This chapter shall be known as the "Housing
Code of the Village of Great Neck Plaza."
The purpose of this code is to provide basic
and uniform housing standards governing the condition, occupancy and
maintenance of residential premises and to establish reasonable safeguards
for the safety, health and welfare of the occupants and users thereof.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
This code shall apply to residential premises
which, for the purposes of this chapter, shall include the following:
A.Â
Lots, plots or parcels of land on which residential
buildings, buildings of mixed occupancy or accessory structures are
located.
A.Â
The provisions of this code shall supersede local
laws, ordinances, codes or regulations to the extent that such laws,
ordinances, codes or regulations are inconsistent with the provisions
of this code, provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed
to prevent the adoption and enforcement of a law, ordinance, code
or regulation which is more restrictive or establishes a higher standard
than those provided in this code, and such more restrictive requirement
or higher standard shall govern during the period in which it is in
effect.
B.Â
Where a provision of this code is found to be in conflict
with a provision of a zoning, building, electrical, plumbing, fire,
safety, health, water supply or sewage disposal law or ordinance,
or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or other law, ordinance, code
or regulation of the village or of any other governmental body or
agency having proper jurisdiction, the provision or requirement which
is more restrictive or which establishes the higher standard shall
prevail.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
C.Â
Ordinance number 57-B, entitled "Housing Code of the
Village of Great Neck Plaza," is hereby repealed upon the effective
date of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the
residential premises and which is located on the same premises.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No.
8-1997]
A use, occupancy or tenancy customarily incidental to the
principal use or occupancy of a residential premises. Such accessory
uses may include, among others, the following:
Offices for the building management.
Dining rooms, banquet rooms, public kitchens
and ballrooms.
Recreation and play rooms.
Laundries for the use of tenants and occupants
and in connection with the management and operation of a residential
building.
Maintenance and work shops and storage rooms
for linen, bedding, furniture, supplies and tenants' equipment and
effects.
Garages within a residential building or on
the premises thereof used for the storage of passenger-type motor
vehicles.
Dwelling unit within a residential building or building of
mixed occupancy.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Approved by the administrative officer under the regulations
of this code or approved by an authority designated by law or this
code.
That space of a building that is partly below grade which
has more than half its height, measured from floor to ceiling, above
the average established curb level or finished grade of the ground
adjoining the building.
Enclosed space containing one or more bathtubs or showers,
or both, and which may also contain water closets, lavatories or fixtures
serving similar purposes. See definition of "toilet room."
A structure wholly or partially enclosed within exterior
walls, or within exterior or party walls, and a roof, affording shelter
to persons, animals or property.
That space of a building that is partly or entirely below
grade, which has more than half of its height, measured from floor
to ceiling, below the average established curb level or finished grade
of the ground adjoining the building.
Building containing not more than one dwelling unit occupied
exclusively for residential purposes.
Building containing not more than two dwelling units occupied
exclusively for residential purposes.
One or more rooms with a separate entrance and with provision
for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged for
the use of one family only, except that, in hotels and specialized
senior housing facilities, a dwelling unit need not have any cooking
facilities.
[Amended 6-19-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 11-19-1997 by L.L. No.
8-1997]
A way of departure from the interior of a building or structure
to the exterior at street or grade, including doorways, passageways,
hallways, corridors, stairways, ramps, fire escapes and all other
elements necessary for egress or escape.
A household constituting a single housekeeping unit occupied
by one or more persons.
A specification, code, rule, guide or procedure in the field
of construction or related thereto, recognized and accepted as authoritative.
Natural surface of the ground, or surface of ground after
completion of any change in contour, abutting building or premises.
Space occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping,
eating or cooking. Kitchenettes shall not be deemed to be "habitable
space." See definitions of "nonhabitable space," "public space" and
"exit."
A building containing three or more dwelling units used for
residential purposes which is built and used for transient occupancy
instead of permanent residence.
[Added 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
The presence, within or contiguous to a dwelling, dwelling
unit or premises, of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests.
Space, 60 square feet or more in floor area, with a minimum
width of five feet, used for cooking or preparation of food.
Space, less than 60 square feet in floor area, used for cooking
or preparation of food.
Occupancy of a building in part for residential use and in
part for some other use not accessory thereto.
A building containing three or more dwelling units used for
residential purposes which is built and used for permanent residence.
A multiple dwelling shall include apartment buildings and garden apartments.
[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
See definition of "multiple dwelling."
A county, town or village.
Space used as kitchenettes, pantries, bath, toilet, laundry,
rest, dressing, locker, storage, utility, heater and boiler rooms,
closets and other spaces for service and maintenance of the building
and those spaces used for access and vertical travel between stories.
See definitions of "habitable space," "public space" and "exit."
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or
any other kind of entity.
The water supply system, the drainage system, the vent system,
fixtures and traps, including their respective connections, devices
and appurtenances, within the property lines of the premises.
Water which is approved for drinking, culinary and domestic
purposes.
Space within a residential building for public use, such
as lobbies, lounges, reception, ball, meeting, lecture and recreation
rooms, banquet and dining rooms and their kitchens, and swimming pools.
A structure or building legally used for residential purposes,
including one-family and two-family dwellings, multiple dwellings,
hotels and specialized senior housing facilities.
[Added 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension
or solution.
A building which satisfies the requirements of a specialized senior housing facility under § 225-2 of the Village Code and which has been granted a conditional use permit as such pursuant to § 225-74A(6) of the Village Code.
[Added 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
An assembly of materials, forming a construction framed of
component structural parts for occupancy or use, including buildings.
As used in this chapter, "tenant" shall refer to the tenant
and/or occupant of a dwelling unit, regardless of the type of residential
building in which such dwelling unit is located.
[Added 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
Enclosed space, containing one or more water closets, which
may also contain one or more lavatories, urinals and other plumbing
fixtures. See definition of "bathroom."
Supply and removal of air to and from a space by natural
or mechanical means.
Ventilation by power-driven devices.
Ventilation by opening to outer air through windows, skylights,
doors, louvers or stacks with or without wind-driven devices.
