[Adopted as Ch. 26 of the 1970 Code]
No building, structure or premises shall be
erected, altered or used in any residence district for the housing
or harboring of bovines, pigeons, swine, goats, rabbits, foxes or
mink except where authorized by special permit from the Board of Trustees.
No accessory building or structure or part thereof
used for the housing of fowl or domestic animals, other than dogs
or cats, shall be less than 50 feet from any lot line in any district.
A.
The housing or harboring of horses or equine livestock
shall be permitted in any residential district on the following conditions:
(1)
Such housing or harboring shall be an accessory to
the principal use of the property or residence.
(2)
Such activity shall be conducted for the use of residents
only.
(3)
The boarding or rent of horses or other equine livestock
shall not be permitted.
(4)
No horse or other equine livestock shall be housed
or harbored on any plot less than one acre in size, and no more than
one horse or other type of equine livestock shall be housed for each
acre thereafter.
[Amended 6-11-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992]
B.
No barns, stables or other roofed structures or accessory
buildings for the sheltering of horses or equine livestock shall be
located within 50 feet of any side yard line or rear yard line, nor
shall any structure be located within the front yard which lies between
the principal residential structure and the street.
C.
All corrals, runs or other open areas shall be enclosed
by a fence of at least five feet in height. Such fence shall be located
more than five feet from any side yard line or rear yard line and
shall not be located within any front yard which lies between the
principal residential structure and the street.
D.
There shall be at least 110 square feet of stall area
for each horse or equine livestock.
E.
Manure shall be kept in weatherproof containers at
least 50 feet away from all adjoining property lines.
F.
All premises where horses or equine livestock are
housed or harbored shall conform to all standards and requirements
of the Suffolk County Department of Health and the Suffolk County
Sanitary Code.
G.
Every owner of a horse or other equine livestock shall
keep the animal(s) under restraint at all times and shall not permit
said animal(s) to be at large on any street, sidewalk, walk or public
place in the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson. A horse or equine
livestock shall be deemed "at large" when it is off the property of
its owner and not under the restraint of and obedient to the orders
of a competent person of suitable age and discretion. No horse or
equine livestock shall be permitted on the sidewalks and walks within
the Incorporated Village of Port Jefferson.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 26-4,
Nonconforming uses, which immediately followed this subsection, was
repealed 6-11-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992.
[Amended 6-11-1992 by L.L. No. 4-1992; 1-5-2015 by L.L. No. 1-2015]
Any person who violates this article or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to the penalties provided in § 1-2 of the Code of the Village of Port Jefferson.
