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Residency Requirements

A local law to establish the residency requirements for the appointed offices of Code Enforcement Officer, Town Attorney, and Dog Control Officer.

File Name: law-residency.pdf
File Type: application/pdf
Created Date: 11-04-2018
Last Updated Date: 10-10-2024

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Dog Licensing

The purpose of this local law is to provide for the licensing and identification of dogs, the control and protection of the dog population and the protection of persons, property, domestic animals and other animals from dog attack and damage.

Outdoor Wood Boilers Law

This Local Law is enacted to ensure that outdoor wood boilers are utilized in a manner that does not create a nuisance and in recognition of the impact that outdoor wood boilers have on the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the Town of Preble.

Keyhole Development

Whether it's called keyhole, funnel, portal or corridor-development, the concept is the same. When the purchase of real estate that is 'not' located on a lake or river, provides ongoing deeded use of a separate parcel that 'is' on the waterfront, people can be funneled through the waterfront parcel (or keyhole), using it as a corridor.

Such a real estate extends all normal privileges of ownership to the keyhole, including but not limited to use by those leasing the primary residence, visitors enjoying a short-term vacation rental* and owner-tenants. All have authority to utilize the waterfront lot. Keyhole rights follows the residential home deed; transferring authority to use the remote lot in perpetuity.

Draft Local Law 3 - 09/27/2024

SECTION 1 PURPOSE

The Town recognizes that it would be beneficial for the Town to control and regulate the transient or short-term (less than thirty [30] days) renting or leasing of residential properties within the Town of Preble, as well as to eventually prohibit said use in the R1L zoning districts of the town

The provisions of this Local Law are intended to preserve and protect the health, character, safety and general welfare of the residential neighborhoods and rural areas where short-term rental properties can and can not be operated, and to reduce the risk for potential adverse effects that can occur with the operation of short-term rental properties..... 

Flood Damage Prevention

The Town Board of the Town of Preble finds that the potential and/or actual damages from flooding and erosion may be a problem to the residents of the Town of Preble and that such damages may include: destruction or loss of private and public housing, damage to public facilities, both publicly and privately owned, and injury to and loss of human life. In order to minimize the threat of such damages and to achieve the purposes and objectives hereinafter set forth, this local law is adopted.

Town of Preble Code of Ethics

The purpose of this local law is to convey standards of ethical conduct to officers and employees of the Town of Preble and serve as a guide for the official conduct of the officers and employees of the Town of Preble.