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Town of Fort Edward, NY
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Fort Edward: Art. I, 6-27-88 as L.L. No. 3-1988. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 6-27-88 as L.L. No. 3-1988]
The local laws, ordinances and resolutions of the Town of Fort Edward referred to in § 1-2 of this local law shall be known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Fort Edward," hereafter termed the "Code," and the various parts and sections of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions shall be distributed and designated as provided and set forth in § 1-2 of this local law.
Derivation Table
(Sections providing for severability of provisions, repeal of conflicting legislation and effective dates which are covered by provisions of Chapter 1, Article 1, have been omitted from the Code, and such sections are indicated as "omitted" in the table which follows.)
New Number
(chapter, title, Article, section)
Old Number
(source)
Adoption or Amendment Date
Ch. 4, Appearance Tickets
L.L. No. 2-1986
9-8-86
§ 4-1
Sec. 1
Omitted
Sec. 2
Ch. 8, Continuity of Government
7-17-63
§ 8-1
§ 7-1
§ 8-2
§ 7-2
§ 8-3
§ 7-3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 8-4
§ 7-4
§ 8-5
§ 7-5
§ 8-6
§ 7-6
§ 8-7
§ 7-7
Omitted
§ 7-8
Omitted
§ 7-9
Ch. 12, Ethics, Code of
6-10-70
§ 12-1
Art. I, Sec. 1
§ 12-2
Art. I, Sec. 2
§ 12-3
Art. II, Sec. 1
§ 12-4
Art. II, Sec. 2
§ 12-5
Art. II, Sec. 3
§ 12-6
Art. II, Sec. 4
§ 12-7
Art. III, Sec. 1
§ 12-8
Art. III, Sec. 2
§ 12-9
Art. III, Sec. 3
§ 12-10
Art. IV, Sec. 1
§ 12-11
Art. IV, Sec. 2
§ 12-12
Art. IV, Sec. 3
Omitted
Art. V, Sec. 1
Omitted
Art. VI, Sec. 1
Ch. 17, Local Laws, Adoption of
At time of adoption of Code
§ 17-1
§ 17-1
§ 17-2
§ 17-2
§ 17-3
§ 17-3
§ 17-4
§ 17-4
Ch. 31, Bingo
8-12-58
§ 31-1
§ 4-1
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-2
§ 4-2
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-3
§ 4-3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-4
§ 4-4
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-5
§ 4-5
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-6
§ 4-6
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-7
§ 4-7
§ 31-8
§ 4-8
§ 31-9
§ 4-9
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-10
§ 4-10
§ 31-11
§ 4-11
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-12
§ 4-12
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-13
§ 4-13
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-14
§ 4-14
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-15
§ 4-15
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-16
§ 4-16
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-17
§ 4-17
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-18
§ 4-18
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-19
§ 4-19
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-20
§ 4-20
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 31-21
§ 4-21
§ 31-22
§ 4-22
Omitted
§ 4-23
§ 31-23
§ 4-24
Ch. 37, Buildings, Unsafe
11-22-61
§ 37-1
§ 21-1
§ 37-2
§ 21-2
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 37-3
§ 21-3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 37-4
§ 21-4
§ 37-5
§ 21-5
§ 37-6
§ 21-6
§ 37-7
§ 21-7
§ 37-8
§ 21-8
Omitted
§ 21-9
Ch. 42, Dogs
5-13-85
Omitted
Sec. 1
§ 42-1
Sec. 2
§ 42-2
Sec. 3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 42-3
Sec. 4
§ 42-4
Sec. 5
§ 42-5
Sec. 6
§ 42-6
Sec. 7
§ 42-7
Sec. 8
§ 42-8
Sec. 9
§ 42-9
Sec. 10
§ 42-10
Sec. 11
§ 42-11
Sec. 12
§ 42-12
Sec. 13
§ 42-13
Sec. 14
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Sec. 15
Deleted at time of adoption of Code
Omitted
Sec. 16
§ 42-14
Sec. 17
Omitted
Sec. 18
§ 42-15
Sec. 19
Omitted
Sec. 20
§ 42-16
§ 42-16
Added at time of adoption of Code
Ch. 47, Fair Housing
L.L. No. 1-1980
11-10-80
§ 47-1
Sec. 1
§ 47-2
Sec. 2, first paragraph
§ 47-3
Sec. 2, second paragraph
§ 47-4
Sec. 3
Omitted
Sec. 4
Ch. 54, Flood Damage Prevention
L.L. No. 2-1987
8-10-87
§ 54-1
Sec. 1.1
§ 54-2
Sec. 1.2
§ 54-3
Sec. 1.3
§ 54-4
Sec. 2.0
§ 54-5
Sec. 3.1
§ 54-6
Sec. 3.2
§ 54-7
Sec. 3.3
Omitted
Sec. 3.4
§ 54-8
Sec. 3.5
§ 54-9
Sec. 3.6
§ 54-10
Sec. 4.1
§ 54-11
Sec. 4.2
§ 54-12
Sec. 4.3
§ 54-13
Sec. 5.1
§ 54-14
Sec. 5.2
§ 54-15
Sec. 5.3
§ 54-16
Sec. 6.0
Ch. 58, Games of Chance
L.L. No. 2-1977
9-2-77
§ 58-1
Sec. 1
§ 58-2
Sec. 2
§ 58-3
Sec. 3
§ 58-4
Sec. 4
§ 58-5
Sec. 5
§ 58-6
Sec. 6
§ 58-7
Sec. 7
§ 58-8
Sec. 8
Ch. 62, Hazardous Wastes
L.L. No. 1-1985
10-9-85; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code
§ 62-1
Sec. 1
§ 62-2
Sec. 2
§ 62-3
Sec. 3
§ 62-4
Sec. 4
§ 62-5
Sec. 5
Omitted
Sec. 6
Ch. 66, Junkyards
6-12-68
§ 66-1
Sec. 20.1
§ 66-2
Sec. 20.2
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 66-3
Sec. 20.3
§ 66-4
Sec. 20.4
§ 66-5
Sec. 20.5
§ 66-6
Sec. 20.6
§ 66-7
Sec. 20.7
§ 66-8
Sec. 20.8
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 66-9
Sec. 20.9
§ 66-10
Sec. 20.10
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Omitted
Sec. 20.11
Omitted
Sec. 20.12
Ch. 71, Mobile Homes
L.L. No. 1-1987
6-4-87
§ 71-1
Sec. 1
§ 71-2
Sec. 2
§ 71-3
Sec. 3
§ 71-4
Sec. 4
§ 71-5
Secs. 5 and 6
§ 71-6
Sec. 7
§ 71-7
Sec. 8
§ 71-8
Sec. 9
§ 71-9
Sec. 10
§ 71-10
Sec. 11
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 71-11
Sec. 12
Omitted
Sec. 13
Omitted
Sec. 14
Ch. 76, Peddling and Soliciting
L.L. No. 1-1984
6-11-84
§ 76-1
Sec. 1
§ 76-2
Sec. 2
§ 76-3
Sec. 3
§ 76-4
§ 76-4
Added at time of adoption of Code
§ 76-5
Secs. 4 and 5
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Ch. 80, Records, Public Access to
During codification
§ 80-1
§ 80-1
§ 80-2
§ 80-2
§ 80-3
§ 80-3
§ 80-4
§ 80-4
Ch. 85, Streets and Sidewalks
Art. I, Notification of Defects
L.L. No. 1-1986
9-8-86
§ 85-1
Sec. I
§ 85-2
Sec. II
§ 85-3
Sec. III
Omitted
Sec. IV
Ch. 89, Swimming Pools
At time of adoption of Code
§ 89-1
§ 89-1
§ 89-2
§ 89-2
§ 89-3
§ 89-3
§ 89-4
§ 89-4
§ 89-5
§ 89-5
§ 89-6
§ 89-6
§ 89-7
§ 89-7
§ 89-8
§ 89-8
§ 89-9
§ 89-9
Ch. 92, Taxation
Art. II, Industrial and Commercial Tax Exemption
L.L. No. 1-1977
1-10-77
Sec. 1
Deleted at time of adoption of Code
§ 92-1
Sec. 2
§ 92-2
Sec. 3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Ch. 96, Vehicles, Abandoned
6-12-68
§ 96-1
Sec. 19.1
§ 96-2
Sec. 19.2
§ 96-3
Sec. 19.3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 96-4
Sec. 19.4
§ 96-5
Sec. 19.5
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 96-6
Sec. 19.6
Amended 8-8-83; at time of adoption of Code
§ 96-7
Sec. 2.7a
Added 8-10-87
Omitted
Sec. 19.7
Omitted
Sec. 19.8
Ch. 99, Vehicles and Traffic
Art. I, Speed Regulations
11-23-59
§ 99-1
§ 23-1
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 99-2
§ 23-2A
§ 23-2B
Deleted at time of adoption of Code
§ 99-3
§ 23-3
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Omitted
§ 23-4
Art. II, Emergency Removal of Vehicles
1-17-73
§ 99-4
Sec. 1
§ 99-5
Sec. 2
§ 99-6
Sec. 3
§ 99-7
Sec. 4
Art. III, Truck Exclusions
3-8-82
§ 99-8
Unnumbered paragraph
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Ch. 103, Vehicles, Off-Road
L.L. No. 2-1985
10-9-85
§ 103-1
§ 1-1
§ 103-2
§ 1-2
§ 103-3
§ 1-3
§ 103-4
§ 1-4
§ 103-5
§ 1-5
§ 103-6
§ 1-6
§ 103-7
§ 1-7
§ 103-8
§ 1-8
§ 103-9
§ 1-9
§ 103-10
§ 1-10
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 103-11
§ 1-11
Omitted
§ 1-12
Omitted
§ 1-13
Ch. 108, Zoning
8-7-63
Art. I
Art. I
§ 108-1
§ 25-1
Art. II
Art. II
§ 108-2
§ 25-2
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Art. III
Art. III
§ 108-3
§ 25-3
§ 108-4
§ 25-4
§ 108-5
§ 25-5
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Art. IV
Art. IV
§ 108-6
§ 25-6
§ 108-7
§ 25-7
§ 108-8
§ 25-8A through C
§ 108-9
§ 25-8D through F
Amended 9-15-71; at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-10
§ 25-8G through I
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-11
§ 25-8J through L
§ 108-12
§ 25-8M through O
§ 108-13
§ 25-9
Art. V
Art. V
§ 108-14
§ 25-10
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-15
§ 25-11
§ 108-16
§ 25-12
§ 108-17
§ 25-13
§ 108-18
§ 25-14
Art. VI
Art. VI
§ 108-19
§ 25-16
§ 108-20
§ 25-17
§ 108-21
§ 25-18
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-22
§ 25-19
§ 108-23
§ 25-20A
§ 108-24
§ 25-20B and C
§ 108-25
§ 25-21
§ 108-26
§ 25-22
§ 108-27
§§ 25-23 through 25-27
Art. VII
§ 108-28
§ 25-29
§ 108-29
§ 25-30
§ 108-30
§ 25-15
§ 108-31
§ 25-28
§ 108-32
§ 25-31
§ 108-33
§ 25-32
§ 108-34
§ 25-33
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-35
§§ 25-34 and 25-35
§ 108-36
§ 25-36
§ 108-37
§ 25-37
§ 108-38
§ 25-38
§ 108-39
§ 25-39
§ 108-40
§ 25-40
§ 108-41
§ 25-41
§ 108-42
§ 25-42
§ 108-43
§ 25-43
Amended 9-15-71
Art. VIII
§ 108-44
§ 25-44
Amended 9-15-71
§ 108-45
§ 25-45
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Art. IX
Art. VII
§ 108-46
§ 25-46
§ 108-47
§ 25-47
§ 108-48
§ 25-48
§ 108-49
§ 25-49
Art. X
Art. VIII
§ 108-50
§ 25-50
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-51
§ 25-51
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-52
§ 25-52
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Art. XI
Art. IX
§ 108-53
§ 25-53A
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-54
§§ 25-53B and 25-54
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-55
§ 25-55
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-56
§ 25-56
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-57
§ 25-57
Amended at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-58
§ 25-58A, B and C
Amended 9-26-83; at time of adoption of Code
§ 108-59
§ 25-58D
Amended 9-26-83; at time of adoption of Code
Art. XII
Art. X
§ 108-60
§ 25-59
§ 108-61
§ 25-60
§ 108-62
§ 25-61
§ 108-63
§ 25-62
Amended at time of adoption of Code
Art. XI
§ 108-64
§ 25-63
Omitted
§ 25-64
Omitted
§ 25-65
All local laws, ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature of the Town of Fort Edward in force on the date of the adoption of this local law and not contained in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of this local law.
The repeal of local laws, ordinances and resolutions provided for in § 1-3 of this local law shall not affect the following classes of local laws, ordinances, resolutions, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A. 
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the Town of Fort Edward prior to the effective date of this local law, or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
B. 
Any offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this local law in violation of any legislative provision of the Town of Fort Edward, or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
C. 
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending, or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this local law, brought pursuant to any legislative provision of the Town of Fort Edward.
D. 
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Town of Fort Edward.
E. 
Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Town of Fort Edward providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place within the Town of Fort Edward or any portion thereof.
F. 
Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Town of Fort Edward appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Town of Fort Edward or other instruments or evidence of the town's indebtedness.
G. 
Local laws, ordinances or resolutions authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property, or any lawful contract or obligation.
H. 
The levy or imposition of special assessments or charges.
I. 
The dedication of property.
J. 
Any local laws, ordinances or resolutions relating to salaries.
K. 
All legislation regarding senior citizens tax exemptions.
L. 
All legislation adopted subsequent to June 1, 1986.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, Article or part of this local law or of any local law, ordinance or resolution cited in the table in § 1-2 hereof, or any local law, ordinance or resolution included in this Code through supplementation, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, Article or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Fort Edward and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this local law; and, if this local law shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Town Clerk of the Town of Fort Edward by impressing thereon the Seal of the Town of Fort Edward, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of said Town Clerk to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while the said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to any of the local laws, ordinances and resolutions known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Fort Edward," or any new local laws, ordinances or resolutions, when enacted or adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Town Board to be a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be enacted or adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing said Code, as amendments and supplements thereto. Nothing contained in this local law shall affect the status of any local law, ordinance or resolution contained herein, and such local laws, ordinances or resolutions may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time as the Town Board deems desirable.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the book containing the Code of the Town of Fort Edward required to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk for use by the public. All changes in said Code and all local laws, ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Town Board subsequent to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention of said Board to be a part of said Code shall, when finally enacted or adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of copies of such changes or local laws, ordinances or resolutions until such change or local law, ordinances or resolutions are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
[Amended 6-13-2005 by L.L. No. 6-2005]
Copies of the Code, certain portions of the Code and zoning maps may be purchased from the Town Clerk of the Town of Fort Edward upon the payment of a fee in the amount adopted by the Town Board pursuant to Town Code §50-1 and listed on the Fee Schedule,[1] which may also arrange, by resolution, for procedures for the periodic supplementation thereof.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Fee Schedule is on file in the Town offices. See § 50-1.
Any person who, without authorization from the Town Clerk, changes or amends, by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code of the Town of Fort Edward, or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation of the Town of Fort Edward to be misrepresented thereby, or who violates any other provision of this local law, shall be guilty of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.) or imprisonment for a term of not more than fifteen (15) days, or both.
A. 
In compiling and preparing the local laws, ordinances and resolutions for publication as the Code of the Town of Fort Edward, as distributed and designated in the table in § 1-2 hereof, no changes in the meaning or intent of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions have been made, except as provided for in Subsection B hereof. In addition, certain grammatical changes and other minor nonsubstantive changes were made in one (1) or more of said pieces of legislation. It is the intention of the Town Board that all such changes be adopted as part of the Code as if the local laws, ordinances and resolutions had been previously formally amended to read as such.
B. 
In addition, the following changes, amendments or revisions are made herewith, to become effective upon the effective date of this local law. (Chapter and section number references are to the local laws, ordinances and resolutions as they have been renumbered and appear in the Code.)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: In accordance with the provisions of § 1-11B, the following sections have been added or amended: § 8-3B, Ch. 17, §§ 31-1, 31-2, 31-3, 31-4B and C, 31-5A, B, C, D and J, 31-6A and B, 31-9, 31-11, 31-12, 31-13, 31-14A, 31-15, 31-16, 31-17, 31-18, 31-19, 31-20, 37-2, 37-3, 42-2, 42-13, 42-16, 54-8, Ch. 62, §§ 66-2, 66-8A, 66-10, 71-10, 76-4, 76-5, Ch. 89, §§ 92-2, 96-3, 96-5, 96-6, 99-1, 99-3, 99-8, 103-10, 108-2B, 108-5B, 108-9C(5), 108-10, 108-14D, 108-21, 108-34, 108-45, 108-50, 108-51C(3), 108-52B(1), (3) and (6), 108-53, 108-54, 108-55, 108-56A, 108-57A, 108-58, 108-59 and 108-63.
In addition, the following sections have been deleted: former Section 15 of an ordinance adopted 5-13-1985, former Section 1 of L.L. No. 1-1977 and former § 23-2B of an ordinance adopted 11-23-59.
A complete description of these changes a included in L.L. No. 3-1988, on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
This local law shall take effect upon filing with the Secretary of State and State Comptroller as required by § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
[During the process of codification, certain new legislation was approved by the Town Board for inclusion in the Code of the Town of Fort Edward. Such new enactments are noted in the histories of individual chapters as "... adopted during codification; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II." During the course of routine supplementation, specific amendment dates will be inserted where pertinent in the text of the various chapters. The listing below sets forth each chapter and, where applicable, each section affected by any such legislation adopted during codification. The complete text of such amendments is on file in the office of the Town Clerk, where it may be inspected during regular office hours.]
Chapter/Section
Adoption Date
Legislation
Ch. 80, Records, Public Access to
12-14-87
Resolution