[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Mamaroneck 9-22-2004 by L.L. No. 12-2004. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Amended 11-1-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006]
The Town of Mamaroneck has adopted numerous
statutes designed to maintain the high quality of life that the residents
of the Town have always enjoyed. These laws protect the public health,
safety and welfare of the Town and its residents. To maintain such
standards requires vigilance and vigorous enforcement of these laws.
The purpose of this chapter is to grant the Town’s constables
the authority to issue appearance tickets for violations of the quality
of life laws of the Town of Mamaroneck.
[Amended 6-1-2005 by L.L. No. 10-2005; 11-1-2006 by L.L. No.
15-2006; 3-7-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
have the meanings indicated below:
The persons serving in any of the following positions in
the Town of Mamaroneck: Assistant Building Inspector, Building Inspector,
Code Enforcement Officer, Director of Building Code Enforcement and
Land Use Administration, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental
Planner, Fire Inspector, Parking Enforcement Officer, police officer,
Senior Engineer (Civil), Superintendent of Highways and Deputy Superintendent
of Highways (if such a position is created).
[Amended 11-19-2014 by L.L. No. 6-2014; 1-20-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
The following chapters and sections of the Code constitute
the quality of life laws:
Chapters.
Chapter 58, Animals.
Chapter 77, Conservation Areas.
Chapter 95, Erosion and Sediment Control.
Chapter 108, Fire Safety Zones.
Chapter 117, Garage Sales.
Chapter 141, Noise.
Chapter 148, Parks and Fields.
Chapter 161, Property Maintenance.
Chapter 173, Sewers.
Chapter 175, Signs.
Chapter 183, Solid Waste.
Chapter 207, Trees.
Chapter 231, Water.
Chapter 233, Waterfowl.
Local laws.
[Added 11-19-2014 by L.L.
No. 6-2014]
[Amended 11-1-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006]
The Town Board finds that the quality of life
laws specifically protect the public health, safety and welfare of
the Town and its residents. Invoking the power given to it by Paragraph
4(a) of § 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the Town Board
hereby authorizes the constables of the Town to issue appearance tickets
to anyone who a constable has reasonable cause to believe has violated
one or more of the quality of life laws. That appearance ticket shall
direct the person upon whom it is served to appear in the Justice
Court of the Town of Mamaroneck on the date and at the time of day
designated in the appearance ticket in connection with that person's
alleged commission of a violation of the quality of life law or laws
identified in the appearance ticket.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 34-4, Form
and content, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
11-1-2006 by L.L. No. 15-2006.