The Department of Building and Code Enforcement as designated by Chapter
25 of the Incorporated Village of Mineola Municipal Code shall be responsible for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
No officer, agent, or employee of the Village shall render himself
or herself personally liable for any damage that may accrue to persons
or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge
of his or her duties under this chapter. Any suit brought against
any officer, agent, or employee of the Village as a result of any
act required or permitted in the discharge of his or her duties under
this chapter shall be defended by the Village Attorney until the final
determination of the proceedings therein.
A building or structure, or part of a building or structure, including any service equipment therein or attached thereto or any facilities which are a part thereof, that is dangerous or unsafe, structurally or as a fire hazard or otherwise, or is dangerous or detrimental to health or life shall be demolished and removed or made safe and secure as provided in Chapter
224 of this Municipal Code.
Costs incurred in eliminating or removing nuisances and dangerous or unsafe conditions shall be paid for by the municipal treasury upon certification of the appropriate enforcement officer. Such costs shall be recovered as provided in §
224-6E of this Municipal Code.
The Department of Building and Code Enforcement shall keep official
records of, but not limited to, registrations and reports filed, certificates
issued, complaints received, inspections made, violations found, orders
issued, and actions taken. Such records shall be public records, open
to inspection during business hours. Copies or transcripts of such
records shall be furnished upon written application and payment of
any and all lawful fees.
[Amended 1-5-2000 by L.L. No. 4-2000]
A. The Incorporated Village of Mineola is aware of and duly acknowledges
the existence of § 20-2006 of the Village Law of the State
of New York and hereby supersedes such section. Any person or corporation,
whether as owner, lessee, architect, building contractor or the agent
or employee of any of them, who violates or is accessory to the violation
of any provision of this chapter (or any regulation made under the
authority conferred by this chapter) shall, upon conviction, be guilty
of a violation pursuant to this chapter only, unless otherwise designated
by law, punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment
of not more than 15 days, or both. The conviction of a second violation
of any such provision or regulation, both of which were committed
within a period of five years, shall be punishable by a fine of not
more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both.
The conviction of a third or subsequent violation of any such provision
or regulation, all of which were committed within a period of five
years, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment
of not more than 15 days, or both. Each week's continued violation
shall constitute a separate additional violation.
[Amended 1-14-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004]
B. The penalties heretofore prescribed shall not be imposed upon a person
who, by operation of law, acquires premises containing violations
for which a violation order has been issued for a period of six months
after the date of such acquisition of premises. Nevertheless, the
penalties provided shall attach and apply either upon the expiration
date of such six-month period or upon transfer of title to the premises
before the expiration of such period, whichever first occurs.