Open fires shall not be permitted, unless authorized
and approved pursuant to local law and in conformity with state air
pollution control regulations.
No container shall be stored on private property in excess of 30
days in any twelve-month period unless the property owner is engaged
in construction on the premises pursuant to an open and valid building
permit.
Exterior surfaces shall be maintained in good condition.
Surfaces, not inherently resistant to deterioration, shall be treated
with a protective coating of paint or other suitable preservative.
Floors, walls, including windows and doors, ceilings
and other interior surfaces shall be maintained in good, clean and
sanitary condition. Peeling paint, cracked or loose plaster, decayed
wood and other defective surface conditions shall be eliminated.
Paint containing more than 1% of metallic lead, based
on the total nonvolatile content of the paint, shall not be used to
paint any interior wall, ceiling, window, door or other interior surface.
Where such paint on interior surfaces is peeling, or otherwise presents
a health hazard, it shall be promptly removed and the surface safely
and appropriately refinished or resurfaced.
From May 1 to October 1, entrances to residential
buildings and structures shall be provided with self-closing doors,
devices or screens, and windows and other openings used for ventilation
shall be appropriately screened, except that screens shall not be
required in the upper stories of multiple dwellings which are free
of mosquitoes, flies and other flying insects.
Adequate sanitary facilities and methods shall be
used for the collection, storage, handling and disposal of garbage
and refuse. Storage containers shall be of an approved flame-resistant
waterproof type.
Refrigerators and similar equipment with locking mechanisms
shall not be discarded, abandoned or stored on premises accessible
to children, without first removing the locking devices or the hinges
of the doors.
Junked vehicles, equipment and materials shall not
be stored in open areas of premises, nor shall unregistered vehicles
be stored for more than 30 days.
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Domestic animals and pets shall be kept in an
appropriate manner, so as not to constitute a hazard or nuisance,
and under control.
Application. This chapter shall apply to apartment
districts and owners or lessors of apartment dwellings and tenants
whose leases are subject to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act or
which may be subject to any successor act. It shall not have application
to apartment units owned by a cooperative corporation which are occupied
by a shareholder under a proprietary lease or to any such dwellings
which may be hereinafter owned pursuant to Article 9-B of the Real
Property Law commonly known as the "Condominium Act."
Administration. This chapter shall be administered
by the Building Department Administrator of the City of Glen Cove
and by the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal,
or such successor agency, or/and by such other persons, parties or
public officials as the City of Glen Cove may appoint or designate.
Exterior wood surfaces of apartment buildings
and structures that are not inherently resistant to deterioration
shall be periodically treated with protective coating of paint or
other suitable preservative.
Specific requirements. The owner or lessor of every
multiple dwelling shall be required to comply with the requirements
of this subsection in connection with painting or otherwise covering
with a suitable substitute the interior surface of all walls and ceilings
throughout all public and tenant occupied parts of the apartment dwelling.
These requirements are as follows:
Painted surfaces. The painted walls and ceilings
in all public and tenant occupied parts of an apartment dwelling shall
be repainted or covered with a substitute by the owner or lessor at
the owner's or lessor's expense whenever the Building Inspector and/or
his or her authorized assistants determine that said surfaces are
in an unsanitary or unsightly condition, provided that in no event
shall any painted walls or ceilings be repainted less frequently than
once every three years. All surfaces shall be painted in a manner
so as to thoroughly and uniformly cover all previous coats of paint,
and kitchens and bathrooms shall be painted with a washable paint.
Surface coverings. Walls and ceilings in all
public and tenant occupied parts of a multiple dwelling which have
a surface covering shall be recovered or painted by the owner or lessor
at the owner's or lessor's expense whenever the Building Inspector
and/or his or her authorized assistants determine that said surface
coverings are in an unsanitary or unsightly condition. No surface
covering shall be placed upon a wall or ceiling unless all existing
wallpaper or other surface covering shall be first removed therefrom
and such wall or ceiling thoroughly cleaned and repaired.
Repainting; tenant waiver and certification.
An owner or lessor need not repaint all or a portion of a tenant occupied
part of an apartment dwelling after the expiration of three years
from the time said premises were last repainted if the tenant agrees
in writing to waive such repainting because it is not necessary, and,
if in addition, the Building Inspector and/or his or her authorized
assistants or other enforcement officers designated herein inspect
the premises and verify in writing that repainting of part or all
of the premises is unnecessary since the premises or the relevant
portion thereof is not in an unsanitary or unsightly condition.
Tenant credit for painting. An owner or lessor
may satisfy the requirement of repainting or surface covering with
respect to tenant occupied parts of the apartment dwelling by permitting
the tenant, with consent of the tenant and at the tenant's expense,
to repaint and/or place suitable surface coverings on walls and/or
ceilings, provided that the owner or lessor pays to the tenant an
amount equivalent to that which it would cost to repaint that portion
of the tenant occupied premises which the owner or lessor is required
to repaint and/or recover as evidenced by a written estimate furnished
by a painter mutually agreed upon by the owner and the tenant.
Unsightly; definition. The term "unsightly"
when used herein shall mean deteriorated, defaced, discolored, stained,
peeled, blistered, cracked or spoiled; but shall not relate to the
consistency of color combination intentionally selected.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or lessor to violate these provisions or to fail to comply with any notice or order of the Building Department Administrator or the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, as the case may be, or any other person or party authorized by the City Council of the City of Glen Cove to enforce the terms and conditions of this Part, any person who does so may be prosecuted and any violations shall be punishable pursuant to Part 2, Administration and Compliance, §§ 168-51 through 168-63 of this chapter.
Compliance. Each owner shall be required to furnish
the Building Department Administrator or the New York State Division
of Housing and Community Renewal with such information in such form
and within such period of time as is requested by the above referred
to enforcement authorities, in connection with the enforcement of
these requirements, and the failure of any owner to do so shall constitute
a violation of this chapter. Any owner or lessor who provides false
or misleading information to the Building Department Administrator
or other enforcement officer shall also violate these provisions and
requirements.
Severability. The invalidity of any word, section,
clause, paragraph, sentence, part or provision of this Part shall
not affect the validity of any other part of this Part which can be
given effect without such invalid part or parts.