[HISTORY Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson Art. I, 9-19-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988.
Section 125-11 amended at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 9-19-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
This Article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Fire Prevention Code of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson."
As used in this Article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Chief of the Fire Department of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
The Fire Department of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
The Fire Inspector of the Fire Department of the Village
of Croton-on-Hudson.
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
There is hereby adopted by the Village of Croton-on-Hudson
for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous
to life and property from fire or explosion Subchapter C of the New
York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, and the same
is hereby adopted and incorporated as fully as if set out at length
herein, and from the date on which this Article shall take effect
the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the
village.
A.
Subchapter C of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code shall be enforced by the Inspector in the Fire Department
of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson.
B.
The Chief is permitted to detail such members of the
Fire Department as Inspectors as shall from time to time be necessary.
C.
A report by the Inspector shall be made annually and
transmitted to the Chief and the Village Manager. It shall contain
all proceedings under this code, with such statistics as the Chief
decides to include therein. The Chief shall also recommend any amendments
to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
D.
The Chief may request and shall receive, so far as
may be necessary, in the discharge of his duties, the assistance and
cooperation of other officials of the municipality.
A.
The Chief is hereby authorized and empowered at any
and all reasonable times, and as often as necessary, to enter upon
and inspect all places of public assembly and all premises which are
classified under the Zoning Law of the Village of Croton-on-Hudson[1] as being located in districts denominated "Multiple Residence,"
"Limited Office" and "Light Industrial," as well as all commercial
units and multiple development uses or any premises having a use authorized
under the Zoning Law for such districts but located in any other district,
and all the interior streets, roadways and driveways thereof, to determine
whether there exist violations of Subchapter C of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code or any conditions therein
conducive to danger from fire, whether there are obstructions to property,
fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors and windows which might impede
the operations of the Fire Department or block the ingress and egress
to said Department in the event of fire and whether there are any
conditions existing on said premises creating danger to life or property
in the event of fire.
B.
The Chief shall designate such areas at, on or near
any interior street, roadway or driveway which, if obstructed by the
parking or placing of any automobile, truck, motor vehicle or any
physical object or material, will cause interference with the ingress
and egress of fire-fighting equipment or which, if obstructed in any
way, will create a condition which is dangerous to life or property
in the event of fire. Such areas shall thereupon be marked with standard
police signs and/or such other markings deemed necessary and proper
by the Chief, indicating that said area is restricted a fire zone.
The parking or placing of any automobile, truck, motor vehicle or
physical object or material within any such restricted fire zone is
hereby expressly prohibited. Said signs and markings shall be installed
at the expense of the owner of the property, who shall promptly pay
to the Village Treasurer the actual cost thereof as certified in writing
to said Village Treasurer by the Chief. Notwithstanding and not in
limitation of any other provision hereof, no automobile, truck or
other motor vehicle and no physical object or material of any nature
whatever shall be parked, placed or permitted to remain for any length
of time whatever within 15 feet of any fire hydrant or standpipe located
at, on or near any interior street, roadway or driveway within any
premises described in this section.
Any police officer of the Croton-on-Hudson Police
Department or the Parking Enforcement Officer shall issue a summons
for the violation of this article to the owner of or any person operating
or controlling any automobile, truck, motor vehicle, physical object
or material parked or placed within any restricted fire zone as hereby
designated. Whenever any other violation of any of the provisions
of this Article is found to exist, it shall be reported by the Chief
to the Village Engineer, who shall then issue an order directed to
the owner or occupant of the premises affected to remove any dangerous
materials or remedy any other hazardous conditions as he may direct,
within 24 hours; and upon the failure or refusal of the person to
whom such order is directed duly to comply therewith and upon complaint
of the Chief, a summons shall be issued to such person for such violation.
The service of any order hereunder may be made
upon the occupant of the premises to which it is directed, either
by delivering a copy of the same personally or by leaving it with
any person of suitable age and discretion in charge of such premises
or, if no such person is found upon the premises, by affixing a copy
thereof in a conspicuous place on the front door of said premises.
An order may be served upon the owner of such premises by delivering
to and leaving with him a copy thereof or, if such owner is absent
from the village, by mailing a copy to his last known address.
It shall be unlawful for any person willfully
to refuse to permit an inspection as provided herein.
It shall be unlawful for any person, being the
owner or occupant, lessee or otherwise in charge or control of any
premises subject to an order made pursuant to this Article, to fail
or refuse to comply with such order within the time specified or to
violate any of the provisions of this Article.
If any person willfully damages, in any manner,
any apparatus belonging to the village used in the prevention and
control of fires, he or she will be held liable for all consequences
of said action. The offender may also be subject to any or all of
the following: arrest and prosecution for criminal action, prosecution
for the recovery of damages, immediate dismissal from the Department
and forfeit of all pay and pension, if any, and such offender shall
be subject to a fine to be set by the Village Board of Trustees.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of Subchapter C of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall be punished as provided in § 382 of the Executive Law. Any violation of any provision of this Article which is not punishable under § 382 of the Executive Law shall be punishable as provided in § 1-12 of Chapter 1, General Provisions.
