[L.L. No. 2-1980; L.L. No. 7-1988, § 1]
There is hereby adopted by the Village, for the purpose of prescribing
regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property from
fire or explosion, the code known as the "New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code" which is hereby adopted and incorporated
as fully as if set out at length in this chapter, and the provisions
thereof shall be controlling within the limits of the Village.
Wherever the word "municipality" is used in the Fire Prevention
Code adopted by this Article, it shall be held to mean the Village
of Tuckahoe. Wherever the term "corporation counsel" is used in such
code, it shall be held to mean the Village Attorney.
The Fire Prevention Code adopted by this Article shall be enforced
by the Chief of the Fire Department or by any other person designated
by the Village Board of Trustees.
The Chief of the Fire Department shall have power to modify
any of the provisions of the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this
Article upon application in writing by the owner or lessee, or his
duly authorized agent, when there are practical difficulties in the
way of carrying out the strict letter of such code, provided that
the spirit of such code shall be observed, public safety secured and
substantial justice done. The particulars of such modification, when
granted or allowed, and the decision of the Chief of the Fire Department
thereon shall be entered upon the records of the Fire Department and
a signed copy shall be furnished the applicant.
The Mayor and the Chief of the Fire Department shall act as
a committee to determine and specify, after giving affected persons
an opportunity to be heard, any new materials, processes or occupancies
which shall require permits in addition to those now enumerated in
the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this Article. The Chief of the
Fire Department shall post such list in a conspicuous place in his
office and distribute copies thereof to interested persons.
Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department shall disapprove an
application or refuse to grant a permit applied for under the Fire
Prevention Code adopted by this Article, or when it is claimed that
the provisions of such code do not apply or that the true intent and
meaning of the code have been misconstrued or wrongly interpreted,
the applicant may appeal from the decision of the Chief of the Fire
Department to the Village Board of Trustees within 30 days from the
date of the decision appealed.
A report of the Chief of the Fire Department shall be made annually
and transmitted to the Mayor. Such report shall contain all proceedings
under the Fire Prevention Code adopted by this Article, with such
statistics as the Chief of the Fire Department may wish to include
therein. The Chief of the Fire Department shall also recommend any
amendments to the code which, in his judgment, shall be desirable.
[L.L. No. 3-1980]
The provisions of §§
8-24 through
8-27 shall apply to the use, storage and handling of motor vehicle fuels and lubricants and to the materials and procedures associated with the repair and service of motor vehicles.
[L.L. No. 3-1980]
All motor fuel storage tank installations must be provided with
a constant monitoring electronic leak-detecting system that gives
usual and audible warning signals and is approved by the Fire Chief
of the Town of Eastchester. All motor fuel storage tanks installed
prior to the enactment of this section must be in compliance with
this section within 12 months of the date of such enactment.