Town of Huntington, NY
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2023-11-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 95 Community Gardening Program
- VOLUME I
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Fair, Open and Accountable Government
- Ch 3 (Reserved)
- Ch 4 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 5 Assessment, Department of; Administrative Review of Assessments
- Ch 6 Audit and Control, Department of
- Ch 8 Beautification Advisory Council
- Ch 9 Citizens Advisory Committee for Persons With Disabilities
- Ch 10 Budget and Finances
- Ch 12 Capital Program
- Ch 13 Public Officials
- Ch 14 (Reserved)
- Ch 15 Commercial Fishing Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Comptroller
- Ch 19 Defense and Indemnification of Officers and Employees
- Ch 21 Environmental Open Space and Park Funds
- Ch 22 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 Engineering Services, Department of
- Ch 27 Environmental Waste Management, Department of
- Ch 28 Ephedra Products
- Ch 29 Ethics
- Ch 30 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 (Reserved)
- Ch 32 General Services, Department of
- Ch 35 Harbor and Boating Advisory Council
- Ch 36 Administrative Hearing Officer
- Ch 39 Human Services, Department of
- Ch 40 (Reserved)
- Ch 41 Local Laws, Adoption of
- Ch 42 Department of Information Technology
- Ch 43 Maritime Services, Department of
- Ch 44 Mass Transit Citizens' Advisory Council
- Ch 45 Citizens' Advisory Committee on Parking
- Ch 47 (Reserved)
- Ch 48 (Reserved)
- Ch 50 Public Nuisances
- Ch 51 Ordinances, Publication of
- Ch 52 Parks and Recreation, Department of
- Ch 52A Planning and Environment, Department of
- Ch 53 Public Disclosure by Contractors and Vendors
- Ch 54 Public Hearings: Time Limits for Action
- Ch 55 Public Safety, Department of
- Ch 57 Receiver of Taxes Department
- Ch 59 (Reserved)
- Ch 60 Senior Citizens' Board
- Ch 61 (Reserved)
- Ch 62 (Reserved)
- Ch 63 Supervisor, Department of
- Ch 64 Town Attorney, Department of
- Ch 64A Town Clerk, Department of
- Ch 65 Transportation and Traffic Safety
- Ch 66 (Reserved)
- Ch 67 Voluntary Mediation of Disputes
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 71 Administrative Search Warrants
- Ch 73 Advertising; Distribution of Circulars
- Ch 74 Affordable Housing
- Ch 76 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 78 Animals
- Ch 82 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Building Construction
- Ch 89 Business Improvement Districts
- Ch 90 Cannabis
- Ch 91 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs and Amusement Events
- Ch 92 Clothes Drop-Off Bins
- Ch 93 Civil Enforcement and Administrative Adjudication
- Ch 94 Community Antenna Television Franchises
- Ch 95 Community Gardening Program
- § 95-1 Definitions.
- § 95-2 Available land.
- § 95-3 Inventory of vacant land; application for use; evictions.
- § 95-4 Contribution by town.
- § 95-5 Exchange of produce.
- § 95-6 Regulations; fees.
- Ch 96 Collateral Loan Brokers
- Ch 97 Consumer Protection
- Ch 98 Domestic Partnership Registry
- Ch 99 Dix Hills Water District
- Ch 100 (Reserved)
- Ch 104 Electrical Standards and Regulations
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 108 Film Permits
- Ch 109 Firearms
- Ch 111 Fire Prevention
- Ch 114 (Reserved)
- Ch 115 Games of Chance
- Ch 117 Solid Waste Management: Collection, Recycling and Disposal
- Ch 119 Graffiti
- Ch 120 Harbors and Waterways
- Ch 124 Housing Standards and Property Maintenance
- Ch 127 (Reserved)
- Ch 130 Junkyards
- Ch 132 Landscaping
- Ch 133 Littering and Dumping
- Ch 134 Local Waterfront Consistency Review
- Ch 135 Loitering, Parking and Congregating
- Ch 137 Marine Conservation and Regulation of Marine Structures
- Ch 141 Noise
- Ch 143 Outdoor Lighting
- Ch 145 Parades and Public Assemblages
- Ch 149 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 150 Christmas Trees
- Ch 151 Petroleum and Other Fuel Products, Sale of
- Ch 153 Plumbing Regulations
- Ch 155 (Reserved)
- Ch 156 Property Maintenance; Nuisances
- Ch 156A Bamboo
- Ch 157 Public Benefit Incentives
- Ch 158 Public Benefit Funds
- VOLUME II
- Ch 159 Recreational Facilities
- Ch 160 Registration and Permitting of Property
- Ch 161 Senior Citizens: Condominium Conversions
- Ch 164 Sewer Use Management
- Ch 166 Shellfish Management
- Ch 168 Floodplain Management
- Ch 169 Coastal Erosion Management
- Ch 170 Stormwater Management
- Ch 171 Streams, Watercourses and Wetlands
- Ch 172 Land Conservation
- Ch 173 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 174 Liability of Town
- Ch 178 Taxation
- Ch 180 Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire
- Ch 183 Tow Trucks and Towing for Hire
- Ch 184 Trapping
- Ch 186 Tree Preservation and Protection
- Ch 188 Trespassing and Encroachments
- Ch 189 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Ch 191 Unsafe and Damaged Buildings and Structures
- Ch 192 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 193 Recreational Vehicles
- Ch 194 Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 195 Waste Management
- Ch 196 Wood and Coal Burning Appliances
- Ch 197 Planning, Design and Development
- Ch 198 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A202 Subdivision and Site Plan Regulations
- Ch A203 Trustees, Board of
- Ch A204 Zoning Board of Appeals Fees and Charges
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
- Traffic Code
- Chapters
- Ch TC1 General Provisions
- Ch TC2 Traffic Regulations
- Ch TC3 Parking Regulations
- Ch TC4 Parking Fields
- Ch TC5 Commercial and Construction Vehicles; Weight Limits
- Ch TC6 Miscellaneous Provisions
- Ch TC7 Traffic Violations Bureau
- Schedules
- Sch A Traffic Control Signals
- Sch B Prohibited Turns on Red Signals
- Sch C Prohibited Turns
- Sch D One-Way Streets
- Sch E Parking Area Exits/Entrances and/or Driveways
- Sch F Lane Designations
- Sch G Stop and Yield Intersections
- Sch H Speed Limits on Certain Streets
- Sch I School Speed Limits
- Sch J Parking, Stopping and Standing Restrictions
- Sch K Private Parking Fields
- Sch L Town Parking Fields
- Sch M Truck Exclusions
- Sch N Play Streets
- Sch O Commercial Vehicle and Truck Exclusions
- Sch P On-Street Metered Parking
- Traffic Code Disposition List
- Ch TCDL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Huntington 4-28-1987 as Section 3 of L.L. No. 3-1987. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, unless another meaning
is clearly indicated by the context, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Vacant land upon which the townspeople have the opportunity
to garden.
Without limiting the generality thereof, not-for-profit corporations,
unincorporated associations or other nonbusiness organizations desiring
to participate in community gardening activities.
To avail oneself of, or to employ without conveyance of title,
gardens on vacant lands, by an individual or community organization.
Lands in which the town or any special district of which
the Town Board is the governing body shall have a fee, leasehold,
easement or other rights and interest and which is not presently used,
is unoccupied or idle, including open space within the perimeter of
a public facility.
All vacant lands shall be available for use
as a community garden, except upon a determination of the Town Board
that use of such land conflicts with the primary purpose for which
the property is held, construction or municipal activity upon the
land is imminent or use restrictions explicitly prohibit such use.
A.
The Director of Planning and Environment shall prepare
and maintain an inventory of vacant land. The Director of Environmental
Waste Management may recommend the selection of any vacant land for
community garden use.
[Amended 7-13-2021 by L.L. No. 35-2021]
B.
Any resident of the Town of Huntington and any community
organization of town youth or senior citizens agency may make written
application to the Director of Planning and Environment for the selection
of vacant land for community garden use. Thereafter, the Director
of Planning and Environment shall prepare a report to the Town Board
within 10 days recommending determination by the Town Board as the
Director believes warranted.
[Amended 7-13-2021 by L.L. No. 35-2021]
D.
In making its determination, the Town Board shall
consider at least the following factors:
E.
The Town Board may deny any application or recommendation
for community garden use of any vacant land, if it shall find that
such use:
F.
At any time after October 31 and before May 1 of any
year, a user of a community garden may be evicted by the Town Board
on 30 days' notice. Notice shall be given by the Town Clerk posting
the particular premises and by certified mail to the user. No user
shall be evicted from any community garden during the period from
May 1 through October 31 of any year, except upon determination by
the Town Board that an emergency exists requiring such eviction.
The town may make such contributions of its
resources to the development of community gardens on terms consistent
with law.
No user of any community garden shall make any
exchange of community garden produce to any other person for money;
provided, however, that such produce may be bartered or given to another.
A.
The Director of Environmental Control may promulgate
reasonable regulations governing the use of community gardens. Existing
regulations governing such use are hereby continued until affected
by later action of the Director of Environmental Control. Regulations
promulgated hereunder shall not take effect until filed in the office
of the Town Clerk.
B.
The Town Board may establish a schedule of fees to
be imposed on users of community gardens to recover the cost of administration
of the community gardens program.
