A.
The office of Code Enforcement Officer is hereby created.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall administer and enforce all the
provisions of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code and this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)
To receive, review, and approve or disapprove applications
for building permits, certificates of occupancy and/or certificates
of compliance, temporary certificates and operating permits, and the
plans, specifications and construction documents submitted with such
applications;
(2)
Upon approval of such applications, to issue building
permits, certificates of occupancy and/or certificates of compliance,
temporary certificates and operating permits, and to include in building
permits, certificates of occupancy and/or certificates of compliance,
temporary certificates and operating permits such terms and conditions
as the Code Enforcement Officer may determine to be appropriate;
(3)
To conduct construction inspections, inspections to
be made prior to the issuance of certificates of occupancy and/or
certificate of compliance, temporary certificates and operating permits,
firesafety and property maintenance inspections, inspections incidental
to the investigation of complaints, and all other inspections required
or permitted under any provision of this chapter;
(4)
To issue stop-work orders;
(5)
To review and investigate complaints;
(7)
To maintain records;
(8)
To collect fees as set by the Town Board of the Town
of Tonawanda;
(9)
To pursue administrative enforcement actions and proceedings;
(10)
In consultation with the Town's attorney, to pursue
such legal actions and proceedings as may be necessary to enforce
the Uniform Code, Energy Code and this chapter, or to abate or correct
conditions not in compliance with the Uniform Code, Energy Code or
this chapter; and
(11)
To exercise all other powers and fulfill all other
duties conferred upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this chapter.
B.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed by
resolution of the Town Board. The Code Enforcement Officer shall possess
background experience related to building construction or fire prevention
and shall, within the time prescribed by law, obtain such basic training,
in-service training, advanced in-service training and other training
as the State of New York shall require for code enforcement personnel.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall also obtain certification from
the State Fire Administrator pursuant to the Executive Law and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
C.
In the event the Code Enforcement Officer is unable
to serve as such for any reason, an individual shall be appointed
by resolution of the Town Board to serve as Acting Code Enforcement
Officer. The Acting Code Enforcement Officer shall, during the term
of his or her appointment, exercise all powers and fulfill all duties
conferred upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this chapter.
D.
One or more inspectors may be appointed by resolution
of the Town Board to act under the supervision and direction of the
Code Enforcement Officer and to assist the Code Enforcement Officer
in the exercise of the powers and fulfillment of the duties conferred
upon the Code Enforcement Officer by this chapter. Each inspector
shall, within the time prescribed by law, obtain such basic training,
in-service training, advanced in-service training and other training
as the State of New York shall require for code enforcement personnel.
Each inspector shall also obtain certification from the State Fire
Administrator pursuant to the Executive Law and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
E.
The compensation for the Code Enforcement Officer
and inspectors shall be fixed from time to time by the Town Board.
