The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the removal or
repair of buildings in business, industrial and residential sections
of the Town of North Collins that, from any cause, may now be or shall
hereafter become dangerous or unsafe to the public, and which continue
in violation of the Town Code and to also provide for a means of abatement
and enforcement of Town Law regarding continuing violations of the
Town Code.
The provisions of this chapter shall be in addition to, and
in furtherance of, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code, including, but not limited to, Sections 107 and 108
of the Property Maintenance Code of New York State.
Should the Code Enforcement Officer determine that such an unsafe
or dangerous condition exists within a building or structure that
said building or structure constitutes an imminent threat to life,
when the Code Enforcement Officer may cause to be posted at each entrance
of such building a notice that said building is unsafe and its use
or occupancy has been prohibited by the Code Enforcement Officer of
the Town of North Collins, and he shall further be permitted to require,
upon service of such written notice upon the occupants of said building,
their removal from said building until said building had been secured
or removed.
A copy of any such notice served pursuant to §
114-3 shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk of the County of Erie, which notice shall be filed in the same manner as a notice of pendency pursuant to Article 65 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules and shall have the same effect as a notice of pendency, as therein provided, except as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section. A notice so filed shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of filing; provided, however, that it may be vacated upon the order of a Judge or Justice of a court of record or upon the consent of the Counsel to the Town. The Clerk of the county where such notice is filed shall mark such notice in any record or docket thereof as canceled of record upon the presentation and filing of such consent or a certified copy of such order.