The Fire Chief or any other officer of any fire department providing
firefighting services for a property within this Town, which is outside
the Village of Penn Yan, shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer
of any fire or explosion involving any structural damage, fuel-burning
appliance, chimney or gas vent within a reasonable amount of time
but no greater than five business days.
Fire safety and property maintenance inspections of buildings
and structures shall be performed by the Code Enforcement Officer
at the following intervals:
A. At least once every 12 months for buildings which contain an assembly
area; and
B. At least once every 12 months for public and private schools and
colleges, including any buildings of such schools or colleges containing
classrooms, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, laboratories, physical
education, dining, or recreational facilities; and
C. At least once every 36 months for multiple dwellings and all nonresidential
occupancies.
It shall be the duty of the owner or the owner's agent
to schedule a fire safety and property maintenance inspection with
the Code Enforcement Officer. It shall be the duty of the owner or
the owner's agent to provide access to and means for inspections
of the buildings and structures that are required to be inspected
by this chapter. It shall be the duty of the owner or owner's
agent to accompany the Code Enforcement Officer at the scheduled fire
safety and property maintenance inspection.
The Code Enforcement Officer has the right to have a third-party
inspector conduct fire safety and property maintenance inspections
as prescribed by this chapter to ensure compliance with the Uniform
Code.
At the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, a remote
virtual inspection may be performed in lieu of an in-person inspection
when, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, this form of
inspection can accomplish the same level and quality as an in-person
inspection and it shows to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement
Officer that the building or structure conforms with the applicable
requirements of the codes. Should a remote virtual inspection not
afford the Code Enforcement Officer sufficient information to make
a determination, an in-person inspection shall be performed.