[Adopted 4-7-1971 as Secs. B400, B407-6, B407-21 and B407-22
of the 1971 Code]
[Amended 10-10-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001]
A.
Pursuant to the authority granted by the laws of the
State of New York, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Munsey
Park, Nassau County, New York, does hereby enact and ordain the following
article, to regulate and control the erection, construction, alteration,
removal and repair of buildings and other structures, to be known
as the "Building Code of the Incorporated Village of Munsey Park,"
to be observed and enforced in the said Village under penalty for
violation of the same as hereinafter prescribed.
B.
All construction activities performed within the Incorporated
Village of Munsey Park shall comply with the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code regulations, with the exceptions
set forth in this article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The following original sections
of the 1971 Code, which followed this section, were repealed 10-10-2001
by L.L. No. 2-1001: Sec. B401, Definitions; Secs. B402, Classifications,
and B403, General Building Restrictions, as amended by L.L. No. 4-1985;
Secs. B404, Light and Ventilation, and B405, Means of Egress, as amended
by L.L. Nos. 5-1985 and 3-1986; Sec. B406, Materials, Loads and Stresses;
and Sec. B407, Construction, Subsections B407-1 through B407-5, as
amended by L.L. Nos. 5-1985 and 3-1986.
A.
When an excavation or fill is made on any lot, the
person making such excavation or fill or causing it to be made shall,
at his own cost and expense, build a retaining wall to furnish lateral
support and such retaining wall shall be carried to the height of
the earth retained and be properly protected by coping.
B.
All walls built to retain or support adjoining earth
or rock, including foundation walls subjected to pressure from adjoining
earth or rock, shall be constructed of approved masonry or reinforced
concrete and so designed that in resisting the pressures to which
they are subjected, including any water pressure that may exist, the
working stresses of the materials and soil loads allowed by this code
shall not be exceeded, and the stability of the wall shall be ensured.
C.
The Village Board of Trustees shall have the right
to require such veneers or facings for retaining walls as it considers
necessary to maintain such appearance as reflects the existing character
of the Village.
[Added 8-14-1985 by L.L. No. 5-1985;
amended 5-14-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
D.
Retaining walls of wood, treated wood or railroad
ties shall not be permitted.
[Added 8-14-1985 by L.L. No. 5-1985;
amended 5-14-1986 by L.L. No. 3-1986]
E.
No retaining wall shall be erected until an application
therefor has been made to the Board of Trustees and a permit issued
by the Building Inspector.
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. B407, Construction,
Subsections B407-7 through B407-20, of the 1971 Code, as amended by
L.L. Nos. 5-1985 and 3-1986, which followed this section, were repealed
10-10-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former § 87-3, Roofing, last amended 10-10-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001, was repealed 12-9-2015 by L.L. No. 3-2015. For current provisions on roofing, see § 200-31.1. Former § 87-4, Walls and ceilings, last amended 3-9-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005, was disapproved by the Building Code Council. At the direction of the Village, this section no longer appears in the Code.
[Added 10-10-2001 by L.L. No. 2-2001; amended 1-10-2024 by L.L. No. 1-2024]
Grilles are required in all windows in a manner
approved by the Building Advisory Committee.
