Town of Copake, NY Chapter 6 Appearance Tickets

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Copake 9-9-1993 by L.L. No. 3-1993; amended in its entirety at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 101.

Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch. 129.

Zoning — See Ch. 232.

§ 6-1 Authorization.

Pursuant to Subdivision 3 of § 150.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the State of New York, the Building Inspector and Deputy Building Inspector of the Town of Copake are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets when they have reasonable cause to believe that a person has committed a crime or has committed a petty offense in their presence with respect to the following designated offenses:

A. Violations of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: See Ch. 129, Fire Prevention and Building Construction.

B. Violations of Chapter 232, Zoning.

C. Violations of Chapter 101, Buildings, Unsafe (L.L. No. 3-1984).

§ 6-2 Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BUILDING INSPECTOR

Includes "Zoning Enforcement Officer," "Zoning Officer" and "Code Enforcement Officer."