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Village of Walden, NY
Orange County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Walden 9-22-1981 by L.L. No. 11-1981 as Ch. XX of the Walden Village Code (Ch. 9 of the 1982 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 3-8-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of Subdivision 4(a) of § 10 of Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.
The purpose of this chapter is to authorize public servants of the Village of Walden to issue and serve appearance tickets in connection with violations of state statutes, local laws or rules and regulations of the Village of Walden.
[Amended 1-8-1985 by L.L. No. 2-1985]
The following public servants of the Village are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets with respect to violations of state statutes, local laws, rules or regulations of the Village of Walden that such public servants are, respectively, required or authorized to enforce:
A. 
Building Inspector, Fire Inspector, their deputies and assistants, also referred to as "code enforcement officers" or "enforcement officers": Walden Code Chapters 13, Architectural Review Board; 86, Adult Entertainment; 94, Animals; 105, Brush, Grass and Weeds; 109, Buildings, Unsafe; 121, Construction Codes, Uniform; 140, Firearms and Fireworks; 144, Fire Prevention; 167, Littering; 174, Mobile Home Courts; 181, Noise; 247, Solid Waste; 256, Streets and Sidewalks; 260, Subdivision of Land; 305, Zoning; and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
[Amended 3-8-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
B. 
Superintendent of Public Works: Walden Code Chapters 247, Solid Waste; and 256, Streets and Sidewalks.
C. 
Water Superintendent: Walden Code Chapter 298, Water.
D. 
Sewer Administrator. Walden Code Chapter 234, Sewers.
E. 
Village Manager: Walden Code Chapters 1 through 305, inclusive.
F. 
Chief of Police: Walden Code Chapters 94, Animals; 167, Littering; 181, Noise; 247, Solid Waste; and § 144-2, Fire lanes and emergency access roads.
[Added 5-9-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989; amended 9-14-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
[Amended 3-8-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
An appearance ticket, other than one issued for a traffic infraction relating to parking, must be served personally, except that an appearance ticket issued for the violation of a local zoning ordinance or local zoning law or of a building or sanitation code may be served in any manner authorized for service under § 308 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules.
A copy of the appearance ticket accompanied by an affidavit of service shall be delivered to the Village Justice Court Clerk prior to the appearance date.