In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for promotion of the public safety, convenience, prosperity and general
welfare for the Town of Jerusalem.
[Amended 1-8-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
A.
Code Enforcement Officer. The provisions of this chapter
shall be administered and enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer
appointed by the Town Board, who shall have the power to make inspections
of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the
enforcement of this chapter.
B.
Duties. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement
Officer to keep a record of all applications for permits and a record
of all permits issued with a notation of all special conditions involved.
He shall file and safely keep copies of all plans submitted and the
same shall form a part of the records of his office and shall be available
for use of the Town and other officials. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall not issue a permit for the construction of any building or use
of any property, unless such building or use conforms to all other
ordinances of the Town of Jerusalem.
[Amended 6-5-1978; 1-8-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
A.
Requirement.
(1)
It shall be unlawful to commence the excavation for
or the construction of any building or structure, including accessory
buildings, or to commence the moving or alteration of any building
or structure, including accessory buildings, until the Code Enforcement
Officer has issued a permit for such work.
(2)
The Town of Jerusalem Code Enforcement Officer does
not have to issue a building permit, and a permit does not have to
be obtained to implement minor repairs (i.e., roof replacement, windows,
interior alterations or alterations without additions) that do not
increase the exterior dimension of a structure.
B.
All water supply and sewage disposal installations
shall conform with the New York State Department of Health regulations.
No plot plan shall be approved by the Code Enforcement Officer unless
such conformity is certified on the plan.
C.
Application; issuance.
(1)
In applying to the Code Enforcement Officer for a
building permit, the applicant shall submit specifications and a dimensioned
plan to scale, indicating the shape, size, height and location in
exact relation to all property lines and to street or road lines of
all buildings or structures to be erected, altered or moved and of
any building or structure already on the lot. This plan shall be accompanied
by a written statement from a qualified engineer or other satisfactory
evidence to the effect that the line of the bordering street or road
has been accurately located and staked on the ground. The applicant
shall also state the existing or intended occupancy and use of all
such buildings and land and supply other information as may be required
by the Code Enforcement Officer to ensure that the provisions of this
chapter are being observed.
(2)
If the proposed excavation, construction, alteration
or moving, as set forth in the application, is in conformity with
the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances of the Town then
in force, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a permit for such
excavation, construction, alteration or moving.
D.
Refusal. If a building permit is refused, the Code
Enforcement Officer shall state such refusal in writing, with the
cause, and shall immediately mail notice of such refusal to the applicant
at the address indicated on the application.
E.
Effect. The issuance of a permit shall in no case
be construed as waiving any provision of this chapter.
F.
Time limit. Building permits shall become invalid
unless the authorized work or use is commenced within six months following
the date of issuance. Building permits shall expire 12 months after
the date of issuance. A building permit which has become invalid or
which has expired pursuant to this subsection may be renewed upon
application by the permit holder, payment of the applicable fee, and
approval of the application by the Code Enforcement Officer.
[Amended 4-21-2010 by L.L. No. 1-2010]
[Amended 1-8-2003 by L.L. No. 1-2003]
A.
Requirement. No land or building or other structure,
or part thereof, hereafter erected or altered in its use or structure
shall be used or occupied until the Code Enforcement Officer shall
have issued a certificate of occupancy stating that such land, building,
structure or part thereof, and the proposed occupancy or use thereof,
are found to be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Issuance. Within five days after notification that
a building, structure or premises, or part thereof, is ready for occupancy
or use, it shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to make
a final inspection thereof and issue a certificate of occupancy if
the land, building, structure or part thereof is found to conform
with the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Refusal. If the Code Enforcement Officer, after such
final inspection, refuses to issue a certificate of occupancy, he
shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and immediately
thereon mail notice of each refusal to the applicant at the address
indicated on the application.
Fees. Fees for zoning permits, certificates
of occupancy, applications for variances and subdivision review shall
be established by the Town Board under separate resolution.
