[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia 10-6-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 177.
The purpose and intent of this chapter is to prohibit the outside storage in the Village of Islandia.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia, after a review of impact on the environment, traffic, quality of life, services, and other aspects of life in the Village of Islandia, after due deliberation, hereby finds that it is in the best interests of the residents and property owners and of the orderly development of the Village of Islandia that outside storage should be prohibited in all zoning districts of the Village of Islandia.
Outside storage is hereby prohibited in the Village of Islandia. "Outside storage" is the storage for a short term or long term basis of any materials outside of an approved structure or accessory structure for which there is a certificate of occupancy duly issued by the Village of Islandia authorizing the use of that structure for storage.
A. 
A first violation of this chapter by any individual or entity shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,500; a second violation of this chapter by any individual or entity shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $3,500; a third violation of this chapter by any individual or entity and every violation thereafter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $5,000.
B. 
Each and every day that a violation of this chapter by any individual or entity exists shall constitute a separate and new violation of this chapter.
C. 
The owner, the tenant, operator or other user or occupant of the premises under a transaction or use that is prohibited by this chapter or in the case of a violation of this chapter shall each and all be in violation of this chapter and subject individually to the fines and penalties hereunder.
D. 
The election by the Village of Islandia to issue a violation or to prosecute a violation of this chapter in the Islandia Village Court shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude the Village of Islandia from pursuing a civil remedy in a particular case.
E. 
The Village of Islandia may, at the election of the Board of Trustees, commence a civil proceeding including but not limited to an application for injunctive or other relief to enjoin, stop or prevent a violation of this chapter. In the event that the Village of Islandia should elect or should be required to commence a civil proceeding against an owner, tenant, sublessor, sublessee, assignor, assignee, or occupant or user of a premises, or a premises under this chapter, such election shall not be an exclusive remedy, and the Village of Islandia may continue to pursue other enforcement actions and remedies, and the owner and tenant as defendants or other defendants shall be liable to the Village of Islandia for all legal and other costs incurred, which shall be recoverable by the Village of Islandia as a money judgment in that proceeding or in another proceeding commenced by the Village of Islandia for that purpose.
The provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable, and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences, clauses and phrases of this chapter, but they shall remain in effect, it being the legislative intent that this chapter shall stand, notwithstanding the invalidity of any part.