[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Port
Washington North 6-13-1988 by L.L. No. 4-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The Board hereby finds that gasoline, kerosene, diesel
motor fuel and/or gasohol retailers are easy targets for holdups because of
the enormous volume of cash business consummated at such retailers.
B.
The Board further determines that crime statistics compiled
by the Suffolk County Police Department with reference to robberies that have
occurred at gasoline, kerosene, diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol retailers
between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. from January 1, 1987, through
September 30, 1987, clearly indicate the prevalence of such robberies during
the late night hours due to considerations such as lighter traffic.
C.
The Board also determines that gasoline, kerosene, diesel
motor fuel and/or gasohol retailers are unable to get as many people to work
these late night shifts as compared to day time shifts because of these crime
statistics.
D.
The Board also finds and determines that it is essentially
uneconomical for such retailers to remain open during late night hours except
on major highways and thoroughfares despite the existence of "mandatory 24"
clauses in certain oil company leases.
E.
The Board has surveyed the two existing gasoline, kerosene,
diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol retailers in the Village of Port Washington
North, and said retailers have informed the Board that, for purposes of safety,
they would prefer to be closed between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00
a.m. and that such closure would have no adverse effect on their business.[1]
F.
Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to require
all gasoline, kerosene, diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol retailers within
the Village of Port Washington North to be closed for the business of the
sale of gasoline, kerosene, diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol between the hours
of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.[2]
[Amended 11-13-1990 by L.L.
No. 9-1990]
No retailer of gasoline, kerosene, diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol
located within the Village of Port Washington North shall be open for business
between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. for the purpose of distributing
gasoline, kerosene, diesel motor fuel and/or gasohol to the general public
for ultimate consumption at the retail level, regardless of the nature of
such other retail or wholesale business activity as may be conducted at such
retail business establishment.
Any person who violates the provisions of this chapter, or who shall
induce or coerce, or compel someone to violate the provisions of this chapter,
shall be guilty of a violation and subject to a fine of not more than $250
and/or 15 days' imprisonment.
