[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Islip 3-26-74,
effective 4-13-74. Amendments noted where applicable.]
This ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "Conservation
of Energy Ordinance of the Town of Islip."
It is both in the national and the local interest to conserve electrical
and other energy to the maximum extent possible, consistent with public convenience
and private needs.
As used in this ordinance, unless the content indicates otherwise, the
following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
The time when the establishment is no longer open to the general
public.
All buildings occupied for the transaction of business; for the rendering
of professional services; for the display, sale or storage of goods, wares
or merchandise; for the supplying of food, drink or other bodily needs or
comforts; or for the performance of work or labor, including office buildings,
stores, shopping centers or malls, markets, restaurants, factories, workshops
and laboratories.
Includes any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
company or organization of any kind.
Includes every sign, billboard, ground sign, wall sign, roof sign,
illuminated sign, projecting sign, moving sign, temporary sign, marquee, awning
and canopy, and shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration,
display, illustration or insignia used to advertise or promote the interests
of any establishment or product when the same is placed out-of-doors in such
a location where it can be viewed by the general public. It shall not mean
outdoor clocks or outdoor temperature indicators.
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or
permit the illumination or lighting of any sign after the close of business
or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or
permit the movement of signs controlled by electricity after the close of
business of an establishment or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later.
C.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to cause, allow or
permit the illumination or lighting of walkways, parking lots or outdoor storage
areas after the close of business or 10:00 p.m., whichever is later, except
to the extent necessary for the safety of the general public or for the safeguarding
of property located in legally permitted outdoor storage areas.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of a violation and upon conviction therefor shall be punishable
by a fine not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) for the first violation
and five hundred dollars ($500.) for each succeeding violation. Each day such
violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this
ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance.
This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after publication or
immediately upon personal service as provided by § 133 of the Town
Law.
