A. 
The Uniform Code and this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Director of Community Development, the Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector:
(1) 
The Fire Marshal shall enforce the Fire Code of New York State. In addition, the Fire Marshal shall also enforce jointly with the Building Inspector those provisions of the Uniform Code dealing with building construction related to fire prevention and firesafety.
(2) 
The Building Inspector shall enforce all other provisions of the Uniform Code not specifically delegated to the Fire Marshal and shall jointly enforce with the Fire Marshal those provisions of the Uniform Code dealing with building construction related to fire prevention and firesafety.
B. 
Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector.
(1) 
The Office of the Fire Marshal shall be headed by a Town official designated as the Fire Marshal, who shall be appointed by the Town Board, on the basis of examination to determine his or her qualifications. The Fire Marshal may be assisted by one or more Deputy or Assistant Fire Marshals, who shall have the power to act generally for and on behalf of the Fire Marshal. Additionally, the Fire Marshal may be assisted by one or more other employees as may be deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the office. The Fire Marshal may also be identified as the "authority having jurisdiction," the "code official," or the "Code Enforcement Official" when laws, codes, ordinances, rules, or regulations make such references consistent with the scope and intended duties of the Fire Marshal.
(2) 
The Office of the Building Inspector shall be headed by a Town official designated as the Building Inspector and who shall perform the duties of the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector may be assisted by one or more Deputy or Assistant Building Inspectors, who shall have the power to act generally for and on behalf of the Building Inspector. Additionally, the Building Inspector may be assisted by one or more other employees as may be deemed necessary to carry out the functions of the office.
C. 
The Fire Marshal may be assisted by the Chiefs of the Fire Departments located and established within the limits of the Town of Irondequoit. Each of the Fire Chiefs and their duly authorized assistants shall have the authority to make fire prevention inspections under the Uniform Code within the area or areas served by their respective fire districts. A copy of any inspection report or other report of other official action shall be filed with the Fire Marshal.
D. 
The Town Board of the Town of Irondequoit may appoint a temporary Fire Marshal or Building Inspector in the event that such officer becomes unable to perform his or her duties due to illness or disability and such temporary technical investigators, inspectors or consultants as may be necessary upon request of the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector.
A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, ordinance, rule or regulation or except as herein otherwise provided, the Building Inspector shall administer and enforce all the provisions of laws, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations and orders applicable to the location, design, materials, construction, alteration, repair, equipment, maintenance, use, occupancy, removal and demolition of buildings, structures and appurtenances thereof.
B. 
The Fire Marshal shall administer and enforce all laws, codes, ordinances, regulations and orders applicable to life safety, fire prevention and firesafety. The Fire Marshal shall also prescribe regulations consistent with nationally recognized good practice for the safeguarding, to a reasonable degree, of life and property from hazardous conditions of fire arising from the use or occupancy of buildings and from the storage of hazardous substances, materials and devices. The Fire Marshal shall perform firesafety and property maintenance inspections, including but not necessarily limited to:
(1) 
Firesafety and property maintenance inspections of buildings or structures which contain an area of public assembly shall be performed at least once every 12 months.
(2) 
Firesafety and property maintenance inspections of buildings and structures being occupied as dormitories shall be performed at least once every 12 months.
(3) 
Firesafety and property maintenance inspections of all multiple dwellings not included in Subsection B(1) or (2) above, and all nonresidential buildings, structures, uses and occupancies not included in Subsection B(1) or (2) above, shall be performed at least once every 36 months.
(4) 
Firesafety and property maintenance inspections may also be performed at any time upon the request of the property owner, or his agent; upon receipt of a written statement or other information giving reason to believe that conditions or activities failing to comply with the Uniform Code exist.
C. 
The Building Inspector shall receive and review permit applications, together with applicable drawings and other documents as may be required, and shall issue permits for the construction, installation, alteration, repair, removal and demolition of buildings, structures or portions or accessories thereof and for equipment, plumbing, electrical and other appurtenances thereof. He or she shall inspect the premises for which such applications have been received or such permits have been issued for the purpose of assuring compliance with all applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations. The Building Inspector shall issue certificates of occupancy for the purpose of certifying that the work has been completed in conformance with all requirements inherent in the issuance of the permit thereof.
D. 
The Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector shall issue appropriate notices or orders to remove illegal or unsafe conditions, to require the necessary safeguards during construction or demolition and to assure compliance with all applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules and regulations.
E. 
The Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector may require the performance of field or laboratory tests by qualified persons, service bureaus, agencies or accredited and authoritative testing laboratories whenever he or she may deem it necessary or appropriate to assure compliance with the provisions of applicable laws, codes, ordinances, standards, specifications, rules and regulations.
F. 
The Fire Marshal may assist, where practicable, in the investigation of the cause and origin of any fire occurring in the Town which is of a suspicious nature or which involves loss of life or injury to persons or by which property has been substantially destroyed.
G. 
The Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector shall be notified as soon as practicable of all working fires which involve structural damage which threatens the continued occupancy of the premises or where such fire causes the death or serious injury of any person.
H. 
The Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector shall be authorized to recommend qualifications, training programs and criteria for the certification of inspectors should it be deemed necessary or appropriate.
I. 
The Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector shall keep official records of all transactions and activities of the office, including records of all applications received, all permits and certificates issued, fees charged and collected, inspections conducted and notices and orders issued.
J. 
The Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector may adopt policies and procedures for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and the Uniform Code. Such policies and procedures shall not conflict with the Uniform Code or this chapter.
K. 
The Fire Marshal and/or the Building Inspector shall investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions or activities which fail to comply with the Uniform Code. The process for responding to such complaints shall include any of the following steps as may be appropriate.
(1) 
Performing an inspection of the conditions or activities alleged and documenting the results of said inspection;
(2) 
Providing the property owner and/or other persons who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to correct same;
(3) 
Issuing a stop-work order; and/or
(4) 
Performing an inspection to ensure that the violation has been corrected and preparing a report to document same.
L. 
The Fire Marshal shall serve within the emergency operation plan of the Town of Irondequoit, assisting and serving as liaison with other emergency services within the Town.
A. 
The provisions of the Uniform Code relating to maintenance, housekeeping and behavior regulations so as to protect life and property against the hazards of fire, explosion and the release of toxic gases arising from the storage, handling or use of combustible or hazardous substances, materials or devices shall apply equally to new and existing buildings and conditions.
B. 
Where this chapter may apply to situations lawfully existing prior to the effective date of the Uniform Code and/or this chapter, the Fire Marshal and the Building Inspector shall have the authority to permit the continuance of those conditions not in strict compliance with the terms of this chapter where the exceptions do not constitute a distinct hazard to life or property.
The Fire Marshal may, in his or her sole discretion, delegate fire inspection authority to personnel employed by any large integrated industrial concern or other authorized agency which, in his or her sole opinion, maintains adequate fire-protection and fire-prevention services. The Fire Marshal shall investigate, at any time or interval that he or she may deem necessary, to determine that the firesafety standards so maintained are substantially equivalent to the modified provisions of this chapter.
A. 
Whenever the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector shall disapprove an application or refuse to grant a permit applied for or when it is claimed that the provisions of the Uniform Code do not apply or that the intent and meaning of the Uniform Code have been misconstrued or misinterpreted, the person affected may appeal from the decision of the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector to the Board of Review, established under the applicable provisions of the New York State Executive Law § 381, as amended or changed.
B. 
The procedures set forth in the New York State Executive Law referred to above for appeals shall not prohibit the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector from immediately removing a hazard or ordering the immediate closing of the building or premises until a violation of the law has been corrected when such hazard or existence of such violation constitutes, in the sole discretion of the Fire Marshal or the Building Inspector, a distinct hazard to life or public safety.