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Timestamp: 2019-02-23 19:19:19
Document Index: 94949046

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109', '§ 109']

Village of Walden, NY Buildings, Unsafe
§ 109-2 Effect on uniform code provisions.
§ 109-4 Maintenance of buildings and structures.
§ 109-5 Investigation and report.
§ 109-6 Order to repair; hearing to be scheduled.
§ 109-7 Contents of notice.
§ 109-8 Service and filing of notice.
§ 109-9 Hearing.
§ 109-10 Failure to comply.
§ 109-11 Assessment of expenses.
§ 109-12 Emergency situations.
§ 109-13 Application for court order.
§ 109-14 Special proceeding for costs.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Walden 12-14-1982 by L.L. No. 6-1982 (Ch. 63 of the 1982 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Fire prevention — See Ch. 144.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 214..
Unsafe buildings pose a threat to life and property in the Village of Walden. 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. Debris, rubble or parts of buildings left on the ground and not removed constitute a dangerous, unhealthy and unsightly condition. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the safety, health, protection and general welfare of persons and property in the Village of Walden by requiring such unsafe buildings to be repaired or demolished and removed.
§ 109-2 Effect on uniform code provisions. [1]
The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to, and in furtherance of, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, including but not limited to Sections 108 and 109 of the Property Maintenance Code of New York State.
The Building Inspector of the Village of Walden or such other person appointed by the Board of Trustees to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 2-27-1996 by L.L. No. 2-1996]
Has improperly distributed loads upon the floor or roofs or in which the same are overloaded or have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used.
Has been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to have become dangerous to life, safety, morals or the general health and welfare of the occupants or the people of the Village of Walden.
Has become or is so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary or which so utterly fails to provide the amenities essential to decent living that it is unfit for human habitation or is likely to cause sickness or disease so as to work injury to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of those living therein.
It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant or occupant of any building or structure or portion of any building or structure in the Village of Walden to maintain such building or structure or portion of such building or structure in any condition or manner which shall be unsafe, as defined in § 109-2 of this chapter.
When, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, any building or structure located in the Village of Walden shall be deemed to be dangerous or unsafe to the public, as defined in § 109-2, the Building Inspector shall make a formal inspection thereof and report in writing to the Board of Trustees his findings and recommendations in regard to the building's or structure's removal or repair.
The Board of Trustees shall thereupon consider said report, and if it finds that such building or structure is dangerous and unsafe to the public, it shall, by resolution, order its repair if the same can be safely repaired and, if not, its removal and demolition, and shall further order that a hearing be held before the Board of Trustees at a time and place therein specified and on at least five days' notice to the owner of the building or structure or persons having an interest therein to determine whether said order to repair or remove shall be affirmed or modified or vacated and, in the event of modification or affirmance, to assess all costs and expenses incurred by the Village in the repair or removal of such building or structure against the land on which said building or structure is located.
That, in the event that such owner, occupant or other person having an interest in said premises shall fail to contest such order and fail to comply with the same, the Board of Trustees will order the repair or removal of such building or structure by the Village, and that the Village will assess all costs and expenses incurred in such removal against the land on which such building or structure is located.
A copy of said notice shall be personally served upon the owner or some one of the owners, executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees or other person having a vested interest in the premises as shown on the Village tax records or in the records in the Orange County Clerk's office.
A copy of said notice shall be filed in the Orange County Clerk's office, which notice shall be filed in the same manner as a notice of pendency pursuant to Article 65 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules 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. It may be vacated upon an order of a judge or justice of a court of record or upon written consent of the Village Attorney of the Village of Walden. The Orange County Clerk shall mark such notice and any record or docket thereof as canceled of record upon the presentation and filing of such consent or of a certified copy of such order.
The Board of Trustees shall conduct the public hearing at the time and place specified in the notice to repair or demolish. It may adjourn the hearing from time to time until all interested parties are heard and until the hearing is completed. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Board of Trustees shall determine by resolution to revoke the order to repair or remove, modify said order, or continue and affirm said order, and direct the owner or other persons to complete the work within the time specified in the order or such other time as shall be determined by the Board of Trustees.
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 or structure is immediately repaired and secured or demolished, the Board of Trustees may, by resolution, authorize the Building Inspector to immediately cause the repair or demolition of such unsafe building or structure. The expenses of such repair or demolition shall be a charge against the land on which it is located and shall be assessed, levied and collected as provided in § 109-10 hereof.