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City of Yonkers, NY
Westchester County
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[Adopted at time of adoption of Code[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I.
[Amended 10-28-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
A. 
The Mayor shall designate a department commissioner or bureau director to be the Yonkers Code Enforcement Director.
B. 
The Code Enforcement Director shall oversee issuance of appearance tickets, notices of violation, enforcement orders and other similar notices and orders to persons who commit violations of Parts IV, VII, VIII, IX, X and XI of the Code of the City of Yonkers.
C. 
The Code Enforcement Director shall designate employees of any department to enforce the provisions of Parts IV, VII, VIII, IX, X and XI and shall assure uniformity and efficiency in the enforcement of those parts of the Yonkers City Code.
D. 
The Code Enforcement Director may establish regulations governing enforcement of Parts IV, VII, IX, X and XI, including imposition of civil penalties. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, be based upon the procedure in Article VIA of the Charter and Chapter 19 of the Code, shall be transmitted to the Mayor and City Council and filed with the City Clerk and shall take effect 60 days after said filing, unless the regulations are modified, in whole or in part, by legislation duly adopted by the City Council within the sixty-day period.
[Amended 12-8-2015 by L.L. No. 24-2015]
Pursuant to § 150.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the sanitation enforcement officers of the City of Yonkers are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets relating to illegal parking on City streets and appearance tickets for violations of the water emergency regulations of the City of Yonkers enacted pursuant to Chapter 95 of the Yonkers City Code.
Pursuant to § 150.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law, the City's animal control officers are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets for any offense against state laws or City ordinances regulating dogs or other animals.
[7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 10, the consumer protection officers employed by the Office of Licensing are hereby authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets for any violations of the Yonkers Consumer Protection Code or for any violations of the water emergency regulations of the City of Yonkers enacted pursuant to Chapter 95 of the Yonkers City Code.
[7-18-1996 by L.L. No. 5-1996]
Employees of the Fire Department, Department of Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Buildings and Bureau of Plumbing are authorized to issue and serve appearance tickets for violations of the Yonkers Fire Code, Yonkers Building Code, Yonkers Plumbing Code, Yonkers Housing and Building Maintenance Code, Yonkers Zoning Ordinance, New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, Multiple Residence Law and other state laws, state regulations or provisions of the Yonkers City Code enforced by the Fire Department, Department of Planning and Development, Department of Housing and Buildings or Bureau of Plumbing.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Part VI, Fire and Buildings, and Part IV, Land Use, of this Code.