City of Cortland, NY
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2021-06-15
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Chapter C Charter
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Article XVIII Department of Code Enforcement
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art XVIII Department of Code Enforcement
- § C18-1 Establishment; Director; qualifications.
- § C18-2 Powers and duties of Director.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 7 Administrative Appeals Panel
- Ch 10 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 11 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 17 Defense and Indemnification
- Ch 18 Best-Value Purchasing
- Ch 20 Energize NY Benefit Financing Program
- Ch 29 Officers and Employees
- Ch 31 Ordinances, Adoption of
- Ch 44 Seal, Municipal
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 60 Adult Entertainment Businesses
- Ch 63 Advertising Materials
- Ch 68 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 69 Amusement Devices
- Ch 74 Animals
- Ch 81 (Reserved)
- Ch 87 Bicycles
- Ch 91 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Bingo
- Ch 100 Building Construction and Fire Prevention
- Ch 102 Rental Housing
- Ch 104 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 107 Buildings, Vacant
- Ch 109 (Reserved)
- Ch 113 Curfew
- Ch 118 Dumpsters
- Ch 122 Electrical Standards
- Ch 127 Excavations
- Ch 131 Fair Housing
- Ch 134 Fees
- Ch 135 Housing Code
- Ch 136 Firearms
- Ch 138 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 142 Food, Display of
- Ch 146 Games of Chance
- Ch 150 Graffiti
- Ch 164 Junkyards and Scrapyards
- Ch 176 Licenses and Licensing
- Ch 181 Littering
- Ch 193 Noise
- Ch 194 Nuisances
- Ch 196 Oil and Gas Drilling
- Ch 199 Parades, Processions and Assemblies
- Ch 202 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 208 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 213 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 214 Plumbing
- Ch 220 Property Maintenance
- Ch 226 Radioactive Materials
- Ch 233 Sales, Special
- Ch 234 Sidewalk Cafes
- Ch 238 Smoking and Tobacco Products
- Ch 241 Solid Waste
- Ch 245 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places
- Ch 250 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 254 Taxation
- Ch 258 (Reserved)
- Ch 263 (Reserved)
- Ch 269 (Reserved)
- Ch 273 Trees
- Ch 285 Violations
- Ch 289 Wastewater Discharge
- Ch 291 Water
- Ch 293 Watercourses
- Ch 300 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[Amended 6-15-1982 by L.L. No. 4-1982; 3-20-1990 by L.L. No.
1-1990]
[Amended 12-21-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
There shall be a Department of Code Enforcement headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Mayor pursuant to the procedure as set forth in § C4-3C. The Director shall be qualified on the basis of relevant training and experience. Unless otherwise provided in this Charter, the Director shall be directly responsible to the Mayor.
[Amended 3-5-1991 by L.L. No. 1-1991]
The Director shall have the powers and duties to:
A.
Administer and enforce, or cause to be enforced, the Building and
Electrical Code ordinances of the City,[1] as well as applicable state and local laws and ordinances.
[Amended 3-17-2015 by L.L. No. 5-2015]
B.
Hire and discipline all authorized subordinate personnel, including
the Plumbing Inspector, in accordance with applicable law.
[Added 12-21-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
C.
Provide for and maintain or cause to be maintained records of the
work of the Department.
D.
Provide estimates of revenues and proposed expenditures and any capital
program of the Department and make recommendations to the Capital
Program Committee.
[Amended 12-21-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
