This article provides for the administration and enforcement
of this chapter and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code (the Uniform Code) and the New York State Energy Conservation
Construction Code (the Energy Code). This article is adopted pursuant
to § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Except as otherwise
provided in the Uniform Code, other state law or other section of
this chapter, all buildings, structures, and premises, regardless
of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions this article.
The Chief of any Fire Department providing firefighting services
within the Town of North East shall promptly notify the Code Enforcement
Officer and ZEO of any fire or explosion involving any structural
damage, fuel-burning appliance, chimney or gas vent.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review and investigate complaints
which allege or assert the existence of conditions or activities that
fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy Code, this chapter,
or any other law, ordinance or regulation adopted for administration
and enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code. The process
for responding to a complaint shall include such of the following
steps as the officer may deem to be appropriate:
A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged
to be in violation, and documenting the results of such inspection;
B. If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in §
180-97, Enforcement; penalties for offenses, of this chapter;
C. If appropriate, issuing a stop-work order and/or compliance order;
D. If a violation which was found to exist is abated or corrected, performing
an inspection to ensure that the violation has been abated or corrected,
preparing a final written report reflecting such abatement or correction,
and filing such report with the complaint.
The Town Board may, by resolution, authorize the Town Supervisor
to enter into an agreement in the name of this Town with other governments
to carry out the terms of this article, provided that such agreement
does not violate any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code,
Part 1203 of Title 19 of the NYCRR, or any other applicable law.