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The backyard chicken movement that has been rapidly gaining momentum across the United States has firmly taken hold on Long Island.  The desire for homeowners to raise chickens takes various forms and can be rewarding on many levels.  For those who desire a diet of food that is GMO-free or are disturbed by media reports of inhumane conditions at commercial…
Continue Reading Long Island’s Backyard Chicken Movement Tries Not to Run A-Fowl of Local Zoning Regulations

In April 2006, the Town of Huntington adopted a local law (Local Law 14-2006) that added § 198-27(A)(22) to its Zoning Code. That local law allows apartments on the top floors of some mixed-used buildings in its C6 General Business District, where the ground floor is occupied by a permitted commercial use. While the code provides certain restrictions…

Continue Reading Will The Town of Huntington Change Its Zoning Code To Limit Upstairs Apartments In Its Mixed Use Business District?

Several Long Island municipalities have local laws that peg the issuance of certain building permits to a requirement that contractors and subcontractors be participants in a “qualified apprenticeship program” that is registered and approved by the New York State Department of Labor. While these provisions are often entitled “safe and code compliant construction” and may be perceived as fostering apprenticeship…
Continue Reading Oyster Bay’s Code Provision Linking Building Permits To Qualified Apprenticeship Programs Enjoined

At its January 10, 2017 meeting, the Town Board of the Town of Huntington held a public hearing to discuss its proposed ban on short-term rentals.  Several residents testified at the public hearing in opposition to the ban, explaining why short-term rentals are important to the Town.  A few residents explained that these short-term rentals helped them pay their bills …
Continue Reading Update on Town of Huntington’s Proposal To Ban Short-Term Rentals

Last April, my colleague Anthony Guardino blogged about the Town of Southold’s local law banning “transient rental properties”, which Southold defined as dwellings that are rented out for less than fourteen nights at a time.   Now the Town of Huntington, New York is considering enacting a similar local law.

Huntington’s Proposed Ban

house for rent shutterstock_84704473The Town of Huntington proposes to ban…
Continue Reading Public Hearing On The Town Of Huntington’s Short-Term Rental Ban Set For Tomorrow, January 10, 2017

There is a movement afoot among Long Island municipalities to regulate or, in some cases, ban the planting, growing or cultivation of bamboo within their communities.  To some, bamboo is an exotic evergreen plant that creates an attractive and effective privacy screen.  To others, however, it is an aggressive, invasive plant that causes ecological harm and significant damage to property,…
Continue Reading Long Island Towns and Villages Move to Regulate Bamboo