This chapter shall provide for administration and enforcement
of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform
Code) in the Village of Mount Morris. This chapter is adopted pursuant
to § 10 of Article 2 of the Municipal Home Rule Law. Except
as otherwise provided within this chapter, state law, or within the
Uniform Code, all premises, regardless of use, are subject to the
provisions which follow.
The Town/Village Board may, by resolution, authorize the Mayor
to enter into a contract with other governments to carry out the terms
of this chapter.
A fee schedule shall be established and changed as needed, by
resolution of the Village Board. Such fees may be charged for the
issuance of permits, permit renewals, certificates of occupancy, certificates
of compliance, temporary certificates of occupancy, operating permits
and for fire safety and property maintenance inspections.
The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to issue stop-work
orders to halt work that is determined to be contrary to provisions
of the Uniform Code, or is being conducted in a dangerous or unsafe
manner, or is being performed without obtaining a required permit.
A stop-work order shall state the reason for its issuance and the
conditions which must be satisfied before work will be permitted to
resume.
The chief of any fire department providing fire-fighting services
for a property within the Village of Mount Morris shall notify the
Code Enforcement Officer of any fire or explosion involving any structural
damage, fuel-burning appliance, chimney or gas vent, or any fire the
origin of which has been traced to the electrical system of any building
or structure.
The Village of Mount Morris has made provisions for the restoration, demolition or removal of unsafe buildings and structures in Chapter
70, Unsafe Buildings.
Bona fide complaints which assert that conditions or activities
fail to comply with the Uniform Code or with local laws, ordinances
or regulations adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform
Code shall be investigated by the Code Enforcement Officer. The process
for responding to such complaints shall include:
A. Provisions for inspection of the conditions and/or activities alleged
to be in violation of the code or this chapter. Complaints should
be written and signed by the complainant.
B. Written notification to any offending party and the property owner
of any violation, with a period of time as determined by the Code
Enforcement Officer to cause any such violations to be corrected.
C. Written notification to the Village Board that a complaint has been
received and a violation notice has been issued.
D. Upon abatement of a violation, an inspection shall be performed by
the Code Enforcement Officer to ensure that the violation has been
corrected, and a final written report shall be filed with the complaint.