A.
No trees having a diameter of four inches three feet
above the ground shall be cut down or removed without special permission,
in writing, by the Building Inspector; and no tree having a diameter of eight
inches three feet above the ground shall be cut down or removed without a
special permit from the Village Board, except when it is found necessary to
remove such tree because it is located within the building area and interferes
with the construction of a building or structure.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B.
The burial of trees, branches, stumps, building debris
or other rubbish is strictly prohibited. All such rubbish shall be removed
from the premises before any grading or excavation is begun.
C.
Every subdivider, builder, contractor or owner shall
plant two trees not less than 10 feet in height in front of each building
plot, or as directed by the Planning Board at the time of approval.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
Each subdivider or developer of land shall dedicate to
the Village of Lake Grove an area for recreational and park purposes suitable
in character and of a size representing 10% of the gross area of the entire
site as shown on the final map or maps approved by the Planning Board. If
in the opinion of the Planning Board the proposed park area is not practical
in size or there are already adequate facilities for recreation in that area,
a recreational fee will be required in lieu of the park area, or the Planning
Board may require the subdivider to dedicate a recreational area and pay a
recreational fee, provided that the area dedicated and the fee paid, when
taken together, do not exceed the total recreational requirement.
B.
Recreational fees to be paid in lieu of dedicated land shall be based on the current value of the land otherwise required to be dedicated as herein provided in Subsection A above.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999; 10-7-1999
by L.L. No. 11-1999]
C.
Condition of lands dedicated.
(1)
Parklands set aside to be dedicated or conveyed to the
Village of Lake Grove, unless otherwise instructed by the Village Board, in
writing, shall be left in their natural state; and no trees or shrubs shall
be removed or destroyed and the ground shall not be regraded nor interfered
with.
(2)
At the request of the Park Commissioner, the Village
Board, by written resolution, may require the subdivider to clear, grade,
topsoil, seed and fence with a five-foot chain link fence the area to be dedicated
to the Village of Lake Grove. These improvements, if required as aforesaid,
shall be included in the performance bond.
A.
No wells shall be erected for the water supply in any
area where the Suffolk County Water Authority is available. Every effort should
be made by the owner, builder, contractor or developer to apply for such water
services. This shall apply to single lots regardless of size or area and/or
subdivisions.
B.
Where water supply is available, the builder, owner,
developer or contractor of a subdivision as defined in the village subdivision
rules and regulations[1] shall install fire hydrants for the protection of the area; and
no certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any dwelling until such owner,
builder, contractor or developer shall obtain a certificate or other satisfactory
indication that the fire hydrant has been tested and the water pressure found
sufficient and approved by the Fire Department servicing the area.
A.
All deeds, mortgages or other documents conveying or
pertaining to property within the boundaries of the Incorporated Village of
Lake Grove and required to be filed in the County Clerk's office in Suffolk
County shall contain as part of its description a statement that the property
conveyed, mortgaged or mentioned in said instrument is located in the Incorporated
Village of Lake Grove, regardless of the post office address, and in addition
a reference to such property as to the street and house or building number
substantially as follows:
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"All that certain lot . . . . . . . situated, lying and being in the
Incorporated Village of Lake Grove . . . . . ."
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"Said premises being known by and as (number and street) in the Incorporated
Village of Lake Grove."
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B.
This may or may not be and need not be the post office
address of said premises.
A.
During or as a result of the excavation, regrading or
other process in preparation or during the construction of any building, dwelling
or structure or the excavation of a proposed or planned sump, no topsoil shall
be removed from the premises except by special permit of the Village Board.
B.
In subdivisions when a site plan has been filed with
and is under consideration of the Village Planning Board, such applications
for the removal of topsoil shall be made to the Planning Board. In any other
cases involving a single lot or plot of land not under the jurisdiction or
consideration of the Planning Board, the applications for such removal of
topsoil shall be made to the Village Board of Appeals.[1]
C.
The Planning Board and/or the Board of Appeals shall
hear such applications as may come before them and submit their respective
recommendations for approval or disapproval or make such other recommendation
for the disposal of such topsoil to the Village Board for final action, disposition
and determination.
D.
The Building Inspector shall determine and make sure
that no topsoil is removed without the above procedures being followed and
without the final determination and disposition of the application by the
Village Board.
[Amended 2-4-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
A.
A person who shall violate any provision of this code
or fails to comply therewith or with any of the requirements thereof, or who
shall erect, construct, alter, move or repair or has created, constructed,
altered, moved or repaired a building or structure in violation of a detailed
statement or plan submitted and approved thereunder shall be subject to prosecution
under this chapter.
B.
The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall
not preclude the village, through its Counsel, from instituting an appropriate
action or proceeding to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction,
alteration, moving, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, or to restrain,
correct or abate a violation, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business
or use in or about any premises.
