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.
Lots, plots or parcels of land on which residential buildings,
buildings of mixed occupancy or accessory structures are located.
A.
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.
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.
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Village of Great Neck Plaza," is hereby repealed upon the effective date of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:
- ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
- 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]
- ACCESSORY USE[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:
- A. Offices for the building management.
- B. Dining rooms, banquet rooms, public kitchens and ballrooms.
- C. Recreation and play rooms.
- D. Laundries for the use of tenants and occupants and in connection with the management and operation of a residential building.
- E. Maintenance and work shops and storage rooms for linen, bedding, furniture, supplies and tenants' equipment and effects.
- F. Garages within a residential building or on the premises thereof used for the storage of passenger-type motor vehicles.
- APARTMENT
- Dwelling unit within a residential building or building of mixed
occupancy.[Amended 11-19-1997 by L.L. No. 8-1997]
- APPROVED
- Approved by the administrative officer under the regulations of this code or approved by an authority designated by law or this code.
- BASEMENT
- 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.
- BATHROOM
- 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."
- BUILDING
- 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.
- CELLAR
- 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.
- DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY
- Building containing not more than one dwelling unit occupied exclusively for residential purposes.
- DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
- Building containing not more than two dwelling units occupied exclusively for residential purposes.
- DWELLING UNIT
- 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]
- EXIT
- 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.
- FAMILY
- A household constituting a single housekeeping unit occupied by one or more persons.
- GENERALLY ACCEPTED STANDARD
- A specification, code, rule, guide or procedure in the field of construction or related thereto, recognized and accepted as authoritative.
- GRADE, FINISHED
- Natural surface of the ground, or surface of ground after completion of any change in contour, abutting building or premises.
- HABITABLE SPACE
- 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."
- HOTEL
- 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]
- INFESTATION
- The presence, within or contiguous to a dwelling, dwelling unit or premises, of insects, rodents, vermin or other pests.
- KITCHEN
- Space, 60 square feet or more in floor area, with a minimum width of five feet, used for cooking or preparation of food.
- KITCHENETTE
- Space, less than 60 square feet in floor area, used for cooking or preparation of food.
- MIXED OCCUPANCY
- Occupancy of a building in part for residential use and in part for some other use not accessory thereto.
- MULTIPLE DWELLING
- 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]
- MULTIPLE RESIDENCE
- See definition of "multiple dwelling."
- MUNICIPALITY
- A county, town or village.
- NONHABITABLE SPACE
- 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."
- PERSON
- Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or any other kind of entity.
- PLUMBING SYSTEM
- 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.
- POTABLE WATER
- Water which is approved for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes.
- PUBLIC SPACE
- 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.
- RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
- 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]
- SEWAGE
- Liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution.
- SPECIALIZED SENIOR HOUSING FACILITY
- 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]
- STRUCTURE
- An assembly of materials, forming a construction framed of component structural parts for occupancy or use, including buildings.
- TENANT
- 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]
- TOILET ROOM
- 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."
- VENTILATION
- Supply and removal of air to and from a space by natural or mechanical means.
- VENTILATION, MECHANICAL
- Ventilation by power-driven devices.
- VENTILATION, NATURAL
- Ventilation by opening to outer air through windows, skylights, doors, louvers or stacks with or without wind-driven devices.
