[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow 3-23-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010 (Ch. 19D of the 1965
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter is to be known and cited as the "Department of
Architecture, Land Use Development, Building and Building Compliance"
of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The Building Compliance Office of the Village of Sleepy Hollow,
Westchester County, New York.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
The Building Inspector of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
County, New York, who shall be the director of the Division of Buildings
and Building Compliance.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The Code Enforcer of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
County, New York.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
The Department of Architecture, Land Use Development, Buildings
and Building Compliance of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
The Village Fire Inspector of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.
The Village Administrator of the Village of Sleepy Hollow,
Westchester County, New York.
An architect licensed in the State of New York, hired as
an employee by the Village of Sleepy Hollow and serving as the department
head of the Department of Architecture, Land Use Development, Buildings
and Building Compliance of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.[1]
The Village Clerk of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
County, New York.
The Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester County, New York.
The Zoning Inspector of the Village of Sleepy Hollow, Westchester
County, New York.
[Added 1-22-2013 by L.L.
No. 1-2013]
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "Village Board," which immediately
followed this definition, was repealed 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013.
There is hereby created and established the Department of Architecture,
Land Use Development, Buildings and Building Compliance of the Village,
hereinafter referred to as the "Department of Architecture, Land Use
Development, Buildings and Building Compliance," as a separate department
of the Village. This Department shall provide for the administration
and enforcement of the provisions of all laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations and orders applicable to the location, design, material,
construction, alteration, repair, equipment, maintenance, use, occupancy,
fire safety, removal and demolition of buildings and structures and
their appurtenances located in the Village.
There is hereby created the position of Village Architect. The
Architect shall serve as the Director in charge of the Department
of Architecture, Land Use Development, Buildings and Building Compliance
of the Village. The Village Architect shall have primary responsibility
for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Code
and shall supervise the personnel assigned to and the activities of
the Building Department, and shall further supervise the activities
of the Building Inspection and Building Compliance Divisions. Wherever
in this Code, authority is vested in the Building Inspector or Building
Compliance Officer to enforce any provisions of this Code, or the
New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, such authority
shall also be vested in the Village Architect.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The Village Fire Inspector shall be the Village Architect and
may be referred to by either title. The duties of the Village Fire
Inspector may be delegated as necessary, from time to time, by the
Village Architect or the Board of Trustees consistent with applicable
law.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The Village Architect shall be employed on such terms and conditions
as may be offered, from time to time, by the Board of Trustees.
A.
The Village Architect shall be the principal executive in charge
and the administrator of the Department of Architecture, Land Use
Development, Buildings and Building Compliance.
B.
The Village Architect shall, under the general direction of the Village
Administrator, be responsible for the overall coordination of the
Village's review and oversight of site planning and development
projects.
C.
The Village Architect shall coordinate the planning and review of
building and construction projects of the Village from inception to
completion.
D.
The Village Architect shall oversee building and renovation plan
review for compliance with all state and local codes.
E.
The Village Architect shall assist in the enforcement of the Code
of the Village of Sleepy Hollow and the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code laws and regulations, as amended from
time to time.
F.
The Village Architect shall act as liaison between the Architectural
Review Board, Planning Board, Waterfront Advisory Committee and Zoning
Board of Appeals, and development projects before the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
G.
The Village Architect shall oversee and assist in the inspection
of the construction and repair of buildings and structures and all
related tasks, other than those specifically exempted by local building,
zoning, plumbing and electrical ordinances, and the Multiple Residence
Law.
H.
The Village Architect shall oversee and assist in the investigation
of complaints and assist in the prosecution of violations of the Code
of the Village of Sleepy Hollow and the New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code.
I.
The Village Architect shall check permit applications for compliance
with zoning ordinances, including, but not limited to, size requirements
for land, size restrictions for signs and buildings, and the necessity
for variances.
J.
The Village Architect shall maintain all Department records, including
all acts and decisions.
K.
The Village Architect shall prepare periodic reports of departmental
activity for presentation to the Board of Trustees, no less than two
times per fiscal year, and at any other time if requested by the Board
of Trustees.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
L.
The Village Architect shall have all the powers and duties of the
Building Inspector and Building Compliance Officer.
Compensation for the Village Architect and inspectors shall
be fixed from time to time by the Board of Trustees or as prescribed
by law.
There shall be within the Department of Architecture, Land Use
Development, Buildings and Building Compliance the following divisions:
A.
Fire Safety Division. The Fire Safety Division shall be responsible
for the enforcement of all laws and ordinances covering the prevention
of fire; the storage and use of explosives and inflammables; the installation
and maintenance of automatic and other private fire alarm systems
and fire extinguishing equipment; the maintenance and regulation of
fire escapes; the means and adequacy of exits in case of fire from
factories, schools, hotels, lodging houses, asylums, hospitals, churches,
halls, theaters, and all other places in which numbers of people are
employed, live or congregate from time to time, for any purpose; and
the investigation of the cause, origin and circumstances of fires.
In these endeavors, the Fire Inspector may employ as necessary the
advice and assistance of the Fire Department of the Village.
B.
Building Inspection Division. The Building Inspection Division shall
be responsible for the enforcement of the New York State Building
Code; the Zoning Code of the Village[1] and the local laws of the Village. The Building Inspection
Division shall also include other functions incidental to the Building
Department, including, but not limited to, Plumbing Inspector, Electrical
Inspector, Sanitation Inspector and Code Enforcer.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
C.
Building Compliance Division. The Building Compliance Division shall
be responsible for the enforcement of local laws and ordinances of
the Village.
In the absence or inability of the Village Architect to perform
his duties, the Village Board may designate a person to fill the position
of the Village Architect for the period of absence or inability to
serve. In a case of emergency, the position may be filled by the Village
Administrator with the advice and consent of the Mayor of the Village
of Sleepy Hollow. In no event shall said designation be longer than
six months.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
All employees of the Department of Architecture, Land Use, Buildings
and Building Compliance shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval
of the Board of Trustees and shall hold their position at the pleasure
of the Board of Trustees; provided, however, that any employee in
a classified civil service position may be appointed and/or removed
only in accordance with applicable civil service law and/or the terms
of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, if any.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The Mayor, with concurrence of the Board of Trustees, may transfer
any employee of the Department herein from one division or office
thereof to another division or office thereof, and such transfer may
be on either a temporary or a permanent basis; provided, however,
that the salary of such employee shall be reduced only in conjunction
with any diminution of job responsibilities, and only in accordance
with applicable civil service law and/or the terms of an applicable
collective bargaining agreement, if any. In the event of an emergency
designated as such by the Village Administrator, an employee may be
transferred to a higher pay scale for the period of the emergency
and paid at the classification for the higher pay scale.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Nothing contained herein shall vest in the Village Architect
the right to discipline employees. The right to discipline any employee
is vested in the Board of Trustees, in its sole discretion. The Village
Architect may recommend to the Board of Trustees, from time to time,
as he believes will best assist in the administration of his Department,
the discipline of any employee subject to applicable civil service
law and/or the terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement,
if any. At all times, the Village Architect will assist the Board
of Trustees, as it may need, in the discipline of Department employees.
[Amended 1-22-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
All property, equipment and budgetary appropriations of, or
for, the Department of Fire and Life Safety are hereby transferred
to the Department of Architecture, Land Use, Buildings and Building
Compliance. The employees of the Department of Fire and Life Safety
shall be continued as employees of the Department of Architecture,
Land Use, Buildings and Building Compliance with the same classification,
salary, benefits, pensions and retirement rights and privileges as
they had immediately prior to such transfer, except to the extent
their duties and responsibilities are otherwise reduced; provided,
however, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to deprive
the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of any power they now have or
may have under this chapter or otherwise with respect to the hiring,
firing, disciplining and fixing of salaries of such employees.
