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Town of Wallkill, NY
Orange County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Wallkill 6-28-2007 by L.L. No. 14-2007.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Adult entertainment — See Ch. 59.
Mass public assemblies — See Ch. 74.
Building construction  — See. Ch. 82.
Unsafe buildings  — See Ch. 86.
Contractors  — See Ch. 95.
Dumps and dumping  — See Ch. 110.
Explosives and blasting  — See Ch. 115.
Fire prevention  — See Ch. 122.
Flood damage prevention  — See Ch. 127.
Graffiti  — See Ch. 136.
Housing standards  — See Ch. 140.
Junk dealers  — See Ch. 145.
Littering  — See Ch. 150.
Obstruction of mailboxes  — See Ch. 156.
Noise  — See Ch. 165.
Numbering of property  — See Ch. 171.
Parks  — See Ch. 174.
Peddling and soliciting  — See Ch. 182.
Sewers and sewage disposal  — See Ch. 194.
Solid Waste  — See Ch. 200.
Stormwater management  — See Ch. 203.
Streets and sidewalks  — See Ch. 205.
Subdivision of land  — See Ch. 209.
Abandoned vehicles  — See Ch. 230.
Zoning  — See Ch. 249.
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law also repealed former Ch. 3, Appearance Tickets, adopted 5-24-2007 by L.L. No. 11-2007.
[Amended 5-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the Building Inspector of the Town of Wallkill and his designee(s) and the Town of Wallkill Animal Control Officer to issue and serve appearance tickets in connection with the violation of state statutes, local laws, ordinances or rules and regulations of the Town of Wallkill, which the Building Inspector and/or his designee(s) are authorized and required to enforce.
[Amended 5-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]
A. 
In addition to any other chapters or provisions which the Building Inspector may heretofore have been authorized to enforce, and notwithstanding anything contrary in the Code of the Town of Wallkill, the Building Inspector and/or his designee(s) are hereby authorized to enforce the following provisions:
Chapter Number
Chapter Title
59
Adult Entertainment
74
Assemblies, Mass Public
82
Building Construction
86
Buildings, Unsafe
95
Contractors
110
Dumps and Dumping
115
Explosives and Blasting
122
Fire Prevention
127
Flood Damage Prevention
136
Graffiti
140
Housing Standards
145
Junk Dealers
150
Littering
156
Mailboxes, Obstruction of
165
Noise
171
Numbering of Property
174
Parks
182
Peddling and Soliciting
194
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
200
Solid Waste
203
Stormwater Management
205
Streets and Sidewalks
209
Subdivision of Land
230
Vehicles, Abandoned
249
Zoning
B. 
In addition to any other chapters or provisions which the Animal Control Officer may heretofore have been authorized to enforce, and notwithstanding anything contrary in the Code of the Town of Wallkill, the Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to enforce the following Town Code provisions:
Chapter and Section Number
Chapter Name
70, Art. III
Animals
140, § 140-58H
Housing Standards
165, § 165-2B(2)
Noise
174, § 174-4J
Parks
249
Zoning
§ 249-10
§ 249-19B
§ 249-19.1C and D
§ 249-20B
§ 249-32E
§ 249-39.1F and R
In addition to the chapters and provisions set forth in § 3-2 above, the Building Inspector, and/or his designee(s) shall be further authorized to enforce any and all chapters and provisions of the Town of Wallkill Code, including any sections that have heretofore been enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer, as well as any other and further provision, chapter, local law, ordinance or rule or regulation of the Town of Wallkill, where an enforcement officer for same is not specifically designated.
A. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall, in any manner, affect the authorization of every police officer in the Town of Wallkill to enforce every provision of the Code of the Town of Wallkill.
B. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall, in any manner, affect the authorization of the Town of Wallkill Stormwater Management Officer to enforce Chapter 203 of the Code of the Town of Wallkill.
C. 
Nothing contained in this chapter shall, in any manner, affect the authorization of the designated Town of Wallkill Water and Sewer Department heads, and their designees, to enforce all provisions of the Code of the Town of Wallkill and the State of New York applicable to sewage disposal and water supply matters.
A. 
Police officers. Any police officer employed by the Town of Wallkill is hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for the violation of any chapter, section and/or provision of the Code of the Town of Wallkill. The Town of Wallkill Parking Enforcement Officer, as a designee of the Town of Wallkill Police Department, in the course of performing his or her normally assigned duties is hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for violations of the vehicle inspection and registration provisions of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and/or the Code of the Town of Wallkill.
[Amended 5-13-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
B. 
Building Inspector. The Building Inspector and his designee(s) are hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for the violation of any chapter, section and/or provision of the Code of the Town of Wallkill which they are authorized to enforce, including but not limited to the provisions set forth in §§ 3-2 and 3-3 of this chapter.
C. 
Stormwater Management Officer. The Stormwater Management Officer and his designee(s) are hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for the violation of Chapter 203 of the Code of the Town of Wallkill.
D. 
Superintendent of Water and Sewer. The Superintendent of Water and Sewer and his designees are hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for the violation of any provision of the Code of the Town of Wallkill or of the New York State Law applicable to sewage disposal and water supply matters.
E. 
Animal Control Officer. The Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets in the name of the Town of Wallkill for the violation of any chapter, section and/or provision of the Code of the Town of Wallkill which he or she is authorized to enforce, limited to the provisions set forth in § 3-2B of this chapter.
[Added 5-13-2010 by L.L. No. 2-2010]