[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Syracuse as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 1-28-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999 as Ch. 1, Art. II of the 1999 Code]
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When used in this Code, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
BOARD OF TRUSTEES, VILLAGE BOARD or BOARD
The Board of Trustees of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
CODE
Unless otherwise specifically qualified, the Code of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
CODES ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The enforcement officer appointed by the Board of Trustees to enforce such provisions of Chapter 90, Building Construction, and Chapter 240, Zoning, of this Code and such other provisions of this Code as designated by the Board of Trustees.
COUNTY
The County of Onondaga in the State of New York.
COUNTY CLERK
The County Clerk of the County of Onondaga in the State of New York.
FIRE CHIEF or CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Fire Chief of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
FIRE MARSHAL
The enforcement officer of the New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code and Chapter 115, Fire Prevention, in and for the Village of North Syracuse, New York, and appointed or designated by the Board of Trustees.
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MAYOR
The Mayor of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
MUNICIPAL CODE
The Code of the Village of North Syracuse.
OWNER
A person who has the legal title, alone or with others, or exercises dominion or control over property, both real and personal.
PERSON
One or more persons of either sex, natural persons, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.
PLANNING COMMISSION
The Planning Commission of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
POLICE CHIEF or CHIEF OF POLICE
The Police Chief of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The Sealer of Weights and Measures of the County of Onondaga in the State of New York.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
The Superintendent of Public Works of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
TRUSTEE
A Trustee of the Village of North Syracuse.
VILLAGE
The Village of North Syracuse, New York.
VILLAGE ATTORNEY
The Village Attorney of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
VILLAGE BOARD
The Board of Trustees of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
VILLAGE CLERK or CLERK
The Village Clerk of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
VILLAGE TREASURER or TREASURER
The Village Treasurer of the Village of North Syracuse, New York.
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Syracuse, New York, established pursuant to the Village Law and Chapter 240, Zoning, of this Code pertaining to zoning and related matters.
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Editor's Note: The definition of "Highway Superintendent," which immediately followed this definition, was deleted 6-9-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005.
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All other words used in this Code and not otherwise specifically defined shall be construed in the manner that they are normally used unless the context or subject matter requires otherwise, but words that have acquired a technical meaning in law and are so used shall be construed and understood in accordance with such meaning.
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Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
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The singular number includes the plural.
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A word importing the masculine gender only shall also be construed to include females, corporations, partnerships, associations, joint-stock companies, societies and all other entities capable of being sued.
[Adopted 6-9-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005]
In accordance with Subdivision 3 of § 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the local laws and ordinances of the Village of North Syracuse, as codified by general Code Publishers Corp., and consisting of Chapters 1 through 240, together with an Appendix, shall be known collectively as the "Code of the Village of North Syracuse," hereafter termed the "Code." Wherever reference is made in any of the local laws and ordinances contained in the "Code of the Village of North Syracuse" to any other local law or ordinance appearing in said Code, such reference shall be changed to the appropriate chapter title, chapter number, article number or section number appearing in the Code as if such local law or ordinance had been formally amended to so read.
The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of local laws and ordinances in force immediately prior to the enactment of the code by this local law are intended as a continuation of such local laws and ordinances and not as new enactments, and the effectiveness of such provisions shall date from the date of adoption of the prior local law or ordinance. All such provisions are hereby continued in full force and effect and are hereby reaffirmed as to their adoption by the Board of Trustees of the Village of North Syracuse, and it is the intention of the Board that each such provision contained within the Code is hereby reaffirmed as it appears in the Code. Only such provisions of former local laws and ordinances as are omitted from this Code shall be deemed repealed or abrogated by the provisions of § 1-5 below.
All local laws and ordinances of a general and permanent nature of the Village of North Syracuse in force on the date of the adoption of this local law and not contained in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of this local law.
The repeal of local laws and ordinances provided for § 1-5 of this local law shall not affect the following classes of local laws, ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
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Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the Village of North Syracuse prior to the effective date of this local law or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
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Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this local law in violation of any legislative provision of the Village of North Syracuse or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
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Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this local law, brought pursuant to any legislative provision of the Village of North Syracuse.
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Any agreement entered into or any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Village of North Syracuse.
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Any local law or ordinance of the Village of North Syracuse providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place within the Village of North Syracuse or any portion thereof.
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Any local law or ordinance of the Village of North Syracuse appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Village of North Syracuse or other instruments or evidence of the Village's indebtedness.
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Local laws or ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property, or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
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The levy or imposition of special assessments or charges.
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The annexation or dedication of property.
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Any local law or ordinance relating to salaries and compensation.
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Any local law or ordinance amending the Zoning Map.
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Any local law or ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension fund for municipal employees.
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Any local law or ordinance or portion of a local law or ordinance establishing a specific fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained from the Village.
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Any local law adopted subsequent to August 8, 2002.
In any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article, chapter or part of this local law or of any local law or ordinance included in this Code now or through supplementation shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article, chapter or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of North Syracuse and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this local law; and if, this local law shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified by the Village Clerk of the Village of North Syracuse by impressing thereof the Seal of the Village of North Syracuse, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of said Village Clerk to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while said Code is in effect. The enactment and publication of this local law, coupled with the availability of a copy of the Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for all purposes.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to any of the local laws and ordinances known collectively as the "Code of the Village of North Syracuse" or any new local laws, when enacted or adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Board of Trustees to be a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be enacted or adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code as amendments and supplements thereto. Nothing contained in this local law shall affect the status of any local law or ordinance contained herein, and such local laws or ordinances may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time as the Board of Trustees deems desirable.
It shall be the duty of the Village Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the book containing the Code of the Village of North Syracuse required to be filed in the office of the Village Clerk for use by the public. All changes in the Code and all local laws adopted by the Board of Trustees subsequent to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention of said Board to be a part of the Code shall, when finally enacted or adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of copies of such changes, local laws until such changes or local laws are printed as supplements to the Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
Copies of the Code, or any chapter or portion of it, may be purchased from the Village Clerk, or an authorized agent of the Clerk, upon the payment of a fee to be set by resolution of the Board of Trustees. The Clerk may also arrange for procedures for the periodic supplementation of the Code.
Any person who, without authorization from the Village Clerk, changes or amends, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code of the Village of North Syracuse or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation of the Village of North Syracuse to be misrepresented thereby or who violates any other provision of this local law shall be guilty of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days, or both.
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In compiling and preparing the local laws for publication as the Code of the Village of North Syracuse, no changes in the meaning or intent of such local laws have been made, except as provided for in Subsections B and C hereof. Certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one or more pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Board of Trustees that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the local laws had been previously formally amended to read as such.
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The following changes are made throughout the Code:
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References to the New York State Statutes are updated to refer to the numbering of the statutes as of the publication of this Code.
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References to the "Board of Appeals" are amended to read "Zoning Board of Appeals."
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References to the "Highway Superintendent" and "Superintendent of Highways" are amended to read "Superintendent of Public Works."
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References to the "Bureau of Fire Prevention" are amended to read "Fire Prevention Bureau."
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In addition, the amendments and/or additions as set forth in Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this local law. (Chapter and section number references are to the local laws, ordinances and resolutions as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code).[1]
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Editor's Note: In accordance with § 1-13C, the chapters, parts and sections which were added, amended, adopted or deleted by this local law are indicated throughout the Code by a footnote referring to Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article II. During routine supplementation, footnotes indicating amendments, additions or deletions will be replaced with the following history: "Amended (added, deleted) 6-9-2005 by L.L. No. 4-2005." Schedule A, which contains a complete description of all changes, is on file in the Village offices.
The provisions of this local law are hereby made Article II of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Village of North Syracuse, such local law to be entitled "General Provisions, Article II, Adoption of Code," and the sections of this local law shall be numbered §§ 1-3 to 1-15, inclusive.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.