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Village of Athens, NY Building Construction
Ch 116 Art I
Administration and Enforcement of Uniform Code
Certificates of occupancy and certificates of compliance.
Fences — See Ch. 149.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 205.
Chapter 116: Building Construction
[Adopted 2-27-2008 by L.L. No. 1-2008]
This article provides for the administration and enforcement
Uniform Code), the State Energy Conservation Construction Code (the
Energy Code) and the Code of the Village of Athens in this Village.
This article 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 article, all buildings, structures,
and premises, regardless of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions
A permit issued pursuant to § 116-4 of this article. The term "building permit" shall also include a building permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 116-7B of this article.
The Code Enforcement Officer appointed pursuant to § 116-3B of this article.
An order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 116-15A of this article.
An inspector appointed pursuant to § 116-3D of this chapter.
A permit issued pursuant to § 116-10 of this article. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
An order issued pursuant to § 116-6 of this article.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 116-7D of this article.
Village of Athens.
of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this article and the Code of
the Village of Athens. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the
any provision of this article and the Village of Athens Code;
(4) To issue stop-work orders and appearance tickets;
(6) To issue orders pursuant to § 116-15A of this article;
(8) To collect fees as set by the Board of Trustees of this Village;
(10) In consultation with this Village's Attorney, to pursue
Code, this article or the Village of Athens Code; and
upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this article.
B. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees.
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.
as such for any reason, an individual shall be appointed by the Board
of Trustees to serve as Acting Code Enforcement Officer. The Acting
Code Enforcement Officer shall, during the term of his or her appointment,
Enforcement Officer by this article.
D. One or more inspectors may be appointed the Board of Trustees to
act under the supervision and direction of the Code Enforcement Officer
and to assist the Code Enforcement Officer in the exercise of the
powers and fulfillment of the duties conferred upon the Code Enforcement
Officer by this article. Each inspector 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 each inspector shall obtain
certification from the State Fire Administrator pursuant to the Executive
Law and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Trustees of this
A. 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, Village of Athens 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.
with one-or two- family dwellings or multiple single-family dwellings
or similar uses, provided the gross floor area does not exceed 48
square feet and the height does not exceed eight feet;
with a one-or two-family dwelling or multiple single-family dwellings
(4) Construction of retaining walls unless such walls support a surcharge
(5) Construction of temporary motion picture, television and theater
(6) Installation of window awnings supported by an exterior wall of a
one-or two-family dwelling or multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses);
(7) Installation of partitions or movable cases less than five feet nine
(8) Interior painting, wallpapering, tiling, carpeting, or other similar
(9) Installation of listed portable electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation
(10) Replacement of any equipment, provided the replacement does
not alter the equipment's listing or render it inconsistent with
(11) Repairs, provided that such repairs do not involve:
building system;
system for any period of time;
(e) A change in the exterior of a structure within the National
Register Historic Districts or listed on the National Register of
work complies with all applicable requirements of the Uniform Code
and the Energy Code. The application shall include or be accompanied
accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Code; and
professional engineer where so required by the Education Law or as
may be deemed necessary by the Code Enforcement Officer;
Code and the Energy Code; and
E. Construction documents. Construction documents will not be accepted as part of an application for a building permit unless they satisfy the requirements set forth in Subsection D(5) of this section. Construction documents which are accepted as part of the application for a building permit shall be marked as accepted by the Code Enforcement Officer in writing or by stamp. One set of the accepted construction documents shall be retained by the Code Enforcement Officer, and one set of the accepted construction documents shall be returned to the applicant to be kept at the work site so as to be available for use by the code enforcement personnel. However, the return of a set of accepted construction documents to the applicant shall not be construed as authorization to commence work, nor as an indication that a building permit will be issued. Work shall not be commenced until and unless a building permit is issued.
F. Issuance of building permits.
(1) An application for a building permit shall be examined to ascertain
whether the proposed work is in compliance with the applicable requirements
of the Uniform Code and Energy Code and the Code of the Village of
Athens. No building permit shall be issued for proposed exterior work
in an historic district or on a structure listed on the National Register
prior to approval by the Planning Board. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall issue a building permit if the proposed work is in compliance
with the applicable requirements of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code
and the Code of the Village of Athens.
(2) The Code Enforcement Officer shall act upon all applications for
building permits within 15 working days from receipt of the application
or, if a special use permit or Planning Board review was required,
within 15 working days from the date the special use permit was granted
or Planning Board review was completed.
for which a building permit was issued violates the Uniform Code or
the Energy Code, the Code Enforcement Officer shall revoke the building
permit or suspend the building permit until such time as the permit
holder demonstrates that:
of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code; and
all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code.
K. Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 116-16, Fees, of this article 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.
(10) A final inspection after all work authorized by the building
permit has been completed.
Code or Energy Code. Work not in compliance with any applicable provision
of the Uniform Code or Energy Code shall remain exposed until such
work shall have been brought into compliance with all applicable provisions
of the Uniform Code and the Energy Code, reinspected, and found satisfactory
D. Fee. Any fees specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 116-16, Fees, of this article must be paid prior to or at the time of each inspection performed pursuant to this section.
contrary to any applicable provision of the Uniform Code or Energy
Code or the Village of Athens Code, without regard to whether such
work is or is not work for which a building permit is required, and
without regard to whether a building permit has or has not been issued
for such work; or
dated and signed by the Code Enforcement Officer;
applicable, state the conditions which must be satisfied before work
on the permit holder) personally or by certified mail, return receipt
requested. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be permitted, but not
required, to cause the stop-work order, or a copy thereof, to be served
on any builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, construction
certified mail, return receipt requested; provided, however, that
failure to serve any person mentioned in this sentence shall not affect
the efficacy of the stop-work order.
E. 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 § 116-15, Violations; penalties for offenses, of this article 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.
A. Certificates of occupancy and certificates of compliance are required.
A certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance 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.
only by issuance of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance.
B. Issuance of certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of occupancy/or
certificate of compliance if the work which was the subject of the
building permit was completed in accordance with all applicable provisions
of the Uniform Code and Energy Code and, if applicable, that the structure,
provisions of the Uniform Code and Energy Code. The Code Enforcement
Officer or an inspector authorized by the Code Enforcement Officer
shall inspect the building, structure or work prior to the issuance
of a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance. In addition,
where applicable, the following documents, prepared in accordance
with the provisions of the Uniform Code by such person or persons
as may be designated by or otherwise acceptable to the Code Enforcement
Officer, at the expense of the applicant for the certificate of occupancy
or certificate of compliance, shall be provided to the Code Enforcement
Officer prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy or certificate
C. Contents of certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance.
the structure for which the certificate of occupancy or 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
for a period of time, not to exceed three months, which shall be determined
Officer determines that a certificate of occupancy or certificate
F. Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions
set forth in 116-196, Fees, of this article must be paid at the time
of submission of an application for a certificate of occupancy or
certificate of compliance or for a temporary certificate.
The chief of any fire department providing fire-fighting services
for a property within this Village 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 Village shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by Chapter 120, Buildings, Unsafe, of the Code of the Village of Athens, as now in effect or as hereafter amended from time to time.
A. Operation permits required.
by the Board of Trustees of this Village.
and activities conform to the requirements of the Uniform Code. If
the Code Enforcement Officer determines that tests or reports are
the Uniform Code, such operating permit shall be revoked or suspended.
G. Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 116-16, Fees, of this article 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.
(3) Firesafety and property maintenance inspections of all multiple dwellings not included in Subsection A(1) or (2), and all nonresidential buildings, structures, uses and occupancies not included in Subsection A(1) or (2), shall be performed at least once every 36 months.
(1) The request of the owner of the property to be inspected or an authorized
agent of such owner;
(2) Receipt by the Code Enforcement Officer of a written statement alleging
that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code
or Energy Code exist; or
(3) Receipt by the Code Enforcement Officer of any other information,
reasonably believed by the Code Enforcement Officer to be reliable,
giving rise to reasonable cause to believe that conditions or activities
failing to comply with the Uniform Code or Energy Code exist; provided,
however, that nothing in this subsection shall be construed as permitting
an inspection under any circumstances under which a court order or
warrant permitting such inspection is required, unless such court
order or warrant shall have been obtained.
of this article shall supersede, limit or impair the powers, duties
(4) The Code Enforcement Officer shall not perform firesafety and property maintenance inspections of a nonresidential building, structure, use or occupancy not included in Subsection A(1) or (2) of this section if OFPC performs firesafety and property maintenance inspections of such nonresidential building, structure, use or occupancy at intervals not exceeding the interval specified in Subsection A(3) of this section.
D. Fee. The fee specified in or determined in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 116-16, Fees, of this article must be paid prior to or at the time each inspection performed pursuant to this section. This subsection shall not apply to inspections performed by OFPC.
fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, the Village
of Athens Code, this article, or any other local law 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:
B. 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 § 116-15, Violations; penalties for offenses, of this article;
(8) All other features and activities specified in or contemplated by §§ 116-4 through 116-12, inclusive, of this article; and
buildings or structures, or appurtenances thereto, shall be retained
A. The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit to the Board of Trustees of this Village 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 § 116-13, Recordkeeping, of this article and a report and summary of all appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
of State, on behalf of this Village, on a form prescribed by the Secretary
of State, a report of the activities of this Village relative to administration
of State, from the records and related materials this Village is required
information and accounts of the activities of this Village in connection
with the administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code.
A. 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, the Code of the Village of Athens
or this article. Upon finding that any such condition or activity
exists, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a compliance order.
compliance order shall:
(c) Specify the condition or activity that violates the Uniform Code,
the Energy Code, the Code of the Village of Athens or this article;
(d) Specify the provision or provisions of the Uniform Code, the Energy
Code, Code of the Village of Athens or this article which is/are violated
by the specified condition or activity;
(e) Specify the period of time which the Code Enforcement Officer deems
to be reasonably necessary for achieving compliance;
(f) Direct that compliance be achieved within the specified period of
(g) State that an action or proceeding to compel compliance may be instituted
if compliance is not achieved within the specified period of time.
personally or by registered mail/certified mail. The Code Enforcement
Officer shall be permitted, but not required, to cause the compliance
being performed at the affected property personally or by registered
mail/certified mail; provided, however, that failure to serve any
Uniform Code or the Code of the Village of Athens.
C. Civil penalties. In addition to those penalties proscribed by state
Energy Code or this article, or any term or condition of any building
certificate, stop-work order, operating permit or other notice or
of this article, shall be liable to a civil penalty of not more than
$250 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 Village. In addition,
the cost of a building permit for work that is begun by an applicant
prior to issuance of a building permit may be increased, per the discretion
of the Code Enforcement Officer, up to an amount equal to two times
the fee permitted by an approved fee schedule.
name of this Village, in a court of competent jurisdiction, to prevent,
any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, the Code of the
Village of Athens, this article, or any term or condition of any building
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 article. 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,
the Code of the Village of Athens, this article, or any stop-work
order, compliance order or other order obtained under the Uniform
Code, the Energy Code, Code of the Village of Athens or this article,
an action or proceeding may be commenced in the name of this Village,
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 Board of Trustees of
E. Remedies not exclusive. No remedy or penalty specified in this section shall be the exclusive remedy or remedy 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 § 116-6, Stop-work orders, of this article, in any other section of this article, 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 § 116-6, Stop-work orders, of this article, in any other section of this article, 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 § 382 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 § 382 of the Executive Law.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution of the Board
of Trustees of this Village. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended
from time to time by like resolution. The fees set forth in, or determined
certificates of occupancy certificates of compliance, temporary certificates,
The Board of Trustees of this Village may, by resolution, authorize
the Code Enforcement Officer of this Village to enter into an agreement,
in the name of this Village, with other governments to carry out the
terms of this article, 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.