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Brookhaven board schedules public hearing on code amendments to peddlers, amusements and marina rules
Summary
Town officials described code changes that would move peddler permit dates to a rolling 12-month period, clarify that motorcades are not regulated by the town, fold food‑truck permits into street‑fair amusement permits, and align marina registration language with the Vehicle and Traffic Law; public hearings were set for March 6.
Town of Brookhaven officials outlined proposed changes to local codes affecting peddlers, amusements, parks and marina registrations and said public hearings on the set of amendments will be held March 6.
The proposed changes would make peddler permits effective on a rolling 12‑month basis from the date of application instead of all permits renewing on Jan. 1, a change officials said would spread demand for permits and avoid very short permits for applicants who apply late in the year. Presenters also said the town will clarify in the code that it does not regulate funeral processions or other motorcades that travel on county, state or town roads.
Staff described adding a formal process for road‑race permits (for example, community 5Ks) into the code and folding food‑truck coverage into street‑fair amusement permits so that food vendors operating at permitted fairs would be covered by the fair’s permit and proof of insurance rather than needing a separate permit for each food truck. “If you’re selling pierogies in a tent or pierogies in a truck, we’re going to treat you the same,” the presenter said when explaining parity between on‑site vendors and food trucks. The presenter also said marina language will be revised to match registration requirements already mandated under the Vehicle and Traffic Law (VTL).
Town leaders said the changes are intended to streamline permitting and reduce administrative congestion for both vendors and the town clerk’s office. Officials asked for questions from the board; no formal vote on the code text was recorded in the provided transcript aside from the scheduling of the public hearings.
The board scheduled the public hearings on the proposed code amendments for March 6 so the measures can be considered after public comment and any further edits.
