[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Frankfort 6-14-1983 by L.L. No. 1-1983. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Building construction — See Ch. 28.
Dogs — See Ch. 33.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 38.
Zoning — See Ch. 88.
It is the intent of this chapter to authorize the code enforcement personnel of the Town of Frankfort to issue appearance tickets to persons or businesses in violation of ordinances, codes, local laws, rules and regulations enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Frankfort pursuant to § 130 of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law and over which the office of the Codes Enforcement Officer is given enforcement jurisdiction pursuant to §§ 138 and 268 of the Town Law. The Town Board of the Town of Frankfort enacts this legislation for the purpose of providing for the efficient enforcement of the Building Code, Zoning Ordinance, Electrical Code, Fire Prevention Code,[1] ordinances, local laws, rules and regulations for repair or removal of unsafe and collapsed structures and other laws and ordinances of the Town of Frankfort.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 28, Building Construction; Ch. 88, Zoning; and Ch. 38, Fire Prevention.
The codes enforcement personnel, including the Building Inspector, the Zoning and Building Administrator, the Fire Inspector and such other personnel which may be empowered by the Town Board with the duty to enforce ordinances, codes, local laws, rules and regulations of the Town of Frankfort, are hereby authorized to issue appearance tickets, as defined by Article 150 of the Criminal Procedure Law.
The power and jurisdiction of the officers is limited to ordinances, codes, local laws, rules and regulations enacted by the Town of Frankfort pursuant to § 130 of the Town Law and the Municipal Home Rule Law and over which the office of the codes enforcement is given enforcement jurisdiction by §§ 138 and 268 of the Town Law.
This chapter does not include the power to issue appearance tickets for violations of the Penal Law of the State of New York.