This Article shall provide the basic method
for the administration and enforcement of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code as it concerns the building construction,
manufactured housing, existing buildings and housing maintenance in
the Town of Stanford and shall establish powers, duties and responsibilities
in connection therewith.
There is hereby designated in the Town of Stanford
a public official to be known as the "Building Inspector," who shall
be appointed by the Town Board at a compensation to be fixed by it.
[Amended 1-9-1986 by L.L. No. 1-1986; 9-13-1990 by L.L. No.
3-1990; 9-11-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
The Town Board of the Town of Stanford shall,
by resolution adopted by at least three affirmative votes of the Town
Board members, set the fees to be charged for all construction, building
permits, inspections, and renewals. Such fees or charges may be changed
from time to time by the Town Board by a resolution adopted in compliance
with New York Town Law. The Town Clerk and the Building Department
shall keep a list of such current fees and costs.
The Building Inspector may revoke a building
permit theretofore issued and approved in the following instances:
A. Where he finds that there has been any false statements
or misrepresentations as to material fact in the application, plans
or specifications on which the building permit was based.
B. Where he finds that the building permit was issued
in error and should not have been issued in accordance with the applicable
law.
C. Where he finds that the work performed under the permit
is not being prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of the application,
plans and specifications.
D. Where the person to whom a building permit has been
issued fails or refuses to comply with a stop order issued by the
Building Inspector.
Whenever the Building Inspector has reasonable
grounds to believe that work on any building or structure is being
prosecuted on violation of the provisions of the applicable building
laws, ordinances and regulations, or not in conformity with the provisions
of an application, plans or specifications on the basis of which a
building permit was issued, or in an unsafe and dangerous manner,
he shall notify the owner of the property or the owner's agent, or
the person performing the work, to suspend all building activities
until stop order has been rescinded. Such order and notice shall be
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 under construction and sending a copy of the
same by registered mail.
Any building official, upon showing of proper
credentials and in the discharge of his duties, may enter upon any
building, structure or premises at any reasonable hour, and no person
shall interfere with or prevent such entry.
Upon request, the Building Inspector may issue
a temporary certificate of occupancy for a building or structure or
part thereof subject to such conditions as he may prescribe, before
the entire work covered by the building permit shall have been completed
and may be occupied safely without endangering life or public welfare.