As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
AUTHORITY HAVING JURISDICTION
The governmental unit, agency, Town of Sand Lake Board, and
Town Code Enforcement Official responsible for administration and
enforcement of this code.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The Town of Sand Lake employee, certified by New York State
to administer the Town of Sand Lake Property Maintenance Code/Municipal
Code/Zoning Code and all additional New York State building codes.
GARBAGE
Discarded or useless material. The animal or vegetable waste
resulting from the handling, preparation, packaging, cooking, and
consumption of food.
INSPECTION
The act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or
critically examining.
MAINTAIN
To keep in an existing state (as of repair, efficiency, or
validity); preserve from failure or decline.
MAINTENANCE
The act of maintaining; the state of being maintained, the
upkeep of property, structure, or equipment.
NEGLECT
The lack of proper maintenance for a building, structure
or premises.
OFFENSE
A violation of the Town of Sand Lake Property Maintenance Code and this Chapter
185.
OPERATOR
Any person who has charge, care or control of a structure
or premises that is let or offered for occupancy.
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm, or corporation having
legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the state, county or municipality as holding title to the
property; or otherwise having control of the property, including the
guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or administrator
of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession of real
property by a court.
RUBBISH
Useless waste, trash, garbage, rejected matter and other
debris of a nondescript nature. Combustible and noncombustible waste
materials; the term shall include the residue from the burning of
wood, coal, and other combustible materials, paper, rags, cartons,
boxes, wood, excelsior, rubber, leather, tree branches, yard trimmings,
tin cans, metals, mechanical parts, building material, mineral matter,
glass, concrete, and other similar materials.
TEMPERARY RENTAL
A structure, premises, house, townhouse, apartment, or dwelling,
with or without meals, for compensation (e.g., HomeAway, Airbnb, etc.).
TOWN
The Town of Sand Lake.
VIOLATION
Act of violating, lack of compliance with, infringement of, disregard of the Town of Sand Lake Property Maintenance Code and this Chapter
185.
The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures and
exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as
otherwise provided for in this Town Code and the 2020 Property Maintenance
Code of New York State. A person shall not occupy as owner-occupant
or permit another person to occupy premises that are not in a sanitary
and safe condition and that do not comply with the requirements of
the 2020 Property Maintenance Code of New York State. Occupants of
a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit are responsible
for keeping in a clean, sanitary, and safe condition that part of
the dwelling unit, rooming unit, housekeeping unit or premises they
occupy and control.
Vacant premises, structures, and portions thereof, or vacant
land, shall be maintained by the owner in a clean, safe, secure, and
sanitary condition as provided herein so as not to cause a blighting
problem or adversely affect the public health or safety.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds
to believe that a property, premises or structure is in violation
of the Town of Sand Lake Property Maintenance Code, they will notify
either the owner of the property, the owner's agent, firm, or
corporation that an inspection of the property will need to be done
within 24 hours of being notified.
The Code Enforcement Officer and each inspector are authorized
to issue court appearance tickets for any violation of the Uniform
Code or this chapter.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing in
the office of the New York State Secretary of State in accordance
with § 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.