Showing ordinances that apply to Northwest Harbor, NY
Northwest Harbor is an unincorporated community (population 4,637) in Suffolk County, New York. Because Northwest Harbor is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Suffolk County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The park curfew rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Suffolk County Parks close from sunset to 8 AM year-round under Suffolk County Code Chapter 575. Town and state parks have similar dusk-to-dawn closures. Violating park hours is a trespass ticket with 50-250 dollar fines.
Suffolk County Code Chapter 575-4 closes county parks from sunset to 8 AM except for authorized activities (fishing with county permit at designated locations, organized events). Robert Moses State Park, Heckscher State Park, Hither Hills, and Montauk Point State Park follow New York State Parks rules, 6 NYCRR Part 370, typically dusk to 8 AM with camping exceptions. Town parks (Smith Point County Park on the Brookhaven-Shirley area, Lake Ronkonkoma County Park) enforce same hours. Fishing at Suffolk County saltwater locations allowed with county permit overnight. Alcohol prohibited in all county parks without special use permit. Pets restricted; dogs allowed only at specific parks.
In park after hours: 50-250 dollars Ch 575-28. Alcohol in park: 100-500 dollars. Overnight use without permit: 250 dollars plus escorted removal.
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