[Adopted 1-10-2023 by L.L. No. 1-2023]
In accordance with Subdivision 3 of § 20 of the Municipal Home Rule Law, the local laws, ordinances and certain resolutions of the Village of Canisteo, as codified and consisting of Chapters
1 through
119, are hereby approved, adopted, and enacted as the Code of the Village of Canisteo, hereinafter referred to as the "Code." The provisions of the Code, insofar as they are substantively the same as those of local laws, ordinances and resolutions in force immediately prior to the enactment of the Code by this local law, are intended as a continuation of such local laws, ordinances and resolutions and not as new enactments. This local law and the Code adopted hereby shall supersede and replace the 1989 Code of the Village of Canisteo, as amended and supplemented.
In the event that notice of enactment of this local law is required
due to amendments adopted by way of this local law to zoning or land
use provisions, or is otherwise required by law, the Clerk of the
Village of Canisteo shall cause notice of the enactment of this local
law to be given in the manner required by law. The notice of the enactment
of this local law, coupled with the availability of a copy of the
Code for inspection by the public, shall be deemed, held and considered
to be due and legal publication of all provisions of the Code for
all purposes.
Each section of this local law and of the Code and every part
of each section is an independent section or part of a section, and
the holding of any section or a part thereof to be unconstitutional,
void or ineffective for any cause shall not be deemed to affect the
validity or constitutionality of any other sections or parts thereof.
The repeal of local laws and ordinances provided for in §
1-5 of this local law shall not affect the following classes of local laws, ordinances, rights and obligations, which are hereby expressly saved from repeal:
A. Any right
or liability established, accrued or incurred under any legislative
provision of the Village of Canisteo prior to the effective date of
this local law or any action or proceeding brought for the enforcement
of such right or liability.
B. Any offense
or act committed or done before the effective date of this local law
in violation of any legislative provision of the Village of Canisteo
or any penalty, punishment or forfeiture which may result therefrom.
C. Any prosecution,
indictment, action, suit or other proceeding pending or any judgment
rendered prior to the effective date of this local law brought pursuant
to any legislative provision of the Village of Canisteo.
D. Any agreement
entered into or any franchise, license, right, easement or privilege
heretofore granted or conferred by the Village of Canisteo.
E. Any local
law or ordinance of the Village of Canisteo providing for the laying
out, opening, altering, widening, relocating, straightening, establishing
grade, changing name, improvement, acceptance or vacation of any right-of-way,
easement, street, road, highway, park or other public place within
the Village of Canisteo or any portion thereof.
F. Any local
law or ordinance of the Village of Canisteo appropriating money or
transferring funds, promising or guaranteeing the payment of money
or authorizing the issuance and delivery of any bond of the Village
of Canisteo or other instruments or evidence of the Village’s
indebtedness.
G. Local laws
or ordinances authorizing the purchase, sale, lease or transfer of
property, or any lawful contract, agreement or obligation.
H. The levy
or imposition of special assessments or charges.
I. The annexation
or dedication of property.
J. Any local
law or ordinance relating to salaries and compensation.
K. Any local
law or ordinance amending the Zoning Map.
L. Any local
law or ordinance relating to or establishing a pension plan or pension
fund for Village employees.
M. Any local
law or ordinance or portion of a local law or ordinance establishing
a specific fee amount for any license, permit or service obtained
from the Village.
N. Any local
law adopted subsequent to November 16, 2021.
Any person who alters or tampers with the Code of the Village
of Canisteo in any manner whatsoever which will cause the legislation
of the Village of Canisteo to be misrepresented thereby, or who violates
any other provision of this local law, shall be guilty of an offense
and shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine of not more
than $250 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days, or
both.
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State of the State of New York.