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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 15:54:02+00:00

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§ 49-1 Purpose and intent.
§ 49-3 Code Enforcement Officer and inspectors.
§ 49-7 Certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance.
§ 49-8 Notification regarding fire or explosion.
§ 49-9 Unsafe building and structures.
§ 49-11 Firesafety and property maintenance inspections.
§ 49-14 Program review and reporting.
§ 49-15 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
§ 49-19 Restrictions on employees of code enforcement.
§ 49-20 Demolition of buildings.
§ 49-21 Moving of structures.
This article provides for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (the Uniform Code) and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (the Energy Code) in the Village of Amityville. This article is adopted pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Code, other state law, or other sections of this article, all buildings, structures, and premises, regardless of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions of this article.
A permit issued pursuant to § 49-4. The term "building permit" shall also include a building permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
A certificate issued pursuant to of § 49-7B of this article.
The Code Enforcement Officer appointed pursuant to § 49-3B.
Include the Code Enforcement Officer and all inspectors.
An order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 49-15A.
An inspector appointed pursuant to § 49-3D.
A permit issued pursuant to § 49-10. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
An order issued pursuant to § 49-6.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 49-7D.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees. The Code Enforcement Officer shall possess background experience related to building construction or fire prevention and shall, within the time prescribed by law, obtain such basic training, in-service training, advanced in-service training and other training as the State of New York shall require for code enforcement personnel, and the Code Enforcement Officer shall obtain certification from the State Fire Administrator pursuant to the Executive Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
In the event that the Code Enforcement Officer is unable to serve as such for any reason, an individual shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees to serve as Acting Code Enforcement Officer. The Acting Code Enforcement Officer shall, during the term of his or her appointment, exercise all powers and fulfill all duties conferred upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this article.
One or more inspectors may be appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees to act under the supervision and direction of the Code Enforcement Officer and to assist the Code Enforcement Officer in the exercise of the powers and fulfillment of the duties conferred upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this article. Each inspector shall, within the time prescribed by law, obtain such basic training, in-service training, advanced in-service training and other training as the State of New York shall require for code enforcement personnel, and each inspector shall obtain certification from the State Fire Administrator pursuant to the Executive Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Time limits. Building permits shall become invalid unless the authorized work is commenced within six months following the date of issuance. Building permits shall expire within 12 months after the date of issuance. A building permit which has become invalid or which has expired pursuant to this subsection may be renewed upon application by the permit holder, payment of the applicable fee, and approval of the application by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Revocation or suspension of building permits. If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that a building permit was issued in error because of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, or that the work for which a building permit was issued violates the Uniform Code or the Energy Code, the Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke the building permit or suspend the building permit until such time as the permit holder demonstrates that all work then completed is in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code; and all work then proposed to be performed shall be in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code. Upon notice from the Code Enforcement Officer, the person to whom the permit was issued shall promptly remove or demolish the construction, fill in the excavation, and restore the premises to its original condition.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 49-16, Fees, must be paid at the time of submission of an application for a building permit, for an amended building permit, or for renewal of a building permit.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 49-16, Fees, must be paid prior to or at the time of each inspection performed pursuant to this section.
Remedy not exclusive. The issuance of a stop-work order shall not be the exclusive remedy available to address any event described in Subsection A of this section, and the authority to issue a stop-work order shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the right and authority to pursue any other remedy or impose any other penalty under § 49-15, Enforcement; penalties for offenses, or under any other applicable local law or state law. Any such other remedy or penalty may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, at the time of, or after the issuance of a stop-work order.
Certificates of occupancy/certificate of compliance. A certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance shall be required for any work which is the subject of a building permit and for all structures, buildings, or portions thereof, which are converted from one use or occupancy classification or subclassification to another. Permission to use or occupy a building or structure, or portion thereof, for which a building permit was previously issued shall be granted only by issuance of a certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance.
Temporary certificate. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted to issue a temporary certificate allowing the temporary occupancy of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, prior to completion of the work which is the subject of a building permit. However, in no event shall the Code Enforcement Officer issue a temporary certificate unless the Code Enforcement Officer determines that the building or structure, or the portion thereof covered by the temporary certificate, may be occupied safely; that any fire- and smoke-detecting or fire protection equipment which has been installed is operational; and that all required means of egress from the building or structure have been provided. The Code Enforcement Officer may include in a temporary certificate such terms and conditions as he or she deems necessary or appropriate to ensure safety or to further the purposes and intent of the Uniform Code. A temporary certificate shall be effective for a period of time, not to exceed six months, which shall be determined by the Code Enforcement Officer and specified in the temporary certificate. During the specified period of effectiveness of the temporary certificate, the permit holder shall undertake to bring the building or structure into full compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code.
Certificate of occupancy for preexisting buildings.
Upon written request from the owner, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or premises existing on the fourth day of August 1930, certifying, after inspection and investigation, the extent and kind of use made of the building or premises, including the number of employees and whether such use conforms to the provisions of the Code.
The Uniform Code shall apply to any premises changed in use or a building built, enlarged or changed in use after August 4, 1930, except that an existing building may be rebuilt for continuance of a use which is the same as or similar to that which preexisted, without regard to the provisions of this article.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 49-16, Fees, must be paid at the time of submission of an application for a certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance or for a temporary certificate.
The chief of any fire department providing fire-fighting services for a property within the Village shall promptly notify the Code Enforcement Officer of any fire or explosion involving any structural damage, fuel-burning appliance, chimney or gas vent.
Unsafe structures and equipment in the Village shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by Chapter 51 of the Code, as now in effect or as hereafter amended from time to time.
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined by resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 49-16, Fees, must be paid at the time of submission of an application for an operating permit, for an amended operating permit, or for reissue or renewal of an operating permit.
OFPC inspections. Nothing in this section or in any other provision of this article shall supersede, limit or impair the powers, duties and responsibilities of the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control ("OFPC") and the New York State Fire Administrator under Executive Law § 156-e and Education Law § 807-b.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 49-16 must be paid prior to or at the time each inspection is performed pursuant to this section. This subsection shall not apply to inspections performed by OFPC.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Board of Trustees a written report and summary of all business conducted by the Code Enforcement Officer and the inspectors, including a report and summary of all transactions and activities described in section § 49-13, Recordkeeping, and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Secretary of State, on behalf of the Village, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a report of the activities of the Village relative to administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall, upon request of the New York State Department of State, provide to the New York State Department of State, from the records and related materials the Village is required to maintain, excerpts, summaries, tabulations, statistics and other information and accounts of the activities of the Village in connection with administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall cause the compliance order, or a copy thereof, to be served on the owner of the affected property personally or by registered mail/certified mail. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted, but not required, to cause the compliance order, or a copy thereof, to be served on any builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction superintendent, or their agents, or any other person taking part or assisting in work being performed at the affected property personally or by registered mail/certified mail; provided, however, that failure to serve any person mentioned in this sentence shall not affect the efficacy of the compliance order.
Civil penalties. In addition to those penalties prescribed by state law, any person who violates any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code or this article, or any term or condition of any building permit, certificate of occupancy, temporary certificate, stop-work order, operating permit or other notice or order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to any provision of this article, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than $200 for each day or part thereof during which such violation continues. The civil penalties provided by this subsection shall be recoverable in an action instituted in the name of the Village.
Injunctive relief. An action or proceeding may be instituted in the name of the Village, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent, restrain, enjoin, correct, or abate any violation of, or to enforce, any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this article, or any term or condition of any building permit, certificate of occupancy, temporary certificate, stop-work order, operating permit, compliance order, or other notice or order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to any provision of this article. In particular, but not by way of limitation, where the construction or use of a building or structure is in violation of any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this article or any stop-work order, compliance order or other order obtained under the Uniform Code, the Energy Code or this article, an action or proceeding may be commenced in the name of the Village, in the Supreme Court or in any other court having the requisite jurisdiction, to obtain an order directing the removal of the building or structure or an abatement of the condition in violation of such provisions. No action or proceeding described in this subsection shall be commenced without the appropriate authorization from the Board of Trustees.
Remedies not exclusive. No remedy or penalty specified in this section shall be the exclusive remedy or penalty available to address any violation described in this section, and each remedy or penalty specified in this section shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the other remedies or penalties specified in this section, in § 49-6 (stop-work orders), in any other section of this article, or in any other applicable law. Any remedy or penalty specified in this section may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, simultaneously with, or after the pursuit of any other remedy or penalty specified in this section, in § 49-6, Stop-work orders, in any other section of this article, or in any other applicable law. In particular, but not by way of limitation, each remedy and penalty specified in this section shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the penalties specified in Subdivision (2) of § 382 of the Executive Law, and any remedy or penalty specified in this section may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, simultaneously with, or after the pursuit of any penalty specified in Subdivision (2) of § 382 of the Executive Law.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Board of Trustees. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time to time by like resolution. The fees set forth in, or determined in accordance with, such fee schedule or amended fee schedule shall be charged and collected for the submission of applications, the issuance of building permits, amended building permits, renewed building permits, certificates of occupancy/certificate of compliance, temporary certificates, operating permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections, and other actions of the Code Enforcement Officer described in or contemplated by this article.
The Board of Trustees may, by resolution, authorize the Mayor to enter into an agreement, in the name of the Village, with other governments to carry out the terms of this article, provided that such agreement does not violate any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, Part 1203 of Title 19 of the NYCRR, or any other applicable law.
If any section of this article shall be held unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective, in whole or in part, such determination shall not be deemed to affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this article.
No officer or employee of the Code Enforcement Department shall engage in any activity inconsistent with his duties or with the interests of said Department, nor shall be, during the term of his employment, engaged directly or indirectly in any building business, in the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration or maintenance of a building or the preparation of plans or specifications thereof within the Village, provided that this provision shall not prohibit any employee from such activities in connection with the construction of a building or structure owned by him, and provided further that the Board of Trustees may waive this restriction with appropriate conditions upon good cause shown by such officer or employee.
No existing building or part thereof shall be demolished or removed unless a permit shall first be obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer. The issuance of such permit shall be conditioned upon payment of the requisite fee and such other conditions as are deemed necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Village.
No building or any other structure shall be moved upon or across any street or sidewalk within the Village unless a permit shall be first obtained from the Code Enforcement Officer. No such permit shall be granted except upon the application of the owner of such structure stating the route intended to be pursued and the size of the structure, and such permit, if granted, shall be under such restrictions and conditions as the Code Enforcement Officer may deem proper.

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