifteen house trailers or tourist camps with living
each quarters for not more than forty-five persons, in-
uild- eluding children r $ 75.00
itary Trailer camps having a capacity of not more than
osed twenty house trailers or tourist camps with living
rater quarters for not more than sixty persons, in-
wash eluding children $100.00
lerk, Trailer camps having a capacity o€ more than
fotwenty house trailers or tourist caps with living
ithin quarters for more than sixty persons,including
Own children - - $250.00
s de- Section 3. House Trailer Permits._,
;reof (a) Application for
own pp permit. The application for a permit
unty shall state the name of the applicant, his residence address,
oval the name and make of house trailer, the registration number
peen of such house trailer, the state in which registered, the year
of issue of registration, and if such house trailer be propelled
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A
1 by another power driven vehicleto which it may be attached, a 1
the application for such permit shall also state the make, zoi
registration number, state and a year of registration and the en
1 name of the owner-of-such other vehicle; the street and num- bu
ber where such house trailer is or is to be located, a statement qu
of the estimated duration of stay in such proposed location, thf
and whether or not such proposed location is a duly licensed mu
trailer camp, and if not, the consent in writing of the owner ho
of the premises to such use of the land must be presented with bu
the application. lat
(b) Issuing of Permits. The Building Inspector of the To
ll' Town of Mamaroneck,'upon proper written application and an
f upon receipt of tkepermit fee therefor, may issue.a permit wi
to continue in foicefor the term specified therein, but in no bitevent longer than-,two (2) weeks from the date of issuance ott
thereof to any owner or operator of a house trailer, parked or ret
If otherwise located upon, premises in the Town of Mamaroneck, the
for a period longer Shan twelve (12) hours except where such fee
house trailer is parked in a duly licensed trailer camp, in of
i which case a permit must be obtained immediately upon ar- cap
rival and shall contiiue in force for a period not longer than or
thirty (30) days.' ` sh
(c) .Fees. Each ;such applicant shall pay at the time of an
issuance ofsuch permit, a fee of fity cents (50c) for each fel'
such house trailer. toe
Section 4. Regulations for Trailer Camps and Tourist I co]
Camps. shi
(a) Location. All land used as a trailer camp or. tourist at
camp, shall be well-drained, of ample size, free from heavy or is
. • dense growth of brush or weeds. The land shall be properly
graded to insure rapid drainage during and following rain and slit
shall at all times be drained so as to be free from stagnant (5
pools of water. fee
(b) Camp Plan. Each such trailer camp or tourist camp
shall provide not less than eight hundred seventy-five square nu
feet (25 it. x .35 ft.) foreach house trailer, camp cottage, cai
tent house, cabin or any other building or structure other than qu
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shed, a building or structure regulated under the building code and
lake, zoning ordinance of the Town of Mamaroneck, provided that
the each house trailer, camp:cottage, tent house, cabin or other
ium- building or structure designed for living quarters or sleeping
ment quarters other than a building or structure regulated under
tion, the building code and zoning ordinance of the Town of Ma-
nsed maroneck, shall not be less than ten (10) feet from any other
caner house trailer acid/or camp cottage, tent house, cabin, or other
with building or structure other than a building or structure regu-
lated under the building code and zoning ordinance of the
the Town of Mamaroneck. The trailer camp shall be subdivided
and and marked off into rectangular shaped lots,grouped in blocks
rmit with camp streetsat least twenty (20) feet wide between each
no block. No house trailer, camp cottage, tent house, cabin or
ance other building or structure other than a building or structure
d or regulated under the building code and zoning ordinance of
Leek, the Town of Mamaroneck, shall be located within thirty (30)
such feet of any highway or street line nor within twenty (20) feet
in of any adjacent property line. Such trailer camp and/or tourist
ar- camp shall besurrounded by a suitable woven wire,open metal
than or wooden fence not less than five (`J) feet nor more than
six (6) feet high, having only necessary openings for entrance
B of and exit facilities. Barbed wire shallmnot be used for such
Bach fences. All entrances and exits from any trailer camp and/or
tourist camp shall be well marked and so arranged as not to
mist constitute a traffic hazard. All driveways within such camps
shall be hard surfaced,well marked in.the day time and lighted
irist at night and so located that each house,trailer in the camp
y or is readily accessible to a driveway.
erly (c) Sleeping quarters, in Tourist camps. Sleeping quarters
and shall be properly ventilated and shall have not less than fifty
rant (50) square feet of floor area and five hundred (500) cubic
feet of-space for each person cared for.
imp (d) Ventilation and Fly-proofing Required. Kitchens, din-
iare ing rooms mess halls and toilet facilities located in trailer
age, camps and tourist camps, shall be properly ventilated and ade-
han quate methods of excluding flies shall be used.
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(e) Fire Protection Required.Any camp cottage,tent house,
cabin or other building or structure designed for living quarters or
or sleeping quarters other than houses, buildings and. struck
tures regulated under the Building and Zoning Ordinance of uric
the Town of Mamaroneck,shall be so constructed and arranged
as to provide broad and easy exit in case of fire or other for
emergency and each such camp cottage, ten house, cabin or
other building or structure designed for living quarters or or
• sleepingquarters shall be equipped with at least one fire ex-
tinguisher for every 3,000 square feet of floor space or fraction-
thereof. In trailer camps there shall be at least one-fire ex- f°a
tinguisher for each three (3) trailers, which extinguisher shall
be readily accessibleto such trailers and be at all times in
usable condition. anc
(f) Dish washing. Adequate facilities, including a plentiful stn
anc
supply of hot water for the washing of dishes and utensils,
shall be provided andsuchdishes and utensils shall be effec-
tively washed and .cleaned after each use.
(g) Kitchen and dining room equipment. Kitchen and din-
to
ing room equipment shall be of such material and so made or prc
constructed as to facilitate cleaning and shall be kept clean
at all times. sha
(h) Drinking facilities. No common drinking cup shall be To
used. If drinking fountains are provided, they shall be of sani- hot
tary,design and construction. suc
(i) Sewer,water and fire hydrant service.Each such trailer ing
camp and/or tourist camp shall be provided with approved De
sewer and water connections to existing public sanitary sewer
and water systems of the Town or of any district therein. No by
trailer camp or tourist camp shall be permitted in any area be
of the Town where public sanitary sewer, water service and is 1
fire hydrant are not available. cal
(j) Every trailer camp and/or tourist camp shall be pro- me
vided with toilets,,urinals; wash basins, slop sinks, showers, en=
water faucets, etc. in accordance with the following: wit
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)use, - (1) One toilet for each sex for every thirty (30) persons
rters or fraction thereof.
true- (2) Each toilet room for men to have in addition, one
e of urinal stall.
aged (3) Each toilet room to have at least one sink or lavatory
;ther for every three toilets or fraction thereof.
or (4) One shower for each sex for each thirty (30) persons
s or or fraction thereof. Bathtubs are prohibited.
ex-
,tion (5) Laundry tubs and slop sinks or basins with water
ex- supply to be provided to serve each thirty (30) persons or
shall fraction thereof.
s in (6) Toilet buildings to be well lighted at all times, day
and night, well ventilated with screened openings and con-
structed of such moisture proof material as shall permit rapid
bill and satisfactory cleaning, scouring and washing.
{fee. (7) The floors to be of concrete or similar materials, ele-
vated not less than four inches above grade and shall slope
din- to a floor drain located in each room.
le or (8) The use of toilets located in the`house trailers, is
lean prohibited, except where approved by plumbing inspection.
(9) All plumbing installation, except as herein provided,
1 be shall be made in accordance with the'plumbing code of the
Town of Mamaroneck. Kitchen sink waste water from any
crani- house trailer may be discharged to suitable leaching pits-of
such size and construction as may be approved by the plumb-
ailer ing inspector of the Town of Mamaroneck and the Health
oved Department of the County of Westchester. -
Pwer (10) Only Town water supply or-other supply approved
No by the Health Department of the County df Westchester shall
area be used at any trailer camp or tourist_caipp.If a private supply
and is used,_arrangements must be made'for a weekly bacteriologi-
cal analysis by a laboratory approved:by the Health Depart-
pro- ' ment of the County of Westchester at the expense of the lie-
vers, ensee and report thereof filed with said Health Deparment
within twenty-four hours of completion of analysis.
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- (11) Where toilet and bathingfacilities are provided for case
both sexes in the same building, a tight, sound-proof wall shall can
be constructed between the male and female sections.__ -
(12) A covered-inetal fly-tight garbage pall and a covered pre
metal rubbish container of.adequate sizeshall be provided for all
each six persons or part thereof. insi
(13) Each toilet building shall be distinctly marked"MEN" ing
or "WOMEN".in accordance with the sex for which it is pro- S
vided. er
• (k) Every trailer camp and/or tourist camp shall be under' lona
the management of the licensee who must be ofgood reputation moi
and character and .who shall manage such camp from an any
office located on the premises. There shall be maintained in eac]
such office, a bout d'book containing a record of the names of
any persons accommodated at the camp, their home.addresses,
the time of their arrival and departure and the license number as
and make of their automobile or other vehicle. Such record elfin
shall at all reasonable_times,be available for inspection by any law
police officer.
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(1) It shall be.the duty of the licensee of any trailer camp
or tourist camp:
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1. To provide for the collection of garbage and other waste trar
material. tad
2. To prohibit the placing or storing of unsightly material or
or vehicles of any kind. and
3. To provide for the cleaning, painting, repairing and dis- gro.
infecting of all buildings: the]
4.To take such other measures as shall be deemed necessary mei
by the Health Department of the County of Westchester and ject
the Chief of Police of the Town of Mamaroneck, to preserve din.
the health, comfort and safety of all persons accommodated
in the camp and of the general public.
5. To prevent any.animal,to run at large within or outside lane
the camp. trai
6. To report to the Health Department of the County of con
Westchester all cases of communicable diseases or suspected faci
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d for cases of communicable diseases affecting any inmate'of the
shall camp.
7. To prevent the committing of any nuisance on the camp
vered premises and to report immediately to the proper authorities Nvo
d for all acts of a disorderly character committed by any persons
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inside of the camp, and to that end to maintain proper polic-
ing thereof.
Section S. Time Limit on Period of Stay No house trail-
er shall be permitted to remain in any trailer camp for a
longer period than thirty (30) days in each twelve (12)
ation months period and no'person shall be permitted to remain in
a an any tourist camp for a longer period than thirty (30) days in
ad in each twelve (12) months period.
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sses,
Section 6. Other taws and Ordinances Applicable.
tuber the obtaining of a_license hereunder for,the use of premises
cord as a trailer and/or tourist camp shall not be construed to
any eliminate the necessity of complying with all other applicable
laws or ordinances and health regulations of the State of New
York, County of Westchester and Town of Mamaroneck.
amp Section 7. Building and'Zoning Ordinances applicable
in Certain Cases. The removal of the wheels or any similar
haste transporting device from a house trailer,or the permanent at-
tachment of a house trailer, camp cottager tent house, cabin
erial or other structure, (not originally regulated by the Building
and Zoning Ordinances of the Town. of Mamaroneck), to the
dis- ground in a manner that would prevent the ready removal
thereof shall be construed as removing it from the require-
,sary ments of this ordinance and converting it into a dwelling, sub-
and ject to the requirements of the building,code and zoning or-
erve dinance of the Town of Mamaroneck. -
ated Section 8. Regulations for House Trailers.,
side (a)_Location. No house trailer shall be located upon any
land or premises within the Town of Mamaroneck other than
F trailer camps unless such land or premises has erected thereon, '
V ofconveniently accessible to such house trailer,.adequate sanitary
cted facilities, and an:approved water supply system.
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(b) Restriction on Number of Trailers.One (1) such house
trailer shall be premitted to park or otherwise locate, except sur
in a duly licensed trailer camp,on a lot or parcel of land con- Ma
taining not less thin 2,500 square feet. — car
(c)"Duration of Stay._No such housetrailer shall be per- Bo.
mitted to remain upon any premises other than a duly licensed nee
trailer camp, for a longer period than two (2) weeks in every sha
twelve (12) months period. in
(d) Location of house trailer on lot. Such house trailer wit
' shall not be parked or otherwise located nearer than six (6). vio
feet to the side lineof any lot or parcel of land nor within 1 tou
thirty (30) feet of the.street line of such premises. din
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Section 9. Inspection and Enforcement. the
The Building-Inspector of the Town of Mamaroneck shall tra.
enforce all the provisions of this Chapter of the General Or- des
dinance,with the assistance of the Police Officers of the Town. bui
Such Building Inspector and Police Officers shall have the anc
right to enter any trailer camp or tourist camp or any premises ren
used for the parking or location of a house trailer or house Lai
trailers, at all tites. run
Section 10. Revocation of License. anc
If the Building'Inspector, upon inspection, finds that such
trailer camp or tourist camp is not being maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition, or that such trailer camp or for
tourist camp is not being conducted in accordance with the me,
regulations applicable to such trailer camp or tourist camp opc
and the provisions of this ordinance, he shall serve upon the sha
holder of a license or the person in charge of such trailer camp
or tourist camp, an order in writing, directing that the con-
ditions therein specified be remedied within five (5) days
after the service of such order. If, after the expiration of such opt
period, such conditions remain unchanged,or are not corrected Ins
in accordance with the order of the Building Inspector, the din
Building Inspector shall serve a notice in writing upon such hoc
trailer camp or tourist camp owner, orthe person in charge oro
of such trailer camp or tourist camp, requiring the holder of Pro
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house such license to appear before the Town Board of the Town of
xcept Mamaroneck at a time to be specified in such notice,and show
l con- cause why such-license should not be revoked.' The Town
per- Board may, after a hearing at which the testimony and wit-
ensed nesses of the Building Inspector and the holder of the license
every shall be heard,revoke such license if the conditions described
in the original order have not been corrected in accordance
railer with the terms of such order or if the holder of such license has
(6) violated the regulations applicable to such trailer camp or
ithin tourist camp, or has violated any of the provisions of this or-
dinance, or for other sufficient cause. Upon the revocation of
such license, the premises shall forthwith cease to be used for
the purposes of a trailer-camp or tourist camp and all house
shall trailers, camp cottages, tent houses, cabins or other building
I Or- designed for living or sleeping quarters -other than houses,
'own- buildings and/or structures regulated under the Building.Code
the and Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Mamaroneck, shall be
nises removed therefrom. The provisions of Section 137 of the Town
rouse Law shall apply to the revocation.of licenses issued for the
running, operation, or conducting the business of trailer camps
and tourist camps.
such Section 11. Termination of Permits.,.
in a All permits issued pursuant to Section 3 of this ordinance
p or for the location of house trailers in trailer camps shall im-
the mediately terminate upon revocation of the license for the
amp operation of such trailer camp and no part of the permit fee
the shall be returned to the holder thereof.
amp Section 12. Revocation of Permits'.
con- -
days All permits issued under this ordinance to the owner or
such operator of a house trailer, may be.revoked by the Building
cted Inspector forany violation of any of the provisions of this or-
the dinance by the owner, operator and/or occupant of_such
aueh house trailer. Notice of such revocation shall be given to the
age owner and/or operator of such house trailer.and to the owner,
r of proprietor and/or operator of the"trailer camp (if any)'in
which such house trailer is located, and if such house"trailer
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be not located in a trailer camp,notice shall be given by the
Building Inspector, to.the owner of the premises where such
house'trailer is located. -
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Section 13. Persons Liable. • villa
The owner, lessee, licensee; occupant of, or person accom- mai
modated in any trailer camp or tourist camp, or the owner Mai
lessee or occupant of anypremises upon which a house trailer
is located, who commits any act in violation of any of the pro- lati
' visions of this ordinance shall each be liable for any such, ord
violation and for the penalty therefor. Each day such violation by
shall continue or be permitted to exist shall constitute a separ-
ate violation.
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Section 14. Penalties. corn
Any person, firm br corporation who violates any provision
of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject imn
to a fine of not less.than Five Dollars ($5.00) nor more than in 1
. Fifty Dollars ($50.001 or to imprisonment for a period of not Cha
less than one (1)_day nor more than six (6) months or both Lay
such fine and ifprisonment; ,and in addition any and all
persons who violate {any of the provisions of this ordinance ord
or who shall omit, neglect or refuse to do any act required by sha.
this ordinance shall severally,for each and every such violation
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and non-compliance respectively forfeit and pay a penalty of be
Fifty Dollars ($50.00), recoverable in a civil action brought
by or on behalf of the Town of Mamaroneck. The imposition in
of all penalties for any violation of this ordinance shall not
excuse the violation or permit it to continue. The application
of the above penalty or penalties or the prosecution of the
violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall not be held
to prevent the enforced removal of conditions prohibited by
this ordinance. '
Section '15. Exceptions. of
None of the.provisions of this chapter shall be applicable ams
to the storing or garaging of a house trailer when not used as gui
living or sleeping quarters. • moa
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y the CHAPTER X
such
Section 1 — These ordinances shall apply only to that
part of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of incorporated
villages and whenever and wherever the words "Town of Ma-
com- maroneck" are used, such words shall mean the Town of
wner Mamaroneck outside of incorporated villages.
Idler Section 2 — All former general ordinances,rules or regu-
pro- lations affecting or pertaining to subjects covered in these
such ordinances insofar as they are inconsistent herewith are here-
Ilion by replealed.
,par Section 3 — These ordinances shall be known as "Gen-
eral Ordinances of the Town of Mamaroneck, outside of In-
corporated Villages."
ision Section''4 — These ordinances shall become effective
3ject immediately upon publication and posting thereof as provided
than in Section 133 of Chapter 634 of the Laws of 1932,constituting
not Chapter 62 of the Consolidated Laws and known as the Town
both Law.
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ante Section 5 — The declaration of any portion of these
d by ordinances by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid
non shall not invalidate the portion of these ordinances not so de-
y of dared to be invalid, but only that part-thereof so declared to
ught be invalid and the remainder of said ordinances shall remain
ition in full force and effect. •
not
Ltion CHAPTER XI
the
held Fines and PenaIti4s
[ by .
Section 1,Amended, October 20, 1954
Section 1 —Any person violating:any of the provisions
able of these ordinances as the same may be from time to time
d as
- amended, for which no other penalty'is provided, shall be •
guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not
more than one year orr by a fine of not more than$500.or both.
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Section 2, Amended, December 17, 1953
Section 2 —Violation of these Ordinances shall subject
the offender, for each offense, to a civil penalty not to exceed
the following amounts respectively:
Chapter III
Sections 1 and 5 $ 50.00
Chapter IV
Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10A, 12, and 13 25.00
Chapter V
Sections 1 and 2 10.00
Chapter VI
Sections 1, 4,6;;7,8, and 9 100.00
Chapter VII --
Sections 2, 3, and 7 50.00
Chapter VIII
Sections 1, 2, and 11 50.00
Chapter IX
Sections 2, 6, 9;30,and 11 50.00
The penalties fon violations as above provided shall be in 4
addition to any fine provided for in the preceding section.
Every day or part thereof that such violation shall continue
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation of A
the said several provisions of these ordinances and shall render
every person liable for a separate penalty for each such vio-
lation.
CHARLES J. GRONBERG, Town Clerk
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