§ 38-1. Disorderly acts prohibited.

No person shall indulge in disorderly, noisy or riotous conduct in the village, disturb its peace and quiet or any meeting or assembly therein or in any way impede, hinder or delay lawful traffic on any walk, beach or public place within the village.

§ 38-2. Closing hours of public establishments. [Added 9-5-93 by L.L. No. 5, 1993]¹

No club, restaurant, bar, market or other such public establishment within the village shall be permitted to operate later than 12:00 midnight from Sunday through Thursday inclusive, or later than 2:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings, unless written permission to do so has been given by the Village Administrator or the Board of Trustees.

§ 38-3. Profane language; indecent conduct.

No person shall use profane, vulgar or indecent language in any public place or indulge in vicious, immoral or indecent conduct within the village.

§ 38-4. Real and personal property. [Amended 12-1-1990 by L.L. No. 13, 1990]

No person shall destroy, disturb or deface any real or personal property not owned by such person within the village without the consent of the owner.

§ 38-5. Public attire.

No person shall commit any act of nuisance; dress or undress for bathing on any beach or walk or in any place subject to public view within the village; or appear in any public place or bathe in a state of nudity in any of waters adjacent thereto.

No person shall engage in ball playing or any other sport or activity on any beach, walk or public place within the village in any manner so as to endanger, injure or interfere with others or their property. No person shall engage in such play or activity within any area flagged or otherwise designated as a swimming area on either the bayfront or on the oceanfront from shoreline to dune line.

No person shall in any manner enter upon any sand dune, whether naturally occurring or man-made, within the village. Violation of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) for a first offense, and of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) for each subsequent offense, or a term of imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both.

No person shall have or hold a picnic or camp out on any walk, beach or public place within the village without a permit issued by the Board, nor sleep in any public area or unimproved private property in such manner as would violate § 55-14 of this Code.

No excursion boats or passengers therefrom shall land within the village without a permit issued by the Board.

The Board shall have the right to restrict the selling or peddling of any merchandise at, from or on any walk, dock, beach or other public place, and to restrict the soliciting of money goods or services, within the village.

§ 38-11. Firearms. [Amended 7-14-1990 by L.L. No. 9, 1990; 12-1-1990 by L.L. No. 13, 1990; 3/10/99 by L.L. No. 1, 1999]

No person, except police, peace officers, Coast Guard and other governmental personnel in the performance of their duties, shall carry or discharge any firearm, slingshot, air rifle or other weapon or instrument capable of projecting any dangerous missile within the limits of the village, except from November 1 through March 31 and then only for purposes of hunting and with written permission of the Board as prescribed by § 5-6 of this Code. Except as provided herein, no Village Security officer or other agent or employee shall be permitted to carry any firearm or other weapon without the express written permission of the Board. The Board shall charge a fee for each such permit, in such amount as it may from time to time, by resolution, determine.

1. No person shall carry in an open container of any kind, with intent to consume, any liquor, wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage on any public walk, beach, dock or other public property within the village, or consume such beverage on such location, except where specifically authorized by the Board of Trustees on public occasions or at public events as the Board may deem appropriate.
2. No person under the age of twenty-one (21) shall possess, transport or carry any liquor, wine, beer or other alcoholic beverage on any public walk, beach, dock or other public property within the Village of Saltaire, except in the presence and under the supervision of an adult. [Added 9-20-1986 by L.L. No. 7, 1986]

Except as provided in § 38-8, no person shall possess, carry onto or consume on any public beach within the Village of Saltaire any food or beverage other than water.

No person shall interfere with or disregard any lawful order or instruction by a lifeguard regarding conduct in the beach or water areas under his control or supervision.

No person shall at any time interfere with, obstruct or in any way impede a Security officer engaged in the lawful performance of his official duties.

To promote the well-being, safety and security of persons and property, the Village Administrator shall designate a number for each house, building or separate unimproved parcel or land within the village for purposes of identification. Numbers so assigned shall be affixed by the owner of such property at the foot of the primary entrance to said premises, in such manner as to be readily visible from the adjacent public walk, and subject to the approval of the Administrator. The Administrator shall be authorized to affix such numbers himself, in cases where the owner refuses to comply or cannot be contacted, and the expense incurred shall be charged to the owner and collected in the manner provided by law. Owners of vacant and unimproved property shall not be required to post the number of such property as long as said land remains unimproved.

In order to protect and promote the health and safety of the inhabitants of the village, no person shall cause or permit to remain any dangerous or unhealthful condition on his or her property, including but not limited to the accumulation of animal or material waste, sewage, junk, debris, or any other condition which, in the opinion of the Board and upon advice of competent authority, shall be deemed to be a menace to the health and well-being of the community or any portion thereof. The Board may order any such condition to be corrected within seven (7) days of the citing of said violation. Failure to comply with such order shall subject the owner of said property to such fines and penalties as may be prescribed by law, and each day said condition remains uncorrected shall be deemed a separate violation. Village may, at its discretion, undertake to relieve such condition itself, when the owner refuses to take such action, and the costs of such relief shall be charged to the owner of said property.

§ 38-18. Revocation of permits. [Added 12-7-96 by L.L. No. 2, 1996]

The Board may revoke any and all permits of any kind issued by the Board to any individual, when such individual is in default of a Notice of Violation issued to him by an authorized agent of the Village, or of a judgment against such individual by the Village Justice Court. Such revocation may be made at any time after such default occurs, and the Board may require a waiting period of at least six (6) months, or such term as it may at its discretion determine, before application for a renewal of such permit or permits by said individual shall be considered. Permits revoked under terms of the provisions herein shall only be renewable upon application therefor, in accordance with the procedures set forth above. The fee, or any portion thereof, for any such revoked permit shall be forfeit and non-refundable, nor shall said fee or any portion thereof so forfeited be applied to the payment of any fine or judgment against such individual issued by the Village Justice Court.

The Board shall by resolution adopt such regulations governing the installation and use of alarm devices in private homes as it may determine are necessary to insure the peace, safety and security of the village, its residents and their property, including but not limited to the types of alarms to be installed, the noise level and signal duration thereof, the registration of all such systems with the Village Security Department and requiring access to such alarms by Fire or Security personnel so as to enable said personnel to shut off such alarm devices when necessary.