[Amended 8-16-1971]
No person shall commence the erection, construction,
enlargement, alteration, removal, improvement, demolition, conversion
or change in the nature of the occupancy of any building or structure
or cause the same to be done without first obtaining a separate building
permit from the Building Official for each such building or structure;
except that no building permit shall be required for the performance
of ordinary repairs which are not structural in nature and which are
less than $500 in cost.
Application for a building permit shall be made
to the Building Official on forms provided by him or her and shall
contain the following information:
A.
Land. A description of the land on which the proposed
work is to be done;
B.
Use, occupancy. A statement of the use or occupancy
of all parts of the land and the proposed building or structure;
C.
Valuation of work. The valuation of the proposed work;
D.
Identity of owner, applicant. The full name and address
of the owner and of the applicant and the names and addresses of their
responsible officers if any of them are corporations;
E.
Description of work. A brief description of the nature
of the proposed work;
G.
Additional information. Such other information as
may reasonably be required by the Building Official to establish compliance
of the proposed work with the requirements of the applicable building
laws, ordinances and regulations.
Applications shall be made by the owner or lessee
or agent of either or by the architect, professional engineer or builder
employed in connection with the proposed work. Where such application
is made by a person other than the owner, it shall be accompanied
by an affidavit of the owner or applicant that the proposed work is
authorized by the owner and that the applicant is authorized to make
such application.
A.
Contents. Each application for a building permit shall
be accompanied by duplicate copies of plans and specifications, including
a plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the location and size of all
proposed new construction and all existing structures on the site,
the nature and character of the work to be performed and the materials
to be incorporated, distance from lot lines, the relationship of structures
on adjoining property, widths and grades of adjoining streets, walks
and alleys and, where required by the Building Official, details of
structural, mechanical and electrical work, including computations,
stress diagrams and other essential technical data.
B.
Execution. Plans and specifications shall bear the
signature of the person responsible for the design and drawings and,
where required by § 7302, as amended, of Article 147 of
the Education Law of the State of New York, the seal of a licensed
architect or a licensed professional engineer.
C.
Waiver of requirement. The Building Official may waive
the requirement for filing plans and specifications for minor alterations.
[Amended 3-1-1982 by L.L. No. 10-1982[1]]
Every application for a building permit shall
be accompanied by a fee which shall be as set by the Board of Trustees
by resolution of a majority vote of its members present at a Board
meeting.[2] No part of said fee shall be returnable.
Amendments, if any, to the application or to
the plans and specifications accompanying the same shall be filed
with the Building Department and approval received from the Building
Official prior to the commencement of such change of work.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Sec. 6-34, Filing fee,
as amended 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975, which immediately followed
this section, was repealed 3-1-1982 by L.L. No. 10-1982.
A.
Authority of Building Official. The Building Official
shall examine or cause to be examined all applications for permits
and the plans, specifications and documents filed therewith. He or
she shall approve or disapprove the application within a reasonable
time.
B.
Approval. Upon approval of the application and upon
receipt of the legal fees therefor, he or she shall issue a building
permit to the applicant upon the form prescribed by him or her and
shall affix his or her signature or cause his or her signature to
be affixed thereto. Upon approval of the application, both sets of
plans and specifications shall be endorsed with the word "approved."
One set of such approved plans and specifications shall be retained
in the files of the Building Department, and the other set shall be
returned to the applicant together with the building permit and shall
be kept at the building site open to inspection by the Building Official
or his or her authorized representative at all reasonable times.
C.
Denial. If the application together with plans, specifications
and other documents filed therewith describe proposed work which does
not conform to all of the requirements of the applicable building
regulations, the Building Official shall disapprove the same and shall
return the plans and specifications to the applicant. Upon the request
of the applicant, the Building Official shall cause such refusal,
together with the reasons therefor, to be transmitted to the applicant,
in writing.
A building permit shall be effective to authorize
the commencing of work in accordance with the application, plans and
specifications on which it is based for a period of six months after
the date of its issuance. For good cause, the Building Official may
allow a maximum of two extensions for periods not exceeding three
months each.
Building permits shall be prominently displayed
on the job site at all times during the progress of construction so
as to be readily available for inspection.
The Building Official may revoke a building
permit theretofore issued in the following instances:
A.
Misrepresentations. Where he or she finds that there
has been any false statement or misrepresentation as to a material
fact in the application, plans or specifications on which the building
permit was based;
B.
Issuance in error. Where he or she finds that the
building permit was issued in error and should not have been issued
in accordance with the applicable law;
C.
Defective work. Where he or she finds that the work
performed under the permit is not being prosecuted in accordance with
the provisions of the application, plans or specifications; or
D.
Noncompliance with orders. Where the person to whom
a building permit has been issued fails or refuses to comply with
a stop order issued by the Building Official.
The issuance of a building permit shall constitute
authority to the applicant to proceed with the work in accordance
with the approved plans and specifications and in accordance with
the applicable building laws, ordinances or regulations. All work
shall conform to the approved application, plans and specifications.
All applications for permits to construct and
erect bulkheads shall be submitted, in writing and in duplicate, to
the Building Official and must consist of the following papers which
in no case will be returned to the applicant:
A.
Request for permit. A request for the issuance of
such permit in accordance with plans and specifications accompanying
the same;
B.
Authority of applicant. An affidavit or certificate
of the ownership of the property stating the name and address of the
owner of record and, if the applicant is not the owner of record,
proof must be presented showing the authority of the applicant to
apply for the permit and to make the affidavits or certificates hereinbefore
required;
C.
Proof of required approvals. Proper proof of the approval
by any other authorities, federal, municipal or otherwise, required
for the maintenance of said bulkheads.
A.
Permits. Applications provided for in § 95-28 shall be accompanied by a filing fee which shall be set by the Board of Trustees by resolution of a majority vote of its members present at a Board meeting.[1] No part of said fee shall be returnable.
[Amended 6-1-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987]
[1]
Editor's Note: The fee schedule is on file
in the village offices.
B.
Issuance of certificate of occupancy. Each application
for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by a final survey
by a licensed surveyor and a fee which shall be as set by the Board
of Trustees by resolution of a majority vote of its members present
at a Board meeting.
[Amended 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975; 3-1-1982 by L.L. No.
7-1982]
C.
Applications to move or demolish a building. Every application to move a building from an existing location or to demolish same shall be accompanied by a fee as set by the Board of Trustees by resolution of a majority vote of its members present at a Board meeting, and all the requirements of Chapter 99, Moving of Buildings, of this Code concerning moving of buildings shall be applicable hereto.
[Amended 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975[2]]
D.
Applications for variances and special exceptions
to be heard before the Board of Zoning Appeals. Every application
for a variance or special exception to be heard by the Board of Zoning
Appeals shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be set by the Board
of Trustees by resolution of a majority vote of its members present
at a Board meeting.
[Amended 3-1-1982 by L.L. No. 5-1982]
E.
Installation of air conditioning. Every application
for the installation of air-conditioning equipment shall be accompanied
by a filing fee which shall be set by the Board of Trustees by resolution
of a majority vote of its members present at a Board meeting. No part
of said fee shall be returnable.
[Amended 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975; 6-1-1987 by L.L. No.
6-1987]
F.
Installation of oil, gas heating equipment.
[Amended 1-6-1975 by L.L. No. 2-1975; 6-1-1987 by L.L. No.
6-1987; 6-10-1991 by L.L. No. 7-1991]
(1)
Every application for the installation of oil or gas
heating equipment shall be accompanied by a filing fee which shall
be as set by the Board of Trustees by resolution of majority vote
of its members present at a Board meeting. No part of said fee shall
be returnable.
[Added 6-1-1987 by L.L. No. 6-1987;
amended 8-3-1987 by L.L. No. 7-1987]
It shall be unlawful for any person engaged
in a business to install water-cooled refrigeration, water-cooled
air conditioning and/or a water-cooled ice-making machine, unless
such system shall be equipped with water-recycling systems.[1]
[Added 3-7-1977 by L.L. No. 7-1977]
A.
Elevators shall be maintained as required by New York
State Building Code. An annual certificate of inspection and fitness
shall be submitted on or before the first of each year. A report shall
be prepared by a professional engineer or a certified underwriter
insurance inspector or elevator inspector qualified to perform the
tests and reports.
B.
Mirrors shall be provided in all new and existing
elevators and shall be so placed in the rear of the elevator so as
to make the interior visible prior to entering such elevator.
