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Valley Stream board advances proposed local law to curb loitering in parking lots, schedules December hearing
Summary
Trustees discussed and directed revisions to a proposed amendment to Chapter 59 (peace and good order) to give officials clearer authority to address loitering in parking fields; a public hearing was set for December.
The Village of Valley Stream advanced a proposed local law to amend Chapter 59 (titled 'peace and good order') to address loitering in parking lots and to give village enforcement officials clearer authority to direct people to move or to trespass them from private village parking areas.
Speaker 2 described the change as a response to "a lot of problems with people loitering in parking fields" and said the draft would allow police to order people to leave and, if they refuse, to make trespass referrals to Nassau County police. Board members discussed adding signage and clarifying who counts as an "official" authorized to enforce the rule.
Several trustees and counsel debated narrowing the enforcement language. Options discussed included using the term 'official,' 'employee,' or specifically naming public safety and code enforcement. Speaker 5 advised the board that phrasing such as 'official and/or employee' would capture the intended categories; others urged specifying certain roles (for example, DPW superintendent or recreation supervisor) to avoid an overly broad enforcement power.
The board agreed to revise the draft to clarify enforcement categories and set a public hearing for December (the transcript referenced December 15). Staff were directed to make the edits and provide the corrected language for the scheduled hearing.
No formal vote on the ordinance was recorded at this meeting; the board scheduled the public hearing so the community can comment before any final action.
