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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 16:29:30+00:00

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§ 64-3 Code Enforcement Officers.
§ 64-7 Certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance.
§ 64-8 Notification regarding fire or explosion.
§ 64-9 Unsafe buildings and structures.
§ 64-11 Firesafety and property maintenance inspections.
§ 64-14 Program review and reporting.
§ 64-15 Enforcement; penalties for offenses.
Electrical inspections — See Ch. 90.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 141.
Telecommunications facilities — See Ch. 166.
A permit issued pursuant to § 64-4 of this chapter. The term "building permit" shall also include a building permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 64-7B of this chapter.
All Code Enforcement Officers appointed pursuant to § 64-3B of this chapter.
Includes all Code Enforcement Officers.
An order issued by a Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 64-15A of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 64-7D of this chapter.
A permit issued pursuant to § 64-10 of this chapter. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
An order issued pursuant to § 64-6 of this chapter.
The legislative body of the Town of Sweden.
To exercise all other powers and fulfill all other duties conferred upon Code Enforcement Officers by this chapter.
Time limits. Building permits shall become invalid unless the authorized work is commenced within three months following the date of issuance. Building permits shall expire 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.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-16, Fees, of this chapter 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.
Work to remain accessible and exposed. Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by a Code Enforcement Officer. The permit holder shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer when any element of work described in Subsection B of this section is ready for inspection.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-16, Fees, of this chapter 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 § 64-15, Enforcement; penalties for offenses, of this chapter 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.
Conditional certificate. A Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted to issue a conditional 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 a Code Enforcement Officer issue a conditional certificate unless the Code Enforcement Officer determines that the building or structure, or the portion thereof covered by the conditional 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. A Code Enforcement Officer may include in a conditional 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 conditional 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 conditional certificate. During the specified period of effectiveness of the conditional 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.
Revocation or suspension of certificates. If a Code Enforcement Officer determines that a certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance or a conditional certificate was issued in error because of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information, and if the relevant deficiencies are not corrected to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer within such period of time as shall be specified by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke or suspend such certificate.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-16, Fees, of this chapter must be paid at the time of submission of an application for a certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance or for a conditional certificate.
The chief of any fire department providing fire-fighting services for a property within this Town shall promptly notify the Code Enforcement Officer and Fire Marshal of any fire or explosion involving any structural damage, fuel-burning appliance, chimney or gas vent.
Findings; purpose. Unsafe buildings pose a threat to life and property. Buildings and structures may become unsafe by reason of damage by fire, the elements, age or general deterioration. Vacant buildings not properly secured at doorways and windows also serve as an attractive nuisance for young children who may be injured therein, as well as a point of congregation by vagrants and transients. A dilapidated building may also serve as a place of rodent infestation, thereby creating a health menace to the community. It is the purpose of this section to provide for the safety, health, protection and general welfare of persons and property in the Town of Sweden by requiring that such unsafe buildings be repaired or demolished and removed.
Any building, structure or portion thereof used for residential, business or industrial purposes.
Inspection; report. When in a Code Enforcement Officer's opinion or upon receipt of information that a building is or may become dangerous or unsafe to the general public, is open at the doorways and windows making it accessible to or an object of attraction to minors under 18 years of age or to vagrants or other trespassers, is or may become a place of rodent infestation, presents any other danger to the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the public, or is unfit for the purposes for which it may lawfully be used, the Code Enforcement Officer shall cause to be made or make an inspection thereof and prepare a notice to be served in the manner provided herein.
An order requiring the building to be made safe and secure or demolished and removed.
A statement that the securing or removal of such building shall commence within 10 days of the service of the notice and shall be completed within 30 days thereafter, unless for good cause shown such time shall be extended or reduced.
Service of notice. The notice to repair or demolish shall be served on the owner or one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees or any other person having a vested or contingent interest in said property, by personal service or by certified mail addressed to the last known address, if any, as shown by the records of the Receiver of Taxes and/or in the office of the County Clerk or County Register. If service is made by certified mail, a copy of such notice shall be posted on the unsafe building.
Filing of notice. A copy of the notice to remove or demolish shall be filed with the Town Attorney, the Town Board and in the office of the County Clerk of the county within which such building or structure is located, which notice shall be filed by such Clerk in the same manner as a notice of pendency pursuant to Article 65 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules of the State of New York and shall have the same effect as a notice of pendency as therein provided. A notice so filed shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of filing; provided, however, that it may be vacated upon the order of a judge or justice of a court of record or upon the consent of the Town Attorney. The Clerk of the county where such notice is filed shall mark such notice and record or docket thereof as canceled of record upon the presentation and filing of such consent or of a certified copy of such order.
Refusal to comply. In the event of the refusal or neglect of the person so notified to comply with said order of the Code Enforcement Officer within the time provided, the Town shall remove such building or structure and assess all expenses incurred as hereinafter set forth.
Emergency cases. Where it reasonably appears that there is present a clear and imminent danger to the life, safety or health of any person or property unless an unsafe building is immediately repaired and secured or demolished, the Town Board may authorize the Superintendent of Highways to immediately cause the repair or demolition of such unsafe building. The expenses of such repair or demolition shall be assessed as hereinafter provided.
Assessment of expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with the proceedings to repair and secure or demolish and remove the unsafe building, including the cost of actually removing such building, shall be assessed against the land on which such building or structure is located and shall be levied and collected in the same manner as provided in Article 15 of the Town Law of the State of New York for the levy and collection of a special ad valorem levy.
Inspections. A Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect the subject premises prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-16, Fees, of this chapter must be paid upon issuance of an operating permit, amended operating permit, or renewal of an operating permit.
Firesafety and property maintenance inspections of all multiple dwellings not included in Subsection A(1) of this subsection, and all nonresidential buildings, structures, uses and occupancies not included in Subsection A(1) of this subsection shall be performed at least once every 24 months (or as local conditions dictate).
Inspections permitted. In addition to the inspections required by Subsection A of this section, a firesafety and property maintenance inspection of any building, structure, use, or occupancy, or of any dwelling unit, may also be performed by a Code Enforcement Officer at any time upon: the request of the owner of the property to be inspected or an authorized agent of such owner; receipt by the Code Enforcement Officer of a written statement alleging that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code exist; or receipt by the Code Enforcement Officer of any other information, reasonably believed by the Code Enforcement Officer to be reliable, giving rise to reasonable cause to believe that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code exist; provided, however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as permitting an inspection under any circumstances under which a court order or warrant permitting such inspection is required, unless such court order or warrant shall have been obtained.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 64-16, Fees, of this chapter, if applicable, 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 monthly submit to the Town Board a written report and summary of all business conducted by code enforcement personnel, including a report and summary of all transactions and activities described in § 64-13, Recordkeeping, of this chapter and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
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 this Town is required to maintain, excerpts, summaries, tabulations, statistics and other information and accounts of this Town in connection with administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
Appearance tickets. Code Enforcement Officers are authorized to issue appearance tickets for any violation of the Uniform Code.
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 chapter, or any term or condition of any building permit, certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance, conditional certificate, stop-work order, operating permit or other notice or order issued by a Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to any provision of this chapter, 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 Town of Sweden.
Injunctive relief. An action or proceeding may be instituted in the name of the Town of Sweden, 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 chapter, or any term or condition of any building permit, certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance, conditional 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 chapter. 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 chapter, or any stop-work order, compliance order or other order obtained under the Uniform Code, the Energy Code or this chapter, an action or proceeding may be commenced in the name of this Town, 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 Town Board.
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 § 64-6, Stop-work orders, of this chapter, in any other section of this chapter, 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 § 64-6, Stop-work orders, of this chapter, in any other section of this chapter, 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 Town Board of this Town. 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/certificates of compliance, conditional certificates, operating permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections, and other actions of Code Enforcement Officers described in or contemplated by this chapter.

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