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Timestamp: 2017-10-20 08:40:15
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', 'art 1', '§ 10', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 1225', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 69', '§ 381', '§ 381', 'art 1203']

Town of Wheatfield, NY Building Construction and Fire Prevention
§ 69-1 Purpose and intent.
§ 69-3 Code Enforcement Officer and inspectors.
§ 69-4 Building permits.
§ 69-5 Construction inspections.
§ 69-6 Stop-work orders.
§ 69-7 Certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance.
§ 69-8 Notification regarding fire or explosion.
§ 69-9 Unsafe building and structures.
§ 69-10 Operating permits.
§ 69-11 Firesafety and property maintenance inspections.
§ 69-12 Complaints.
§ 69-13 Recordkeeping.
§ 69-14 Program review and reporting.
§ 69-15 Violations; penalties for offenses.
§ 69-16 Fees.
§ 69-17 Intermunicipal agreements.
Chapter 69: Building Construction and Fire Prevention
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wheatfield 10-16-2006 by L.L. No. 7-2006.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
Excavations — See Ch. 92.
Sewer installation — See Ch. 146, Part 1.
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 69, Building Construction and Fire Prevention, adopted 3-17-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986.
Chapter 69 : Building Construction and Fire Prevention
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 of Wheatfield. 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.
A permit issued pursuant to § 69-4 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 § 69-7B of this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Officer or the Building Inspector appointed pursuant to § 69-3B of this chapter.
An order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 69-15A of this chapter.
An inspector appointed pursuant to § 69-4D of this chapter.
A permit issued pursuant to § 69-10 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.
Include an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, estate, trust, association, or any other legal or commercial entity of any kind or description.
An order issued pursuant to § 69-6 of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 69-7D of this chapter.
The Town of Wheatfield.
The office of Code Enforcement Officer is hereby created. The Code Enforcement Officer[1] shall administer and enforce all the provisions of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code and this chapter. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the following powers and duties:
To issue orders pursuant to § 69-15A, Compliance orders, of this chapter;
To collect fees as set by the Wheatfield Town Board or as otherwise regulated by law;
Editor's Note: The titles “Code Enforcement Officer” and “Building Inspector” should be used interchangeably in this chapter.
The compensation for the Code Enforcement Officer and inspectors shall be fixed from time to time by the Town Board of the Town of Wheatfield.
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 does not exceed 80 square feet.
Time limits. Building permits shall become invalid unless the authorized work is commenced within 12 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 § 69-16, 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.
Elements of work to be inspected. The elements of the construction process included below, but not limited to, shall be inspected, where applicable. (The elements necessary for inspection shall be determined by the Building Inspector.)
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 69-16, 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 § 69-15, Violations; penalties for offenses, of this chapter or under any other applicable chapter 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.
Temporary certificate. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted to issue a temporary 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 the Code Enforcement Officer issue a temporary certificate unless the Code Enforcement Officer determines: (1) that the building or structure, or the portion thereof covered by the temporary certificate, may be occupied safely; (2) that any fire- and smoke-detecting or fire-protection equipment which has been installed is operational; and (3) that all required means of egress from the building or structure have been provided. The Code Enforcement Officer may include in a temporary 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 temporary 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 temporary certificate. During the specified period of effectiveness of the temporary 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.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 69-16, 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 temporary certificate.
The chief of any fire department providing fire-fighting services for a property within this Town of Wheatfield shall promptly notify the Code Enforcement Officer of any fire or explosion involving any structural damage, fuel-burning appliance, chimney or gas vent.
Unsafe structures and equipment in this Town of Wheatfield shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by Local Law No. 2 of 1982, as now in effect or as hereafter amended from time to time.[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 73, Buildings, Unsafe.
Manufacturing, storing or handling hazardous, flammable, combustible materials and/or liquids in quantities exceeding those listed in Tables 2703.1.1(1), 2703.1.1(2), 2703.1.1(3) or 2703.1.1(4) in the publication entitled "Fire Code of New York State" and incorporated by reference in 19 NYCRR § 1225.1;
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined by resolution adopted by the Wheatfield Town Board.
Use of building or assembly spaces for other than the original intended use, however temporary, may require an operating permit as required by the Code Enforcement Officer.
Duration of operating permits. Operating permits shall remain in effect until reissued, renewed, revoked, suspended or the event or operation ceases.
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 69-16, Fees, of this chapter must be paid at the time submission of an application for an operating permit, for an amended operating permit, or for reissue or renewal of an operating permit.
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 the Code Enforcement Officer or an inspector designated by the Code Enforcement Officer at any time, upon:
Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 69-16, Fees, of this chapter must be paid prior to or at the time each inspection performed pursuant to this section. This subdivision shall not apply to inspections performed by OFPC.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review and investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this chapter, or any other local law, ordinance or regulation adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. The process for responding to a complaint shall include such of the following steps, as the Code Enforcement Officer may deem to be appropriate:
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 § 69-15, Violations; penalties for offenses, of this chapter;
All other features and activities specified in or contemplated by §§ 69-4 through 69-12, inclusive, of this chapter, inclusive; and
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Town Board of this Town of Wheatfield a written report and summary of all business conducted by the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector and the inspectors, including a report and summary of all transactions and activities described in § 69-13, Recordkeeping, of this chapter and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Secretary of State, on behalf of this Town of Wheatfield, on a form prescribed by the Secretary of State, a report of the activities of this Town of Wheatfield relative to administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
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 of Wheatfield is required to maintain, excerpts, summaries, tabulations, statistics and other information and accounts of the activities of this Town of Wheatfield in connection with administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
Compliance orders. The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to order in writing the remedying of any condition or activity found to exist in, on or about any building, structure, or premises in violation of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, or this chapter. Upon finding that any such condition or activity exists, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a compliance order. The compliance order shall: (1) be in writing; (2) be dated and signed by the Code Enforcement Officer; (3) specify the condition or activity that violates the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, or this chapter; (4) specify the provision or provisions of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, or this chapter which is/are violated by the specified condition or activity; (5) specify the period of time which the Code Enforcement Officer deems to be reasonably necessary for achieving compliance; (6) direct that compliance be achieved within the specified period of time; and (7) state that an action or proceeding to compel compliance may be instituted if compliance is not achieved within the specified period of time. The Code Enforcement Officer shall cause the compliance order, or a copy thereof, to be served on the owner of the affected property personally or by registered mail. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted, but not required, to cause the compliance order, or a copy thereof, to be served on any builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction superintendent, or their agents, or any other person taking part or assisting in work being performed at the affected property personally or by registered mail; provided, however, that failure to serve any person mentioned in this sentence shall not affect the efficacy of the compliance order.
Civil penalties. In addition to those penalties proscribed 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/certificates of compliance, temporary certificate, stop-work order, operating permit or other notice or order issued by the 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 this Town of Wheatfield.
Injunctive relief. An action or proceeding may be instituted in the name of this Town of Wheatfield, 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, temporary 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 of Wheatfield, 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 of this Town of Wheatfield.
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 § 69-6, 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 § 69-6, 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 § 381 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 § 381 of the Executive Law.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Town Board of this Town of Wheatfield. 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, temporary certificates, operating permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections, and other actions of the Code Enforcement Officer described in or contemplated by this chapter.
Any inspection or permit fee, fine or cost of service performed by the Town of Wheatfield for any property within the Town of Wheatfield, after 30 days' written notice is sent, that is not paid by September 30 of each calendar year shall be charged and levied to the property tax bill for the property for the next year.
[Added 11-4-2013 by L.L. No. 7-2013]
The Town Board of this Town of Wheatfield may, by resolution, authorize the Supervisor of this Town of Wheatfield to enter into an agreement, in the name of this Town of Wheatfield, 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.