The Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to
make and adopt such written rules and regulations as may be necessary
for the proper enforcement and interpretation of this chapter and
to secure the intent thereof. Such rules and regulations shall not
be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter or any other ordinances
of the City of Hudson, nor shall they have the effect of waiving any
provisions of this chapter or any other ordinance. Such rules and
regulations shall have the same force and effect as the provisions
of this chapter, and the penalty for violation thereof shall be the
same as the penalty for violation of the provisions of this chapter.
Such rules and regulations shall be submitted to the Common Council
by the Building Inspector. Failure of the Common Council to approve,
reject or modify such rules and regulations within 30 days after submission
shall be deemed to constitute approval thereof. Said rules and regulations,
as approved by the Common Council, shall be on file and available
as a matter of public record.
No officer, agent or employee of the City of
Hudson shall render himself personally liable for any damage that
may accrue to persons or property as a result of any act required
or permitted in the discharge of his duties under this chapter. Any
suit brought against any officer, agent or employee of the City of
Hudson as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge
of his duties under this chapter shall be defended by the Legal Advisor
until the final determination of the proceedings therein.
The City Legal Advisor shall, upon complaint
of the Code Enforcement Officer or upon his own motion, institute
appropriate action to restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, correct or
remove such violation, and take such other legal action as is necessary
to carry out the terms and provisions of this chapter. The remedies
provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive and shall
be in addition to any other remedies provided by law; any and all
remedies may be pursued concurrently or consecutively, and the pursuit
of any remedy shall not be construed as an election or the waiver
of the right to pursue any and all of the others.
Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved
by any final order of the Code Enforcement Officer or Board of Appeals
for Building may seek to have such order reviewed by the Supreme Court
in the manner prescribed by Article 78 of the Civil Practice Law and
Rules and as otherwise provided for in the laws of the State of New
York.