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Erie County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Elma as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-20-1981 by L.L. No. 1-1981]
The local laws, ordinances and resolutions of the Town of Elma referred to in § 1-2 of this local law shall be known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Elma," hereafter termed the "Code," and the various parts and sections of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions shall be distributed and designated as provided and set forth in § 1-2 of this local law.
Derivation Table
(Sections providing for severability of provisions, repeal of conflicting legislation and effective dates which are covered by provisions of Chapter 1, Article I, or ordinance title sections which are not necessary in a codification having chapter and/or Article titles for the various ordinances and local laws included therein have been omitted from the Code, and such sections are indicated as "omitted" in the table which follows.)
New Number
(chapter, title, article, section)
Old Number
(source)
Adoption Date
Chapter 8, Environmental Commission
L.L. No. 1-1971
11-3-1971
§ 8-1
Section 1
§ 8-2
Section 2
§ 8-3
Section 3
§ 8-4
Section 4
§ 8-5
Section 5
§ 8-6
Section 6
§ 8-7
Section 7
§ 8-8
Section 8
Omitted
Section 9
Chapter 10, Ethics Code of
Resolution
10-21-1970
§ 10-1
Section 1
§ 10-2
§ 2
§ 10-3
§ 3
§ 10-4
§ 4
§ 10-5
§ 5
§ 10-6
§ 6
Omitted
§ 7
Chapter 25, Ordinances, Publication of
L.L. No. 3-1977
7-6-1977
§ 25-1
Section 1
§ 25-2
Section 2
§ 25-3
Section 3
Chapter 29, Planning Board
Article I, Establishment
Resolution
3-25-1953
§ 29-1
Unnumbered paragraph
Chapter 34, Records, Public Access to
Resolution
5-21-1975
§ 34-1
Section 1
§ 34-2
Section 2
§ 34-3
Section 3
§ 34-4
Section 4
§ 34-5
Section 5
§ 34-6
Section 6
§ 34-7
Section 7
§ 34-8
Section 8
§ 34-9
Section 9
Omitted
Section 10
Chapter 48, Bingo
Ord. No. 5
4-10-1958
§ 48-1
Section 1
Amended 9-4-1963
§ 48-2
Section 2
Amended 9-4-1963
§ 48-3
Section 3
§ 48-4
Section 4
§ 48-5
Section 5
Chapter 52, Building Construction
Ord. No. 1
5-10-1946; amended in its entirety 9-22-1954
§ 52-1
Section I
§ 52-2
Section II
Paragraph 1
§ 52-3
Section II, Paragraph 2
Amended 3-7-1979
§ 52-4
Section II, Paragraph 3
§ 52-5
Section II, Paragraph 4
Amended 3-7-1979
§ 52-6
Section III, Paragraph 1
§ 52-7
Section III, Paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5
§ 52-8
Section III, Paragraphs 6 and 7
§ 52-9
Section V, Paragraph 1
Omitted
Section V, Paragraph 2
Chapter 56, Buildings, Unsafe
Ord. No. 11
12-3-1969
Omitted
Section 1
§ 56-1
Section 2
§ 56-2
Section 3
§ 56-3
Section 4
§ 56-4
Section 5
§ 56-5
Section 6
§ 56-6
Section 7
§ 56-7
Section 8
§ 56-8
Section 9
§ 56-9
Section 10
Omitted
Section 11
Omitted
Section 12
Chapter 65, Dogs
Ord. No. 14
8-7-1974
Part I
Omitted
Section 1.1
§ 65-1
Section 1.2
§ 65-2
Section 1.3
§ 65-3
Section 1.3.1, first and second unnumbered paragraphs
§ 65-4
Section 1.3.1, third unnumbered paragraph
§ 65-5
Section 1.4
§ 65-6
Section 1.5
§ 65-7
Section 1.6
§ 65-8
Section 1.7
§ 65-9
Section 1.8
§ 65-10
Section 1.9
§ 65-11
Section 1.10
§ 65-12
Section 1.11
§ 65-13
Section 1.12
§ 65-14
Section 1.13
§ 65-15
Section 1.13.1
Added 6-6-1979
§ 65-16
Section 1.14
§ 65-17
Section 1.15.2
§ 65-18
Section 1.16
Part II
§ 65-19
Section 1.30
§ 65-20
Section 1.31
§ 65-21
Section 1.32
§ 65-22
Section 1.33
Amended 6-6-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979
§ 65-23
Section 1.34
§ 65-24
Section 1.35
§ 65-25
Section 1.36
Omitted
Section 1.37
Chapter 68, Dumps and Dumping
Ord. No. 7
12-6-1961
Omitted
Section 1
§ 68-1
Section 2
§ 68-2
Section 3
§ 68-3
Section 4
§ 68-4
Section 5
§ 68-5
Section 6
§ 68-6
Section 7
§ 68-7
Section 8
Omitted
Section 9
Omitted
Section 10
Chapter 71, Electrical Standards
Ord. No. 10
7-16-1969
§ 71-1
Section 1
§ 71-2
Section 2
§ 71-3
Section 3
Omitted
Section 4
Chapter 75, Excavations
Article I, General Regulations
Ord. No. 4
6-27-1956
§ 75-1
Section I
§ 75-2
Section II
§ 75-3
Section III
§ 75-4
Section IV
§ 75-5
Section V
§ 75-6
Section VI
Amended 2-21-1968
§ 75-7
Section VII and VIII
Amended 2-21-1968; 3-7-1979
§ 75-8
Section IX
§ 75-9
Section XI
§ 75-10
Section X
Omitted
Section XII
Article II, Registry of Operators of Underground Facilities
Resolution
3-19-1975
§ 75-11
First unnumbered paragraph
§ 75-12
Second unnumbered paragraph
§ 75-13
Third unnumbered paragraph
§ 75-14
Fourth unnumbered paragraph
Omitted
Fifth unnumbered paragraph
Chapter 82, Flood Damage Prevention
Ord. No. 20
6-1-1977
Article I
Section 1.0
§ 82-1
Section 1.1
§ 82-2
Section 1.2
Article II
§ 82-3
Section 2.0
Article III
Section 3.0
§ 82-4
Section 3.1
§ 82-5
Section 3.2
§ 82-6
Section 3.3
§ 82-7
Section 3.4
§ 82-8
Section 3.5
Article IV
Section 4.0
§ 82-9
Section 4.1
§ 82-10
Section 4.2
§ 82-11
Section 4.3
§ 82-12
Section 4.4
Article V
Section 5.0
§ 82-13
Section 5.1
§ 82-14
Section 5.2
§ 82-15
Section 5.3
Section 6.0
Omitted
Section 6.1
§ 82-16
Section 6.2
Chapter 86, Games of Chance
Ord. No. 22
6-6-1979
Omitted
§ 1
§ 86-1
§ 2
§ 86-2
§ 3
§ 86-3
§ 4
§ 86-4
§ 5
§ 86-5
§ 6
§ 86-6
§ 7
Chapter 97, Mobile Home Parks
Article I, General Regulations
Ord. No. 19
5-18-1977
Omitted
Section I, Paragraph 1.1
§ 97-1
Section I, Paragraph 1.2
§ 97-2
Section II
§ 97-3
Section III
Omitted
Section IV
Article II, Design and Construction Standards
Resolution
7-20-1977
Article 1
Omitted
Section 1.1
§ 97-4
Section 1.2
§ 97-5
Section 1.3
§ 97-6
Section 1.4
§ 97-7
Section 1.5
Article 2
§ 97-8
Section 2.1
§ 97-9
Section 2.2
§ 97-10
Section 2.3
§ 97-11
Section 2.4
§ 97-12
Section 2.5
§ 97-13
Section 2.6
§ 97-14
Section 2.7
§ 97-15
Section 2.8
§ 97-16
Section 2.9
§ 97-17
Section 2.10
§ 97-18
Section 2.11
§ 97-19
Section 2.12
§ 97-20
Section 2.13
Article 3
§ 97-21
Sections 3.1 and 3.2
Chapter 103, Parks
Article I, Elma Park on Creek Road
Resolution
6-15-1960
§ 103-1
Paragraphs 1 through 8
Article II, Additional Regulations
Resolution
5-19-1971
§ 103-2
First, second, third and fourth paragraphs
Chapter 115, Sewers
Ord. No. 12
4-16-1969
Article I
§ 115-1
Section 1
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
Article II
Section 2
§ 115-2
Section 2.1
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-3
Section 2.2
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-4
Section 2.3
§ 115-5
Section 2.4
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-6
Section 2.4.1
Added 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-7
Section 2.4.2
Added 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
Article III
Section 3
§ 115-8
Section 3.1
§ 115-9
Section 3.2
§ 115-10
Section 3.3
§ 115-11
Section 3.4
Article IV
Section 4
§ 115-12
Section 4.1
§ 115-13
Section 4.2
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-14
Section 4.3
§ 115-15
Section 4.4
§ 115-16
Section 4.5
§ 115-17
Section 4.6
§ 115-18
Section 4.7
§ 115-19
Section 4.8
§ 115-20
Section 4.9
§ 115-21
Section 4.10
§ 115-22
Section 4.11
Article V
Section 5
§ 115-23
Section 5.1
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-24
Section 5.2
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-25
Section 5.3
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-26
Section 5.4
§ 115-27
Section 5.5
§ 115-28
Section 5.6
Article VI
Section 6
§ 115-29
Section 6.1
Article VII
Section 7
§ 115-30
Section 7.1
§ 115-31
Section 7.2
Amended 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-32
Section 7.3
Article VIII
Section 8
§ 115-34
Section 8.1
§ 115-35
Section 8.2
§ 115-36
Section 8.2.1
Added 4-6-1977 by Ord. No. 18
§ 115-37
Section 8.3
Chapter 121, Streets and Sidewalks
Article I, Notification of Defects
L.L. No. 2-1977
5-18-1977
§ 121-1
Section 1
§ 121-2
Section 2
§ 121-3
Section 3
Omitted
Section 4
Chapter 123, Subdivision of Land
4-27-1955
Article I
§ 123-1
Section I
§ 123-2
Section II
Article II
§ 123-3
Section III, Subsection A
§ 123-4
Section III, Subsection B
§ 123-5
Section III, Subsection C
Amended 3-26-1957; 4-15-1959
Article III
§ 123-6
Section IV, Subsection A
§ 123-7
Section IV, Subsection B
§ 123-8
Section IV, Subsection C
§ 123-9
Section IV, Subsection D
§ 123-10
Section IV, Subsection E
Article IV
§ 123-11
Section V, Subsection A
§ 123-12
Section V, Subsection B
Amended 4-15-1959
Article V
§ 123-13
Section VI, Subsection A
Amended 4-15-1959
§ 123-14
Section VI, Subsection B
Amended 9-4-1968
Article VI
§ 123-15
Section VII, Subsection A
§ 123-16
Section VII, Subsection B
Chapter 127, Taxation
Article I, Senior Citizens Tax Exemption
Ord. No. 9
3-1-1967
Omitted
Section 1
§ 127-1
Section 2
§ 127-2
Section 3
Omitted
Section 4
Article II, Business Investment Tax Exemption
L.L. No. 1-1977
4-6-1977
§ 127-3
Section 1
Omitted
Section 2
Chapter 134, Vehicles and Traffic
Article I, Parking
Ord. No. 13
9-6-1972
Omitted
Section 1
§ 134-1
Section 1.1
§ 134-2
Section 1.2
§ 134-3
Section 2
Amended 2-18-1976 by Ord. No. 15; 6-16-1976 by Ord. No. 16; 7-7-1976 by Ord. No. 17
§ 134-5
Section 3
§ 134-6
Section 4
Omitted
Section 5
Chapter 140, Water
Ord. No. 8
8-5-1964
Article I
Article I
Omitted
Section 1
§ 140-1
Section 2
Article II
§ 140-2
Section 1
Article III
§ 140-3
Section 1
Article II
Article IV
§ 140-4
Section 1
§ 140-5
Section 2
§ 140-6
Section 3
Article III
Article V
§ 140-7
Section 1, first paragraph
§ 140-8
Section 1, Subsection a
§ 140-9
Section 1, Subsection b
§ 140-10
Section 1, Subsection c
§ 140-11
Section 1, Subsection d
§ 140-12
Section 1, Subsection e
§ 140-13
Section 1, Subsection f
§ 140-14
Section 1, Subsection g
§ 140-15
Section 1, Subsection h
§ 140-16
Section 1, Subsection i
§ 140-17
Section 1, Subsection j
Article IV
Article VI
§ 140-18
Section 1
Amended 12-17-1975
§ 140-19
Section 2
Amended 12-17-1975
§ 140-20
Section 3
§ 140-21
Section 4
Article V
Article VII
§ 140-22
Section 1
§ 140-23
Section 2
Amended 12-17-1975; 3-7-1979
§ 140-24
Section 3
§ 140-25
Section 4
§ 140-26
Section 5
§ 140-27
Section 6
§ 140-28
Section 7
§ 140-29
Section 8
Article VI
Article VIII
§ 140-30
Section 1
§ 140-31
Section 2
§ 140-32
Section 3
§ 140-33
Section 4
§ 140-34
Section 5
§ 140-35
Section 6
§ 140-36
Section 7
§ 140-37
Section 8
Article VII
Article IX
§ 140-38
Section 1
§ 140-39
Section 2
§ 140-40
Section 3
§ 140-41
Section 4
§ 140-42
Section 5
§ 140-43
Section 6
§ 140-44
Section 7
§ 140-45
Section 8
Amended 12-17-1975
§ 140-46
Section 9
§ 140-47
Section 10
§ 140-48
Section 11
§ 140-49
Section 12
§ 140-50
Section 13
Article VIII
Article X
§ 140-51
Section 1
Amended 12-17-1975
Chapter 144, Zoning
Ord. No. 2
7-18-1950; amended in its entirety 4-19-1967
Article I
§ 144-1
Section 1 and 1.1.2
Omitted
Section 1.1.1
§ 144-2
Section 1.2
Amended 8-2-1972
Article II
§ 144-3
Section 1.3
§ 144-4
Section 1.3.1
§ 144-5
Section 1.3.2
§ 144-6
Section 1.3.3
§ 144-7
Section 1.3.4
§ 144-8
Section 1.3.5
§ 144-9
Section 1.3.6
Article III
Section 2
§ 144-10
Section 2.1
§ 144-11
Section 2.2
§ 144-12
Section 2.3
§ 144-13
Section 2.4
§ 144-14
Section 2.5
§ 144-15
Section 2.6
§ 144-16
Section 2.7
§ 144-17
Section 2.8
§ 144-18
Section 2.9
§ 144-19
Section 2.10
§ 144-20
Section 2.11
§ 144-21
Section 2.12
§ 144-22
Section 2.13
§ 144-23
Section 2.14
§ 144-24
Section 2.15
§ 144-25
Section 2.17
§ 144-26
Section 2.18
§ 144-27
Section 2.20
§ 144-28
Section 2.21
§ 144-29
Section 2.22
§ 144-30
Section 2.23
§ 144-31
Section 2.23.1
§ 144-32
Section 2.23.2
§ 144-33
Section 2.23.3
§ 144-34
Section 2.24
Article IV
Section 3
§ 144-35
Section 3.1
§ 144-36
Section 3.2
Amended 8-2-1972
§ 144-37
Section 3.3
§ 144-38
Section 3.4
§ 144-39
Section 3.5
§ 144-40
Section 3.6
§ 144-41
Section 3.7
§ 144-42
Section 3.8
§ 144-43
Section 3.9
§ 144-44
Section 3.10
Article V
Section 4
§ 144-45
Section 4.1
§ 144-46
Section 4.2
§ 144-47
Section 4.3
§ 144-48
Section 4.4
§ 144-49
Section 4.5
§ 144-50
Section 4.6
Article VI
Section 5
§ 144-51
Section 5.1
§ 144-52
Section 5.2
§ 144-53
Section 5.3
§ 144-54
Section 5.4
§ 144-55
Section 5.5
§ 144-56
Section 5.6
§ 144-57
Section 5.7
Article VII
Section 6
§ 144-58
Section 6.1
Amended 8-2-1972
§ 144-59
Section 6.2
§ 144-60
Section 6.3
§ 144-61
Section 6.4
§ 144-62
Section 6.5
§ 144-63
Section 6.6
§ 144-64
Section 6.7
§ 144-65
Section 6.8
§ 144-66
Section 6.9
§ 144-67
Section 6.10
§ 144-68
Section 6.11
§ 144-69
Section 6.12
§ 144-70
Section 6.13
Article VIII
Section 7
§ 144-72
Section 7.1
Amended 3-4-1981
§ 144-73
Section 7.2
§ 144-74
Section 7.3
§ 144-75
Section 7.4
§ 144-76
Section 7.5
§ 144-77
Section 7.6
§ 144-78
Section 7.7
Amended 3-4-1981
§ 144-79
Section 7.8
Article IX
Section 8
§ 144-81
Section 8.1
§ 144-82
Section 8.2
§ 144-83
Section 8.3
§ 144-84
Section 8.4
§ 144-85
Section 8.5
§ 144-86
Section 8.6
Article X
Section 9
§ 144-88
Section 9.1
§ 144-89
Section 9.2
§ 144-90
Section 9.3
§ 144-91
Section 9.4
§ 144-92
Section 9.5
§ 144-93
Section 9.6
Article XI
Section 11
§ 144-95
Section 11.1
§ 144-96
Section 11.2
§ 144-97
Section 11.3
§ 144-98
Section 11.4
§ 144-99
Section 11.5
Section 11.6
Section 11.7
Section 11.8
Article XII
Section 12
Section 12.1
Section 12.2
Section 12.3
Section 12.4
Section 12.5
Section 12.6
Section 12.7
Section 12.8
Section 12.9
Section 12.10
Section 12.11
Amended 3-7-1979
Section 12.12
Section 12.13
Section 12.14
Article XIII
Section 13
Section 13.1
Section 13.2
Article XIV
Section 14
Section 14.1
Section 14.2
Section 14.4
Section 14.5
Section 14.6
Section 14.7
Omitted
Section 15
Article XV
Section 2.19
Section 2.19.1
Section 2.19.1.2
Section 2.19.1.3
Section 2.19.1.4
Section 2.19.1.5
Section 2.19.1.6
Section 2.19.1.7
Section 2.19.1.8
Section 2.19.1.9
Section 2.19.2.1
All local laws, ordinances and resolutions of a general and permanent nature of the Town of Elma in force on the date of the adoption of this local law and not contained in such Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein are hereby repealed from and after the effective date of this local law.
The repeal of local laws and ordinances provided for in § 1-3 of this local law shall not affect the following classes of local laws, ordinances, resolutions, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal.
A. 
Any right or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative provision of the Town of Elma prior to the effective date of this local law, or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement of such right or liability.
B. 
An offense or act committed or done before the effective date of this local law in violation of any legislative provision of the Town of Elma, or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
C. 
Any prosecution, indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending, or any judgment rendered prior to the effective date of this local law, brought pursuant to any legislative provision of the Town of Elma.
D. 
Any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege heretofore granted or conferred by the Town of Elma.
E. 
Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Town of Elma providing for the laying out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way, easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place within the Town of Elma or any portion thereof.
F. 
Any local law, ordinance or resolution of the Town of Elma appropriating money or transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Town of Elma or other instruments or evidence of the Town's indebtedness.
G. 
Local laws, ordinances or resolutions authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of property, or any lawful contract or obligation.
H. 
The levy or imposition of special assessments or charges.
I. 
The dedication of property.
J. 
Any local laws, ordinances or resolutions relating to salaries.
K. 
Any and all Zoning Map amendments.
L. 
A resolution adopted May 5, 1971, establishing a Narcotic Guidance Council.
M. 
Any local law, ordinance or resolution adopted subsequent to March 4, 1981.
In compiling and preparing the local laws, ordinances and resolutions of the Town for publication as the Code of the Town of Elma, as distributed and designated in the table in § 1-2 hereof, no changes in the meaning or intent of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions have been made.
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, Article or part of this local law or of any local law, ordinance or resolution cited in the table in § 1-2 hereof, or any local law, ordinance or resolution included in this Code through supplementation, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, Article or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.
A copy of the Code, in loose-leaf form, has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk of the Town of Elma and shall remain there for use and examination by the public until final action is taken on this local law; and, if this local law shall be adopted, such copy shall be certified to by the Town Clerk of the Town of Elma by impressing thereon the Seal of the Town of Elma, and such certified copy shall remain on file in the office of said Town Clerk to be made available to persons desiring to examine the same during all times while the said Code is in effect.
Any and all additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to any of the local laws, ordinances and resolutions known collectively as the "Code of the Town of Elma," or any new local laws, ordinances or resolutions, when enacted or adopted in such form as to indicate the intention of the Town Board to be a part thereof, shall be deemed to be incorporated into such Code so that reference to the Code shall be understood and intended to include such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements. Whenever such additions, deletions, amendments or supplements to the Code shall be enacted or adopted, they shall thereafter be printed and, as provided hereunder, inserted in the loose-leaf book containing such Code, as amendments and supplements thereto. Nothing contained in this local law shall affect the status of any local law, ordinance or resolution contained herein, and such local laws, ordinances or resolutions may be amended, deleted or changed from time to time as the Town Board deems desirable.
It shall be the duty of the Town Clerk to keep up-to-date the certified copy of the book containing the Code of the Town of Elma required to be filed in the office of the Town Clerk for use by the public. All changes in said Code and all local laws, ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Town Board subsequent to the enactment of this local law in such form as to indicate the intention of said Board to be a part of said Code shall, when finally enacted or adopted, be included therein by temporary attachment of copies of such changes or local laws, ordinances or resolutions until such changes or local laws, ordinances or resolutions are printed as supplements to said Code book, at which time such supplements shall be inserted therein.
Copies of the Code may be purchased from the Town Clerk of the Town of Elma upon the payment of a fee to be set by resolution of the Town Board, which may also arrange by resolution for procedures for the periodic supplementation thereof.
Any person who, without authorization from the Town Clerk, changes or amends by additions or deletions, any part or portion of the Code of the Town of Elma, or who alters or tampers with such Code in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation of the Town of Elma to be misrepresented thereby, or who violates any other provision of this local law, shall be guilty of an offense and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more than $250 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days, or both.
The provisions of this local law are hereby made Article I of Chapter 1 of the Code of the Town of Elma, such local law to be entitled "General Provisions, Article I, Adoption of Code," and the sections of this local law shall be numbered §§ 1-1 to 1-13, inclusive.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of New York.