Town of Saugerties, NY Chapter 85 Buildings, Unsafe

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Saugerties 7-27-1971 by L.L. No. 1-1971, as amended 8-23-1973 by L.L. No. 3-1973 and L.L. No. 1-1980 (Ch. 26, Art. VI, of the 1975 Municipal Code).[1] Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Construction codes — See Ch. 96.

[1] Editor's Note: Arts. I through V and VII of former Ch. 26, Building Code Enforcement, were superseded 10-13-2006 by L.L. 1-2006. Former Art. VI, Unsafe Buildings, has been retained in this chapter.

§ 85-1 Findings.

All buildings or structures which are structurally unsafe, unsanitary or are not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use are a hazard to safety or health, by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence or abandonment, are severally, for the purpose of this chapter, unsafe buildings. All such unsafe buildings are hereby declared illegal and shall be abated by repair and rehabilitation or by demolition in accordance with the procedure of this chapter.

§ 85-2 Duties of Building Inspector.

The Building Inspector shall examine or cause to be examined every building reported as unsafe and shall make a written report thereof.

§ 85-3 Notice; remedy by Town; assessment of costs.

A. Whenever the Building Inspector shall find any building or structure or portions thereof to be an unsafe building, as defined in this chapter, he or she shall cause a notice to be served on the owner or some one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees, or any other person having a vested or contingent interest in same, either personally or by registered mail addressed to the last known address, if any, of the owner or some one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees or other persons having a vested or contingent interest in same, as shown by the records of the Receiver of Taxes and/or in the office of the County Clerk.

B. Such notice shall contain a description of the premises, a statement of the particulars in which the building or structure is unsafe or dangerous and an order requiring the same to be made safe and secure or removed. Said notice shall specify the time within which the person served with such notice shall commence the securing or removal of said building or structure, and a reasonable amount of time shall be specified in such notice. Such notice shall also state the time and place for a hearing before the Town Board for the person served and such other persons having an interest in the property or structure described therein.

C. The notice shall contain a deadline for the removal of the building subsequent to the hearing and shall state that, in the event such owner fails or refuses to repair or remove such building or structure by the stated deadline, the Town may remove said building or structure and that the cost and expense of such removal will be assessed against the land on which such building or structure is located.