The Town Board of the Town of Colton in the County of St. Lawrence, New York, does hereby ordain and enact the Town of Colton Building and Sanitary Regulations under and pursuant to the Municipal Home Rule Law and consistent with the applicable provisions of Town Law of the State of New York.
This Part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Town of Colton Building and Sanitary Regulations" and is hereinafter referred to as "this part."
A. 
The purpose of this part is to provide basic and uniform standards governing the condition and maintenance of existing structures, uses and appurtenant systems and the construction and installation of new structures and appurtenant systems in order to establish reasonable safeguards for the safety, health and general well-being of the occupants and users thereof and for the residents and property owners of the Town of Colton.
B. 
It is further the purpose of this part to establish the appropriate process and guidelines for continued Town eligibility under the National Flood Insurance Act through the recognition and proper administration of United States Department of Housing and Urban Development designated flood hazard areas.
C. 
It is also the purpose of this part to further the stated purposes of the Adirondack Park Agency Act by satisfaction of the criteria for approval by the Adirondack Park Agency of a local land use program pursuant to Subdivision 2 of § 807 of the Act,[1] or such portion thereof as may be applicable to this part.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Executive Law § 807, Subdivision 2.
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law and in accord with the applicable provisions of Town Law, this part authorizes and empowers those duly appointed or delegated by the Town Board of the Town of Colton to approve or disapprove building/use permits, certificates of compliance and operating permits according to the process and standards set forth herein.
B. 
This part shall apply to the maintenance of existing and future buildings, structures and systems and to the construction, installation, structural alteration, replacement or removal of any building, structure or appurtenant system or alteration of land as herein provided for in the Town of Colton.
C. 
In particular, Article VI of this part shall apply to all buildings, structures, systems and land, whether existing on the effective date of this part or constructed, installed, altered, replaced or maintained thereafter; whereas Article VII of this part shall apply only to such buildings, structures, systems or land constructed, installed, altered, replaced or removed after the effective date of this chapter.
A. 
Nothing herein shall be construed to lessen or diminish the applicable provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code[1] previously adopted by the Town. In the instance of any determination with respect to any performance standard, condition or criteria identified in this part, those specifications and guidelines set forth in the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and its accompanying list of Generally Accepted Standards may be referred to by the Enforcement Officer in making any such determination.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 74, Construction Codes, Uniform.
B. 
In addition, the applicable provisions of the following established requirements or standards of the State of New York, as most recently amended, shall be complied with:
(1) 
The Multiple Residence Law of the State of New York as set forth in Chapter 61-b of the Consolidated Laws;
(2) 
The state code for the construction and installation of mobile homes and standards, rules and regulations for mobile homes as set forth in Volume 9 Executive (B) of the Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York[2]; and
[2]
Editor's Note: See now the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
(3) 
The State Fire Prevention Code of the State of New York promulgated by the State Building Code Council pursuant to Article 18 of the Executive Law.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The enabling statute for the Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code is Executive Law Art. 18 (L. 1981, c. 707), § 370 et seq. The former Uniform Code (9 NYCRR, effective 1-1-1984) superseded the former State Building Construction Code, the former State Fire Prevention Code and the former State Model Housing Code.
C. 
The Enforcement Officer may require as part of any application or determination that the applicant or responsible party certify that the standards and guidelines to which the proposed undertaking or existing situation are designed, constructed or maintained comply with the applicable provisions of the above-referred-to measures, including any required proof thereof.
The appendixes attached hereto are hereby made a part of this part and the Land Use Code of which these Building and Sanitary Regulations are a part and shall be deemed applicable thereto as specifically hereinafter provided for.