Southampton Village, NY Fire Regulations: Brush Clearance (2026)

The Village of Southampton has no defensible-space clearance distance in feet. Instead, § 41-2 puts the call in the hands of the Board of Trustees: if, in the Board's judgment, brush, grass, hedges, rubbish or weeds need cutting, trimming or removal because they constitute or are about to become a fire, health or safety hazard, the Board causes a written notice to be served on the owner demanding action within 10 days from the date of the notice. A notice mailed to the owner's last known address is sufficient service.

Section 41-1 sets the standing duty: every owner of land in the Village must maintain the property so as to properly control the growth of brush, grass, hedges and weeds and the accumulation of rubbish. On default, § 41-3 lets the Village do the cutting, trimming or removal and assess the expense against the real property, where it becomes a lien and charge collected in the same manner as delinquent taxes. Section 41-4 lets the Village act again without a second notice if the same owner's same property needs work within six months, provided the first notice said so.

Burning is a separate matter. Section 64-2 bars setting fire to any grass lot, brush lot or meadow, or burning off such a lot, without a permit from the Village Fire Marshal, and § 64-1 prohibits burning trash, rubbish or other combustible material within the fire zone.