The Code Enforcement Officer shall review and
investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions
or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy
Code, this chapter, or any other local law, ordinance or regulation
adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or
the Energy Code. The process for responding to a complaint shall include
such of the following steps as the Code Enforcement Officer deems
appropriate:
A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or
activities alleged to be in violation and documenting the results
of such inspection;
B. If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in §
54-19 of this chapter;
C. If appropriate, issuing a stop-work order;
D. If a violation which was found to exist is abated
or corrected, performing an inspection to ensure that the violation
has been abated or corrected, preparing a final written report reflecting
such abatement or correction, and filing such report with the complaint.
The Town Board may, by resolution, authorize
the Code Enforcement Officer to enter into an agreement, in the name
of the Town, with other governments to carry out the terms of this
chapter, provided that such agreement does not violate any provision
of the Uniform Code, Energy Code, Part 1203 of Title 19 of the NYCRR,
or any other applicable law.