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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108', '§ 108']

Village of Montour Falls, NY Property Maintenance
Ch 3 Assessing Unit
Ch 31 Exemption to Competitive Bidding
Ch 68 Cemetery
Ch 75 Demolition Permits
Ch 108 Property Maintenance
§ 108-4 Provisions to be minimum standards; conflict with other provisions.
§ 108-5 Exterior standards.
§ 108-6 Open areas and parking spaces; unregistered vehicles.
§ 108-7 Business units.
§ 108-8 Infestation, storage and screening.
§ 108-9 Litter; sanitary facilities and methods; abandoned refrigerators.
§ 108-10 Responsibilities of occupants.
§ 108-11 Responsibilities of owners; persons considered to be owners.
§ 108-12 Inspection and enforcement.
§ 108-13 Property under construction.
§ 108-14 Penalties for offenses.
§ 108-15 Village may bring properties into compliance.
§ 108-16 Assessment of costs.
Ch 112 Records, Public Access to
Ch 114 Rental Property
Ch 115 Rental Housing, Inspection of
Ch 125 Skateboards
Ch 150 Vehicles, Inoperable
Ch 152 Vehicles, Off-Highway
Ch 160 Zoning and Subdivision of Land
Chapter 108 Property Maintenance
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Montour Falls 8-21-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Animals - See Ch. 51.
Unsafe buildings - See Ch. 66.
Littering - See Ch. 91.
Signs - See Ch. 122.
It is the purpose of this chapter to assist in the continued revitalization of areas throughout the Village to attract new businesses, to promote the public interest in continued development, to ensure regular maintenance and improvements to present structures, to safeguard against blight and to preserve property values and community standards and to establish minimum maintenance standards to safeguard life, limb, health, safety, property and the public welfare in the best interest of the residents of the Village of Montour Falls.
It is found and declared that, by reason of lack of maintenance and progressive deterioration, structures and properties have the further effect of creating blighting conditions and initiating slums and that, if the same are not curtailed and removed, the aforesaid conditions will grow and spread and will necessitate in time the expenditure of large amounts of public funds to correct and eliminate the same. By reason of timely regulations and restrictions, as herein contained, the growth of slums and blight may be prevented and the neighborhood and property values thereby maintained, the desirability and amenities of residential and nonresidential uses and neighborhoods enhanced and the public health, safety and welfare protected and fostered.
A subordinate building located on the same lot with the main building, occupied by or devoted to an accessory use. Where an "accessory building" is attached to the main building in a substantial manner, as by a wall or roof, such "accessory building" shall be considered part of the main building.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for shelter, housing, protection or enclosure of persons, animals or property. Depending upon its applicability, the use herein of "building" shall include the term "structure."
The officer employed by the Village of Montour Falls to enforce the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code previously adopted by said Village.
The condition or appearance of a building or structure characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling, rusting or other evidence of physical decay or neglect, excessive use or lack of maintenance.
All cardboard, plastic material or glass containers, wastepaper, rags, sweeping, pieces of wood, excelsior, rubber and like waste material.
A combination of materials assembled, constructed or erected at a fixed location, including, for example, a building, stationary and portable carports and swimming pools, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground.
The Village of Montour Falls.
The officer employed by the Village of Montour Falls to enforce the zoning laws of the Village of Montour Falls and this chapter.
In any case where a provision is found to be in conflict with any applicable zoning, building, plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation, fire or safety code of the Village of Montour Falls, County of Schuyler, State of New York or United States of America, the provision that establishes the higher standard, as determined by the Zoning Officer, shall prevail.
The exterior of the premises and the condition of structures shall be maintained so that the premises and all buildings shall reflect a level of maintenance in keeping with the standards of the community and shall not constitute blight from the point of view of adjoining property owners or lead to the progressive deterioration of the neighborhood. Such maintenance shall include, without limitation, the following:
All permanent signs and billboards exposed to public view permitted by reason of other regulations or as a lawful nonconforming use shall be maintained in good repair. Any signs that have become excessively weathered, those upon which the paint has excessively peeled or those whose supports have deteriorated so that they no longer meet the structural requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall, with their supports, be removed or put into a good state of repair. All nonoperative or broken electrical signs shall be repaired or shall, with their supports, be removed. Signs denoting a business which is no longer on the premises shall be removed within 30 days of the date on which the business ceases to occupy the premises.
All vacant buildings shall be continuously guarded or sealed and kept secure against unauthorized entry. Materials and methods with which such buildings are sealed must meet the approval of the Zoning Officer as to color, design and building material. Owners of such buildings shall take such steps and perform such acts as may be required to ensure that the building and its adjoining yards remain safe and secure and do not present a hazard to adjoining property or to the public and that such property does not become infested with vermin or rodents.
All exposed exterior surfaces shall be maintained free of broken or cracked glass, loose shingles or loose or crumbling stones or bricks, loose shutters, railings, aerials, excessive peeling paint or other conditions reflective of deterioration or inadequate maintenance. Said conditions shall be corrected by repair or removal. All exposed exterior surfaces of structures not inherently resistant to deterioration shall be coated, treated or sealed to protect them from deterioration or weathering. Wood, masonry or other exterior materials that will naturally resist deterioration do not have to be treated but must be otherwise maintained in a sound, secure workmanlike manner. Exterior surfaces that have been painted or otherwise coated must be maintained in a neat, orderly, serviceable manner. Floors, walls, ceilings, stairs and fixtures of buildings shall be maintained in a clean, safe, sanitary condition. Every floor, exterior wall, roof, porch or appurtenance thereto shall be maintained in a manner so as to prevent the collapse of the same or injury to the occupants of the building or to the public.
Lawns shall be cut and bushes, shrubs and hedges shall be trimmed regularly during the growing season so as to avoid an unsightly appearance.
All land must be kept free of dead or dying trees and accumulations of brush, shrubs, weeds, grass, stumps, roots, excessive and/or noxious growths, garbage, refuse or debris which would either tend to start a fire or increase the intensity of a fire already started or cause poisoning or irritation to people or animals or cause or tend to cause or enhance an unhealthy or dangerous or obnoxious condition on said property or on any adjacent or neighboring property.[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection F, regarding unregistered vehicles, which immediately followed this subsection was repealed 3-15-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999.
Business units shall at all times be maintained in compliance with the provisions of this chapter regulating open spaces, buildings or structures and littering.
No materials or stock-in-trade, garments, shoes or other wares may be stored or displayed in a front or exterior or interior side yard except for motor vehicles for sale at a permitted motor vehicle sales establishment. No soft drink or other vending machines, ice machines or the like may be placed in front of a building on a public sidewalk. Specifically excluded herefrom are chairs and tables used in connection with a sidewalk cafe or restaurant, provided that there shall be sufficient sidewalk passage for pedestrians. Materials may be stored in a rear yard, provided that a storage area therein is completely enclosed within a six-foot-high solid fence or evergreen hedge of equivalent height and that the storage area does not infringe on or obstruct vehicle parking or maneuvering areas.
No materials, goods or supplies may be stored in any front yard or in an exterior or interior side yard. Materials may be stored in a rear yard, provided that the area used for storage is screened from neighboring properties by a fence or hedge and that the method and manner of storage complies with the other provisions hereof.
Adequate sanitary facilities and methods shall be used for the collection, storage, handling and disposal of garbage and refuse in accordance with the provisions of applicable codes. Each owner of any building from which garbage, rubbish, mixed refuse, ashes or other wastes are collected shall provide refuse containers sufficient in number to hold all collectible wastes which may accumulate. Containers must be rodent- and insectproof and watertight and must be kept covered at all times. Such containers must not be kept in a front yard or exterior side yard.
No refrigerator may be discarded, abandoned or stored in a place accessible to children without first completely removing any locking or latching devices and all doors.
Dumpsters and similar large receptacles shall be shielded from the public view by means of appropriate landscaping, hedges, fences or screening. This section shall not apply to receptacles for clothing and the like donated to charity.
Shopping centers, supermarkets and similar business units shall provide permanent, attractive, decorated litter receptacles within the premises for public use in sufficient quantity so that a person will not have to walk in excess of 50 feet to use any such receptacle.
Disposal of garbage and refuse into appropriate facilities in a clean and sanitary manner, in accordance with any applicable provisions of the Village.
Maintenance of yards, lawns and courts in a clean, sanitary and safe condition and free from infestation by rodents or vermin, insofar as said occupant occupies or controls said yards, lawns or any parts thereof.
Keeping domestic animals and pets in an appropriate manner and under control, in accordance with any other regulations of the Village.
Elimination of all prohibited uses for that part of the premises which he/she occupies, controls or has accessibility thereto.
Whenever any person or persons shall be in actual possession of or have charge, care or control of any property within the Village as executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, operator or agent, such persons shall be deemed and taken to be the owner or owners of said property within the intent and meaning of this chapter and shall comply with the provisions of this chapter to the same extent as the record owner; and notice to any such person of any order or decision of the Zoning Officer shall be deemed and taken to be good and sufficient notice, as if such person or persons were actually the record owner or owners of such property. In instances where an occupant is responsible or shares responsibility with the owner for the existence of one or more violations of this chapter, said occupant shall be deemed and taken to be an owner within the intent and meaning of this chapter.
The Zoning Officer is hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine compliance with this chapter. Inspections shall be made between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and every operator or owner shall cooperate with the Zoning Officer in providing access to the premises. Whenever the Zoning Officer determines that there is a violation of the provisions of this chapter, he/she shall cause a written notice to be served upon the owner or operator, which shall include
[Amended 8-2-1990 by L.L. No. 5-1990]:
An enumeration of conditions which violate the provisions of this chapter.
By posting a copy of said notice on the building, only if attempts to serve the owner or occupant by the first two methods set out above are unsuccessful.
Upon failure to comply with said notice, the Zoning Officer shall issue an appearance ticket returnable in the Village Court.
Drainage crossing the property being developed must be maintained during the period of development, and no materials may be stored, land disturbed or other work done to interfere with drainage or to divert or cause runoff of groundwater or stormwater in an unnatural fashion.
A temporary cover such as rye grass or a mulch must be applied on land that has been stripped of its protective vegetation during the course of its construction to prevent the spread of dust and mud.
All excavations in or near a public or private walkway or street must be properly guarded and protected at all times by lights, flags, barricades or other warnings sufficient in kind and amount to warn the public of the danger of falling into the excavation.
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days, or both. For the purposes of this chapter, each week's continued existence of a violation shall constitute a separate violation.
[Added 8-21-2006 by L.L. No. 4-2006]
If, upon the expiration of the period provided for in the notice described in § 108-12B(3), the remedial action described in said notice has not been satisfactorily completed in the judgment of the Zoning Officer, the Village may (but shall be under no obligation to) enter upon the subject property and take such remedial action and perform such other improvements, work or acts as are necessary to bring the subject property into compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
Whenever the Village shall incur any cost or expense in taking any remedial action or performing any improvement, work or act pursuant to § 108-15 hereof, the amount of such cost or expense shall be assessed against the affected property as herein provided.
Upon completion of any remedial action or improvement, work or act undertaken by the Village pursuant to § 108-15, the cost or expense thereof to the Village shall be fixed and determined by the Zoning Officer and thereafter transmitted to the Village Board of Trustees. Upon receipt of such transmittal, the Board of Trustees may by resolution confirm the amount of such cost or expense, whereupon the amount of such cost or expense shall constitute a special assessment against the affected property.
The special assessment described in Subsection B above shall be paid, shall accrue interest, and shall be included within the annual tax levy pursuant to New York State Village Law and Real Property Tax Law and shall otherwise be considered a special assessment for purposes of all general and local laws.
The Village may assess costs pursuant to this section in addition to, and cumulatively with, the exercise of any other enforcement mechanisms provided by this chapter or otherwise.