There is hereby established a department to
be known as the "Building Department of the Incorporated Village of
Roslyn Harbor" for the administration and enforcement of the provisions
of all laws, ordinances and regulations applicable to the construction,
alteration, repair, removal and demolition of buildings and structures;
the installation and use of materials and equipment therein; the location,
design, use, occupancy and maintenance thereof; the removal of shrubs
and trees from vacant land; the excavation or stripping of land; and
the removal of soil, sand or gravel from vacant land.
The Building Inspector, upon showing proper
credentials and in the discharge of his duties, may lawfully enter
upon any building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour, and
no person shall interfere with or prevent such lawful entry. Any person
interfering with or preventing or impeding the Building Inspector
from effecting lawful entry into premises or upon vacant land in the
course of the discharge of his duties shall be deemed guilty of a
violation under the provisions of this Code.
No officer or employee of the Building Department
shall, while acting pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be
personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons or property
as the result of any act required or permitted in the discharge of
his official duties, provided that such acts are performed in good
faith and without gross negligence.
The Building Inspector may request and shall
receive, so far as may be necessary in the discharge of his duties,
the assistance and cooperation of other municipal officials exercising
any jurisdiction over the construction, use or occupancy of buildings
or the installation of equipment therein.
No Building Inspector shall engage in any activity
inconsistent with his duties or with the interests of the Village,
nor shall he, during the term of his employment or appointment, be
engaged directly or indirectly in any building business; in the furnishing
of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration
or maintenance of a building; or in the preparation of plans or specifications
thereof within the Village, except that this provision shall not prohibit
the Building Inspector from such activities in connection with the
construction of a building or structure owned by him or in which he
has a proprietary interest.