The installation and use of artificial turf in the front, side or rear yard of any land within the Village of Amityville is hereby prohibited without a special use permit from the Board of Trustees pursuant to § 7-725-b of the Village Law.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, where reference is made to lot area or street frontage requirements in any and all use zones, and further reference to exceptions as to a lot in single and separate ownership as of a certain date, a combining of a substandard plot with another substandard plot or with a conforming plot into single ownership shall constitute a merger of such plots, and thereafter use of such merged plots shall be in accordance with the requirements of this chapter in effect at the time of such merger. When such merger shall have been so effected, then to the extent that such merger shall have increased the size of the single ownership plot, the single and separate ownership exceptions to the requirements of this chapter shall still be applicable, and this interpretation shall apply in all zones.

It shall be a violation of this Code to solicit or advertise, for purposes of selling or renting property or portions of property in the Village, that such property or portions thereof may be used for purposes which would constitute a violation of this Code.

Every apartment or dwelling unit in a two-family dwelling or a multiple dwelling shall contain a minimum of 500 square feet of habitable floor space.

No public garage and no gasoline service station shall be erected, or substantially altered, within 200 feet of any premises used for residential purposes in the Village without a special use permit from the Board of Trustees in accordance with § 7-725-b of the Village Law. Said special use permit shall be in addition to any relief required from the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Planning Board by this Code.

In a Business or Industrial District, no building shall be erected or altered more than 200 feet from any public street without the approval of the Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees may from time to time amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal this chapter, including the Building Zone Map, after a public hearing as provided in this article.

The Board of Trustees shall fix the time and place of the hearing required in § 183-142 and cause at least 15 days' notice thereof to be given by the publication of a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Village specifying the time and place of such hearing and stating the general nature of the proposed amendment or change.

Whenever the owners of 50% or more of the frontage in any area of substantial size shall present to the Board of Trustees a petition duly signed and acknowledged requesting an amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of the regulations prescribed or of the Building Zone Map, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to hold a public hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be given in the manner prescribed in § 183-143.

Upon the filing of any petition with the Board of Trustees in accordance with § 183-144, or upon the written application of a property owner to rezone his property by local law, there shall be a fee paid to the Village Clerk as set by the Board of Trustees by resolution.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a property used for residential purposes to park or store, or to allow another person to park or store on such premises a commercial vehicle as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law having a gross weight in excess of 6,000 pounds, heavy construction equipment or equipment trailer between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless a permit therefor has been issued by the Village Clerk upon the approval of the Board of Trustees. For purposes of this section, "heavy construction equipment" shall mean a crane, bulldozer, front-end loader, backhoe or other similar vehicle used for earthwork, road work or building construction, and an "equipment trailer" shall mean a trailer capable of carrying any such equipment. The fee for such permit shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees and may be so modified from time to time.

It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of a property used for residential purposes to park or store, or to allow another person to park or store a motor vehicle, as defined in the Vehicle and Traffic Law, on any portion of such property which is not paved with asphalt, concrete, paving stones, gravel or other similar material, unless a permit therefor has been issued by the Village Clerk upon the approval of the Board of Trustees. For purposes of this section, boats and boat trailers shall not be considered motor vehicles.

Notwithstanding any provision in this Chapter 183 to the contrary, a dwelling in existence on October 29, 2012, located in an area of special flood hazard may be elevated so that its lowest floor (including basement) is not less than two feet nor more than three feet above base flood elevation, without obtaining a height variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals, regardless of the actual height of said dwelling measured from the top of curb or crown of the road, whichever is applicable. This provision is limited to the main dwelling on any property and shall not apply if the exterior footprint of said dwelling has been altered or the height has been increased, other than by elevating such dwelling as authorized herein, on or after October 29, 2012. In all other cases, the height limitations set forth in the respective zoning districts shall apply to all buildings and structures therein.

No generator, heating, ventilating or air-conditioning equipment shall be placed outside of a building in a residential zoning district with a setback of less than five feet from side and rear yard property lines, and no such items shall be located in the front yard of any such property. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the authority to modify these provisions by special exception provided that adequate soundproofing and visual screening is included. These provisions shall not apply to generators and HVAC equipment in service on the date of adoption of this section.