[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Canandaigua 9-27-1979
by L.L. No. 2-1979 (Ch. 3.04 of the 1997 Municipal Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is hereby determined that more effective procedures will assist in
the enforcement of violations of the Municipal Code, the City of Canandaigua
Zoning Ordinance, the New York State Multiple Residence Law, and other state
laws made applicable by and under the Municipal Code and City Charter. State
law now permits the adoption of a local law authorizing a public servant other
than a police officer to issue and serve appearance tickets in certain cases.
The interests of health and safety of the residents of the City of Canandaigua
are best served through additional alternative enforcement procedures.
[Amended 12-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-020]
As provided in § 9.17 of the City Charter, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall serve as Code Enforcement Officer of the City with respect to
the statutes and laws therein recited.
With respect to the laws contained or referred to in § 9.17
of the City Charter, the Code Enforcement Officer of the City of Canandaigua,
a public servant other than a police officer, is hereby specially authorized
by this chapter, enacted pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Home
Rule Law, to issue and serve appearance tickets with respect to all offenses
defined by such laws of less than felony grade, and he may in such cases issue
and serve upon a person an appearance ticket when he has reasonable cause
to believe that such person has committed a misdemeanor, or has committed
a petty offense in his presence.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall utilize the appearance ticket to
enforce such offenses whenever he deems it appropriate. The use of the appearance
ticket to enforce violations is an additional and alternative remedy and may
be utilized notwithstanding any other provision of the Municipal Code, Zoning
Ordinance,[1] or other laws as set forth in § 9.17 of the City Charter.
