[Adopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
This article shall provide for administration and enforcement of the
New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) in
the Town of Saratoga. This article is adopted pursuant to § 10 of
Article 2 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Except as otherwise provided within
this article, state law, or within the Uniform Code, all premises, regardless
of use, are subject to the provisions which follow.
The Town Board may, by resolution, authorize the Supervisor to enter
into a contract with other governments to carry out the terms of this article.
A fee schedule shall be established, and changed as needed, by resolution
of the Town Board. Such fees may be charged for the issuance of permits, certificates
of occupancy, temporary certificates of occupancy, and for fire safety inspections.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Official has reason to believe that the
work on any building or structure is being performed in violation of the provisions
of the applicable building laws, ordinances, rules or regulations, or not
in conformity with the provisions of an application, or in an unsafe and dangerous
manner, he shall notify the owner of the property, or the owner's agent,
to suspend all work and suspend all building activities until the stop-work
order has been rescinded. Such order and notice shall appear in writing, shall
state the conditions under which the work may be resumed and may be served
upon a person to whom it is directed either by delivering it personally to
him, or by posting the same upon a conspicuous portion of the building where
the work is being performed and sending a copy of the same to him by certified
mail at the address set forth in the application for the permission of the
construction of such building.
Removal of dangerous buildings and structures shall conform to Chapter
182, Buildings, Unsafe or Dangerous, of the Code of the Town of Saratoga.