Pursuant to § 20, Subdivision 35, of the General City
Law of the State of New York and the powers of the City of Plattsburgh,
this article establishes the procedures for the removal or repair
of any building, structure or staging which endangers or will endanger
the health, safety or welfare of the public from any cause.
Any building or part of a building, staging or other structure
which is a danger to life and safety as a result of structural instability,
fire, explosion or other hazardous situation or that, from any cause,
may now be or shall at any time hereafter become dangerous or unsafe,
in the judgment of the Building Inspector, shall be taken down, demolished
or removed or made safe and secure.
A copy of said order shall be filed in the County Clerk's
office. The order shall be filed by such Clerk 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. An order so filed shall be effective for a period of one
year from the date of filing, provided that it is not vacated upon
the order of a Judge or Justice of a court of record or upon consent
of the Corporation Counsel. The Clerk of the County shall mark such
order and any record or docket thereof as canceled of record upon
the presentation and filing of such consent or of a certified copy
of a court order.
In case there shall be, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, imminent danger of the falling of any building, structure or staging or part thereof so as to endanger life or properly and require immediate action to protect the public's health and safety, the Bureau shall, without prior notice, cause the necessary work to be done to render such building or part thereof temporarily safe. Powers authorized herein are in addition to any action which may be undertaken pursuant to this chapter. Costs of temporary safeguards shall be paid by the owner, with notice and methods of collection as provided in §
148-7 supra.