This chapter shall be enforced by the enforcement officer designated by the Board of Trustees in Chapter
25 of this Municipal Code.
[Amended 6-19-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
A. There shall be a Zoning Board of Appeals as previously established
pursuant to former § 179-b of the Village Law (presently
Village Law § 7-712). The Board shall be known as the "Zoning
Board of Appeals of the Incorporated Village of Mineola." The Board
shall consist of five members, as previously constituted or as prospectively
constituted by the appointment of their successors, who shall receive
such compensation as the Board of Trustees shall determine. The Mayor,
subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees, shall appoint a
Secretary to the Board.
B. Terms of office. The term of office of each member of the Zoning
Board of Appeals shall be five years from the date of appointment
by the Board of Trustees.
C. Incumbent members. The term of the incumbent members of the Zoning
Board of Appeals, as of the effective date of this section, shall
not be extended other than by reappointment upon the expiration of
each incumbent member's term by the Board of Trustees.
D. In accordance with Village Law § 7-712, Subdivision 11(a)
through (c), the Board of Trustees may establish alternate Board of
Appeals member positions for purposes of substitution for a member
who is unable to participate because of a conflict of interest or
absence. The Mayor may appoint alternate members, subject to the approval
of the Board of Trustees, in a number sufficient to meet the needs
of the Village, for a term of one year.
[Added 2-8-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
E. The Chairman of the Board of Appeals may designate an alternate member
to substitute for a member who is unable to participate because of
a conflict of interest or absence on an application or matter before
such Board. When so designated, the alternate member shall possess
all the powers and responsibilities of the member of such Board he
or she is replacing, and all the provisions of the Village Law relating
to Board of Appeals member training and continuing education, attendance,
conflict of interest, compensation, eligibility, vacancy in office,
removal and service on other boards shall also apply to alternate
members. When a designation is made by the Chairman of the Board of
Appeals, it shall be entered into the minutes of the Board of Appeals
meeting at which the substitution is made.
[Added 2-8-2017 by L.L.
No. 1-2017]
The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, on its own motion
or on petition after such public notice and hearing as required by
the Village Law, amend, supplement or change the regulations and districts
herein established, in accordance with the Village Law and other applicable
laws.
[Added 12-12-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
The Board of Trustees or Zoning Board of Appeals shall give
notice to an adjacent municipality when a hearing is held by such
body relating to the issuance of a proposed special use permit or
the granting of a use variance on property that is within 500 feet
of an adjacent municipality.
[Added 6-11-2014 by L.L. No. 4-2014]
A. Any person utilizing truss-type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction
for the erection of any new residential structure, for any addition
to an existing residential structure, or for any rehabilitation of
an existing residential structure, shall, upon application for a building
permit, include on the permit application that truss type, pre-engineered
wood or timber construction is being utilized.
B. The property owner or the property owner's representative shall provide
documentation indicating that the structure is a truss type, pre-engineered
wood or timber construction and file such form with the application
for a building permit.
C. Upon receiving the application for a building permit and a supporting
documentation designating the structure as truss-type, pre-engineered
wood or timber construction, the Building Department shall notify,
by certified mail, facsimile, e-mail or other electronic means, the
Chief of the Mineola Fire Department having jurisdiction over the
structure to be created, added to, or modified, or his or her designee,
that truss-type, pre-engineered wood or timber construction is being
utilized.
D. As a condition of the final receipt of a certificate of occupancy
or certificate of completion, a sticker designed and approved by the
Building Department shall be affixed to the exterior electric pan
box.
E. The property owner or his or her representative shall be responsible
for maintaining the sticker on the electric pan box of the residence
and shall replace the sticker when any changes or modifications are
made to the electric pan box or the sticker is damaged.
F. The Village Board of Trustees shall promulgate rules and regulations
it deems necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this section.