Download LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTERS 217 and 250 OF THE

LOCAL LAW AMENDING
CHAPTERS 217 and 250 OF THE VILLAGE CODE
A LOCAL LAW to amend
Chapters 217 and 250 of the Code
of the Village of Rye Brook
regarding Impervious Surfaces.
BE IT ENACTED, by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rye Brook, as
follows:
Section 1. Chapter 217, Section 7 of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook is hereby
amended as follows:
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
All buildings, as defined herein, and all areas on the ground or elevated above the ground
that are comprised of materials through which water cannot readily flow, including but not
limited to asphalt, concrete, masonry, wood, gravel and clay, and which consist of elements,
including but not limited to courtyards, sports courts, swimming pools, patios, decks,
sidewalks, ramps, terraces, and driveways. Any material, surface, improvement or structure
through which water cannot infiltrate.
PERVIOUS SURFACES
Any material, surface, improvement or structure through which water is able to permeate
and which is not situated atop an impervious material. Paving materials, such as gravel,
pavers, asphalt and concrete, may be considered pervious surfaces if they are fabricated,
installed and maintained in a manner that ensures adequate permeability and infiltration, as
determined by the Village engineer or engineering consultant.
Section 2. Chapter 250, Section 2, Subsection C of the Code of the Village of Rye Brook is
hereby amended as follows:
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
All buildings, as defined herein, and all areas on the ground or elevated above the ground
that are comprised of materials through which water cannot readily flow, including but not
limited to asphalt, concrete, masonry, wood, gravel and clay, and which consist of elements,
including but not limited to courtyards, sports courts, swimming pools, patios, decks,
sidewalks, ramps, terraces, and driveways. Any material, surface, improvement or structure
through which water cannot infiltrate.
PERVIOUS SURFACES
Any material, surface, improvement or structure through which water is able to permeate
and which is not situated atop an impervious material. Paving materials, such as gravel,
pavers, asphalt and concrete, may be considered pervious surfaces if they are fabricated,
installed and maintained in a manner that ensures adequate permeability and infiltration, as
determined by the Village engineer or engineering consultant.
Section 3. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article or part of this
Local Law shall be adjudicated in any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined
in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article or part thereof directly
involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered, and such
invalidity shall not be deemed to affect the remaining portions thereof.
Section 4. This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Office of the
Secretary of State.