[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Cochecton 12-12-1977 by Ord. No. 18. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building Code administration and enforcement — See Ch. 90.
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 95.
Driveways — See Ch. 105.
Outdoor furnaces — See Ch. 125.
Manufactured homes and manufactured home parks — See Ch. 150.
Sewers — See Ch. 190.
The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, morals and welfare of the people of the Town of Cochecton by establishing minimum standards governing the occupancy and maintenance of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, rooming units and premises, to make them safe, sanitary and fit for human habitation.
This chapter fixes certain responsibilities and duties on the owners, operators, agents and occupants of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses and rooming units. It establishes procedures for the inspection of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, and rooming units and fixes penalties for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Every dwelling shall contain a minimum floor area of at least 150 square feet for the first occupant, at least 100 square feet for each of the next two occupants and at least 75 square feet for each occupant thereafter.
Every dwelling, dwelling unit, and rooming house shall be supplied with adequate water supply safe for human consumption.
Discharge of inadequately treated sewage shall not be permitted upon the ground surface or into natural or artificial surface drainageways. Sewage shall be treated in such a manner as to protect the health of the public and to prevent nuisance conditions.
The owner, operator, agent or occupant of every dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit shall give the Building Inspector access to such dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit (and premises) for the purpose of inspection at any reasonable time.
A. 
Whenever the Building Inspector determines there has been a violation or there are reasonable grounds to believe there has been a violation of any portion of this chapter, he shall give notice in writing specifying the alleged violation. The notice shall provide a reasonable time for compliance and shall be served upon the owner, operator, agent or occupant, as the case may require. Said notice shall be deemed to be properly served upon such owner, agent, operator or occupant if a copy is served upon him personally, sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) to the last known address, or if a copy is posted in a conspicuous place in or about the building affected.
B. 
Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate this chapter may be punished by a fine of not more than $100 per day of violation or two days' imprisonment for each day of violation.
At the end of the time period specified in the notice of violation, it shall be the duty of the Town Building Inspector to make or cause to be made a reinspection of the dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house or rooming unit or premises, and if compliance has not been established, appropriate legal action shall be instituted.