[Adopted 7-9-1984 by L.L. No. 1-1984]
This article shall be cited and may be referenced
hereinafter as the "Outdoor Grill Law."
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village
of Skaneateles hereby determines that because of the possibility of
fire created by the use of outdoor grills in multiple-residence-type
buildings, no person shall use an outdoor grill who is a resident
or invitee of a multiple dwelling unless such outdoor grill is located
not less than 15 feet from any part of the main structure in which
the multiple dwelling is located.
A.
Word usage. Where not inconsistent with the context,
words used in the present tense include the future, words in the plural
number include the singular number, and words in singular number include
the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely
directory.
B.
MULTIPLE DWELLING
OUTDOOR GRILL
Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the
following terms, phrases and words and their derivatives shall have
the meaning given herein:
Any structure having therein two or more residences, apartments,
cooperatives or condominiums which are attached or semiattached to
one another and which may be entered directly from the street or through
a common vestibule or entranceway.
Any portable-type burner used for the preparation of food.
No person shall use an outdoor grill placed
within 15 feet of the main structure in which the multiple dwelling
unit is located.
A.
The Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Skaneateles
is hereby authorized to seek the permission of the owner and occupant
to enter the premises of a multiple dwelling, as defined by this article,
for purposes of enforcing the provisions of this article.
B.
In the event that access to such dwelling or premises
cannot be obtained upon request to the occupant and after reasonable
effort to obtain access by permission, the Code Enforcement Officer
may apply to a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York,
upon affidavit, for an order directing that said Code Enforcement
Officer have access to said dwelling or premises for the purpose of
making his inspection. The Justice of the Supreme Court, if he is
satisfied from the papers presented to him that there is a reasonable
ground to believe that the building or premises may be in violation
of one or more of the provisions of this article, shall grant and
issue an order directed to the occupant and owner of said building
or premises requiring that the Code Enforcement Officer be admitted
thereto for the purpose of making the inspection provided for in this
article. The Code Enforcement Officer shall thereupon proceed to make
such inspection.
Violation of this article shall constitute an
infraction and shall be punishable as follows:
A.
A warning for the first violation shall be issued
to the person found using an outdoor grill within 15 feet of the main
structure in which the multiple dwelling is located.
