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Timestamp: 2019-08-25 04:52:40
Document Index: 690674869

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106', '§ 106']

Village of Whitesboro, NY Buildings, Unsafe
§ 106-3 Maintenance of unsafe conditions prohibited.
§ 106-4 Inspection, investigation and report.
§ 106-5 Order to repair or demolish; notice of hearing.
§ 106-6 Contents of notice.
§ 106-7 Service and filing of notice.
§ 106-8 Hearing.
§ 106-9 Failure to comply.
§ 106-10 Assessment of expenses.
§ 106-11 Emergency situations.
§ 106-12 Application for court order.
§ 106-13 Special proceeding to collect costs.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Whitesboro 12-8-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986 (Ch. 51 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
Unsafe buildings pose a threat to life and property in the Village of Whitesboro. 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 Whitesboro by requiring such unsafe buildings to be repaired or demolished and removed.
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Whitesboro or such other person appointed by the Board of Trustees to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Is open at the doorways or windows or walls, making it accessible to and an object of attraction to minors under 18 years of age as well as to vagrants and other trespassers.
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 Whitesboro 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 § 106-2 of this chapter.
When, in the opinion of the Codes Enforcement Officer, any building or structure located in the Village of Whitesboro shall be deemed to be dangerous or unsafe to the public as defined in § 106-2, the Codes Enforcement Officer 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.
The time and place of the hearing to be held before the Board of Trustees, at which hearing the owner or occupant shall have the right to contest the order and findings of the Board of Trustees.
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.
That in any case where a building which is required to be made safe and secure under this chapter is made safe by the Boarding up thereof, the material used for such boarding shall be painted, as near as practicable, the same color as the building.
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 Oneida County Clerk's office.
A copy of said notice shall be filed in the Oneida 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 Whitesboro. The Oneida 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.
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 Codes Enforcement Officer 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 § 106-10 hereof.