[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Islandia 9-19-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985; amended in its entirety 8-31-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the purpose of this section of the Islandia Village Code to
recognize and adopt the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code as the Code for the Village of Islandia including but
not limited to the Building Code of New York State, the Fire Code
of New York State, the Existing Building Code of New York State, the
Plumbing Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State,
the Fuel Gas Code of New York State, Green Construction Code of New
York State, the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York
State, the National Electric Code, and the Mechanical Code of New
York State.
Violations. Violations of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code as the Code for the Village of Islandia including, but not limited to, the Building Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Existing Building Code of New York State, the Plumbing Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Fuel Gas Code of New York State, Green Construction Code of New York State, the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State, the National Electric Code, and the Mechanical Code of New York State shall be a violation of and an appearance ticket may be issued and prosecuted as violations of § 57-1A of the Islandia Village Code.
The owner, the tenant, or other user or occupant of the premises shall be responsible for a violation of this § 57-1 shall each and all be in violation of this chapter and subject individually to the fines and penalties hereunder.
The election by the Village of Islandia to issue a violation or to
prosecute a violation of this chapter in the Islandia Village Justice
Court shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude the Village of
West Hampton Dunes from pursuing a civil remedy in a particular case.
The Village of Islandia may, at the election of the Board of Trustees,
commence a civil proceeding including, but not limited to, an application
for injunctive or other relief to, enjoin, stop or prevent a violation
of this chapter. In the event that the Village of Islandia should
elect or should be required to commence a civil proceeding against
an owner, tenant, sublessor, sublessee, assignor, assignee, or occupant
or user of a premises, or a premises under this chapter, such election
shall not be an exclusive remedy, and the Village of Islandia may
continue to pursue other enforcement actions and remedies, and the
owner and tenant as defendants or other defendants shall be liable
to the Village of Islandia for all legal and other costs incurred,
which shall be recoverable by the Village of Islandia as a money judgment
in that proceeding or in another proceeding commenced by the Village
of Islandia for that purpose.