[Adopted 2-20-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007]
This article provides for the administration
and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code (the Uniform Code) and the State Energy Conservation
Construction Code (the Energy Code) in this City of Norwich. This
article is adopted pursuant to § 10 of the Municipal Home
Rule Law. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Code, other
state law, or other section of this article, all buildings, structures,
and premises, regardless of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions
of this article.
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to §
199-4 of this article. The term "building permit" shall also include a building permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
CITY
The City of Norwich.
ENERGY CODE
The State Energy Conservation Construction Code, as currently
in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
OPERATING PERMIT
A permit issued pursuant to §
199-10 of this article. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this article.
PERMIT HOLDER
The person to whom a building permit has been issued.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, limited-liability company, partnership,
limited partnership, business trust, estate, trust, association, or
any other legal or commercial entity of any kind or description.
UNIFORM CODE
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
The chiefs of any fire department providing
fire-fighting services for a property within this City of Norwich
shall promptly notify the Code Enforcement Officer of any fire or
explosion involving any structural damage, fuel-burning appliance,
chimney or gas vent.
Unsafe structures and equipment in this City shall be identified and addressed in accordance with the procedures established by Chapter
178, Buildings, Unsafe, as now in effect or as hereafter amended from time to time.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review and
investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions
or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy
Code, this article, or any other local law or regulation adopted for
administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or the Energy Code.
The process for responding to a complaint shall include such of the
following steps as the Code Enforcement Officer may deem to be appropriate:
A. Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or
activities alleged to be in violation, and documenting the results
of such inspection;
B. If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in §
199-15, Enforcement; penalties for offenses, of this article;
C. If appropriate, issuing a stop-work order;
D. If a violation which was found to exist is abated
or corrected, performing an inspection to ensure that the violation
has been abated or corrected, preparing a final written report reflecting
such abatement or correction, and filing such report with the complaint.
A fee schedule shall be established by resolution
of the Common Council of this City. Such fee schedule may thereafter be amended from time
to time by like resolution. The fees set forth in, or determined in
accordance with, such fee schedule or amended fee schedule shall be
charged and collected for the submission of applications, the issuance
of building permits, amended building permits, renewed building permits,
certificates of occupancy/certificates of compliance, temporary certificates,
operating permits, firesafety and property maintenance inspections,
and other actions of the Code Enforcement Officer described in or
contemplated by this article.