[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of New
Hyde Park 3-2-82 by L.L. No. 3-1982. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Appearance tickets — See Ch. 5.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Code Enforcement
Law" of the Village of New Hyde Park.
There is hereby created and established a separate agency and department
of the village, to be known as the "Code Enforcement Bureau." It shall be
the function of said Bureau, its officers, agents and employees to carry out
as part of their duties the enforcement of all local laws, codes, ordinances,
rules and regulations of the village, as presently enacted or hereafter amended,
codified or recodified by the Board of Trustees, and such statutes or general
laws of the State of New York applicable within the village and capable of
enforcement by village officials, other than police officers or peace officers,
under applicable law through the issuance of appearance tickets pursuant to
Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law and returnable in the Village Justice
Court.
The Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, is hereby
authorized to appoint to the Bureau such persons, including village officials
and/or employees, as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees for
carrying out the provisions of the aforesaid section. The scope of duties,
hours and days of employment, terms of office, compensation and other provisions
of employment of any person or persons so appointed shall be established,
from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Trustees, and every such
appointee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board.
Unless otherwise provided by resolution of the Board of Trustees, officers
and employees of said Enforcement Bureau shall have concurrent jurisdiction,
in enforcing the provisions of any order, ordinance, local law, code, rule,
regulation or statute, with the officer or employee generally prescribed by
law as the ordinary enforcement officer of any such provision, including but
not limited to the following officers and/or employees: Building Inspector,
Plumbing Inspector, Zoning Inspector, Meter Enforcement Officer and Superintendent
of Public Works.
No officer or employee of the Code Enforcement Bureau shall be deemed
to be, nor shall be otherwise exercise any of the powers or duties of, a police
officer or peace officer, as those terms are defined by law, but shall be
a local code enforcement officer of the village with the authority and power
solely to issue appearance tickets for violations of village laws, codes and
other legislative enactments as provided for herein.
