[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Little Valley. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
DANGEROUS BUILDING
Includes any building, shed, fence or other man-made structure which:
A. 
Is dangerous to the public health because of its condition and which may cause or aid in the spread of disease or injury to health of the occupants of it or neighboring structures;
B. 
Because of faulty construction, age, lack of proper repair or any other cause, is especially liable to fire and constitutes or creates a fire hazard;
C. 
By reason of faulty construction or any other cause is liable to cause injury or damage by collapsing or by a collapse or fall of any part of the structure; or
D. 
Because of its condition or because of a lack of doors or windows is an attractive nuisance or is available to and frequented by persons who are not lawful occupants of the structure.
Any building in the Village which, from any cause, may now be or shall hereafter become a dangerous building as defined herein or which is unsafe to the public, to the occupants thereof or to adjoining property or occupants, shall be removed or repaired as provided in this chapter.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Upon receipt by the Board of Trustees of a report of an inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer of a building shown in such report to be a dangerous building, the Village Clerk shall cause to be served on the owner, either personally or by registered mail, addressed to the last known address, if any, of the owner as shown by the tax records of the Village or in the records of the County Clerk of the County of Cattaraugus, a notice containing a description of the premises, a statement of the particulars in which the building or structure is unsafe or dangerous and an order requiring the same to be made safe and secure or removed and the time within which the person served with such notice shall commence and complete the securing or removal of such building, and if such service is made by registered mail, the Village Clerk shall cause a copy of such notice to be posted on the premises.
In the event of the neglect or refusal of the person served with the notice provided for in § 108-3 to comply with the same within the time therein specified, a survey shall be made by the Village Engineer and a practical builder, engineer or architect to be named by the Board of Trustees and a practical builder, engineer or architect appointed by the person notified as provided in § 108-3, and in the event of the refusal or neglect of the person so notified to appoint such surveyor, the two surveyors named shall make the survey and report. The aforesaid notice shall state that in the event that the building or other structure shall be reported unsafe or dangerous under such survey, an application will be made at the Town of Little Valley Justice Court not less than five nor more than 10 days following the receipt of said report of the surveyors by the Board of Trustees for an order determining the building to be a public nuisance and directing that it shall be repaired and secured or taken down and removed by the Village.
Within five days following the receipt of a report of the surveyors by the Board of Trustees, the Village Clerk shall cause a signed copy of the report of survey to be posted on the building and mailed to the owner thereof in accordance with § 108-3.
When the Village has effected the repairing, securing or removing of a dangerous or unsafe building or incurred costs and expenses for the same, the actual costs and expenses incurred plus accrued interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of completion of the work, if not paid by such owner prior thereto, shall be assessed against the lot or parcel of land where such building is or was located, which assessment shall be included in the next succeeding annual bill for Village taxes for such property and shall become a lien thereon when such taxes become a lien.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
Where it reasonably appears that a building or structure presents a clear and imminent danger to the life, safety or health of any person or property, unless such building or structure is immediately repaired and secured or demolished by its owner or occupant, the Village Board may by resolution authorize the Code Enforcement Officer or Village Engineer to immediately cause the repair or demolition of such unsafe building or structure. The expenses of such repair or demolition shall be a charge against the land on which it is located and shall be assessed, levied and collected as provided in § 108-7 hereof.
[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III)]
In addition to assessment of costs provided for in § 108-7, any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a maximum fine of $250 or a maximum term of imprisonment of 15 days, or both, for each offense.