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Timestamp: 2020-01-29 16:50:24
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Town of Chautauqua, NY Fire Prevention and Building Construction
§ 74-1 Purpose.
§ 74-2 Definitions.
§ 74-3 Code Enforcement Officer; inspectors.
§ 74-4 Building permits.
§ 74-5 Construction inspections.
§ 74-6 Stop-work orders.
§ 74-7 Certificates of occupancy.
§ 74-8 Notification regarding fire or explosion.
§ 74-9 Unsafe buildings and structures.
§ 74-10 Operating permits.
§ 74-11 Solid-fuel-burning heating appliances.
§ 74-12 Firesafety and property maintenance inspections.
§ 74-13 Complaints.
§ 74-14 Recordkeeping.
§ 74-15 Program review and reporting.
§ 74-16 Violations.
§ 74-17 Fees.
§ 74-18 Intermunicipal agreements.
Chapter 74 Fire Prevention and Building Construction
L.L. No. 4-2016
Fire Prevention and Building Construction Amendment
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Chautauqua 1-8-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 62.
Flood damage prevention — See Ch. 78.
Enforcement procedures — See Ch. 145.
Editor's Note: This local law also superseded former Ch. 74, Fire Prevention and Building Construction, adopted 3-18-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985, as amended.
This chapter 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 this Town. This chapter is adopted pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Code, other state law, or other section of this chapter, all buildings, structures, and premises, regardless of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions of this chapter. This chapter is intended to supersede and replace Local Law No. 1 of 1985, which was adopted for the same purpose, and all subsequent amendments thereof.
A permit issued pursuant to § 74-4 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 § 74-7B of this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Officer appointed pursuant to § 74-3B of this chapter.
An order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 74-16 of this chapter.
An inspector appointed pursuant to § 74-3D of this chapter.
A permit issued pursuant to § 74-10 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 § 74-6 of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 74-7D of this chapter.
The Town of Chautauqua.
The Town Board of the Town of Chautauqua.
To issue orders pursuant to § 74-16, Violations, of this chapter;
To collect fees as set by the Town Board;
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by Town Board. 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.
Building permits required. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this section, a building permit shall be required for any work which must conform to the Uniform Code and/or the Energy Code, including, but not limited to, the construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, relocation or demolition of any building or structure or any portion thereof, and the installation of a solid-fuel-burning heating appliance, chimney or flue in any dwelling unit. No person shall commence any work for which a building permit is required without first having obtained a building permit from the Code Enforcement Officer. All work must comply with both the Uniform Code and the Town’s Zoning Code and all other applicable laws.
Construction or installation of one-story detached structures associated with one- or two-family dwellings or multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) which are used for tool and storage sheds, playhouses or similar uses, provided the gross floor area is less than 120 square feet;
Installation and removal of docks.
[Added 7-9-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
A description of the proposed work and of the proposed location, along with a survey or like instrument showing the relationship of the proposed structure or work to adjacent roads, boundary lines, and buildings;
Include a site plan that shows any existing and proposed buildings and structures on the site, the location of any existing or proposed well or septic system, the location of the intended work, and the distances between the buildings and structures and the lot lines.
[Amended 7-11-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011]
Work to remain accessible and exposed. Work shall remain accessible and exposed until inspected and accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer or by an inspector authorized by the Code Enforcement Officer, or, in the case of electrical inspectors, by an inspector approved by the Town Board pursuant to Subsection D of this section. 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.
Building systems, including underground and rough-in (i.e., electrical, plumbing, and HVAC);
Electrical inspections.
Any agency or person desiring to conduct electrical inspections in the Town of Chautauqua shall, prior to performing any such inspections, obtain the approval of the Town Board. An application for approval shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer, along with the following:
Documentation that any inspector who would perform inspections in the Town:
Is certified by the International Association of Electrical Inspectors and has passed that organization's National Testing requirement; or
Will work under the direct supervision of a certified inspector while pursuing certification; or
Is an electrical engineer licensed in New York State.
A certificate of insurance naming the Town of Chautauqua as an additional insured for no less than $1,000,000.
Electrical inspection reports shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer within two weeks of the inspection date, and shall include the correct owner information and building permit number. Upon the recommendation of the Code Enforcement Officer, the Town Board may suspend approval for any inspector who repeatedly fails to provide timely and complete inspection reports and no inspection report submitted by a suspended inspector shall be accepted until his approval has been reinstated by the Town Board.
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 § 74-16, Violations, 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.
Certificates of occupancy required. A certificate of occupancy 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.
Unsafe structures and equipment in this Town shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by the Chapter 74 of this 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 Town Board.
Duration of operating permits. Operating permits for areas of public assembly shall be limited to one year. Operating permits for all other occupancies as noted in Subsection A shall be not for more than three years or shall coincide with the schedule of inspections as required by § 74-12 of this chapter.
A permit for installation of a solid-fuel-burning heating appliance, chimney and flue in any dwelling unit shall be obtained as provided in § 74-3 of this chapter. If the enforcement official, after inspection, determines that the installation is in compliance with the Uniform Code, he shall issue a certificate of compliance on a form to be prescribed by resolution of the Town Board. A violation of this section and of Subdivision 5 of § 378 of the Executive Law shall be punishable as provided in such Subdivision 5.
If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in § 74-16, Violations, of this chapter;
All other features and activities specified in or contemplated by §§ 74-4 through 74-13, inclusive, of this chapter; and
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Town Board 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 § 74-14, Recordkeeping, of this chapter and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
Violations of this chapter shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by Chapter 145, Enforcement Procedures, of this Code, as now in effect or as hereafter amended from time to time.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Town Board. 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, ceificates of occupancy, temporary certificates, operating permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections, and other actions of the Code Enforcement Officer described in or contemplated by this chapter.
The Town Board may, by resolution, authorize the Supervisor of this Town to enter into an agreement, in the name of this Town, with other governments to carry out the terms of this chapter, 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.