[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Chestnut Ridge hereby
adopts and accepts the applicability of the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code for the Village of Chestnut Ridge
as the official Building Construction Code of the Village for the
purposes set forth therein and as it may be amended from time to time.
The Building Inspector and Fire Inspector of the Village of
Chestnut Ridge and their deputies are hereby designated to administer
and enforce the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Build Code within
the Village of Chestnut Ridge.
The Fire Inspector or Building Inspector may adopt rules and
regulations for the administration and enforcement of the State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code. Said rules and regulations shall
be published at least five days prior to the effective date thereof
in a newspaper of general circulation within the Village of Chestnut
Ridge. Such rules and regulations shall not conflict with the State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, this chapter, or any other
provision of law.
The Fire Inspector and Building Inspector shall conduct periodic
inspections for compliance with the provisions of State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code.
A person owning, operating or maintaining property or premises
within the scope of the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code or this chapter shall comply with the provisions of the State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, this chapter, and all orders,
notices, rules, regulations or determinations issued in connection
therewith.
If the owner, lessor, occupant or agent shall fail, neglect
or refuse to remove, eliminate or abate the violation within the time
specified in the violation order, a request to take appropriate legal
action shall be made to the Board of Trustees of the Village of Chestnut
Ridge.
Failure to comply with any provision of the State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code, this chapter, rules or regulations adopted
pursuant to this chapter, or a violation order shall be deemed a violation,
and the violator shall be liable for a fine of not more than $250,
or imprisonment not to exceed 10 days, or both, and each day such
violation shall constitute a separate violation.
An action or proceeding in the name of the Village of Chestnut
Ridge may be commenced in any court of competent jurisdiction to compel
compliance with or restrain by injunction the violation of any provision
of the State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, this chapter,
rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, or a violation
order, or to vacate the occupancy or building in the case of imminent
danger to life or property. Such remedy shall be in addition to penalties
otherwise prescribed by law.