It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector
and he hereby is given the authority to enforce the provisions of
this chapter.
The Building Inspector, in the discharge of
his duties, shall have authority to enter any building or premises
at any reasonable hour.
[Amended 3-14-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989]
The Village Manager may, at any time, designate
a Deputy Building Inspector, who, during the absence or disability
of the Building Inspector, shall exercise the powers and perform the
duties of the Building Inspector.
[Amended 3-28-1961]
No building shall be erected, enlarged or altered structurally unless, in addition to compliance with the requirements of Chapter
132, Building Construction and Fire Prevention, of this Code, the owner or lessee of the premises files or causes to be filed with the Building Inspector, before such erection, enlargement or alteration is commenced, a plan, in duplicate, (11 copies in connection with applications subject to referral to the Board of Architectural Review under Chapter
18 of this Code), drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions, radii and angles of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the principal building and accessory buildings to be erected, enlarged or altered and such other information as may be reasonably necessary to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-14-1989 by L.L. No. 6-1989]
Irrespective of the other provisions of this chapter, any building for which the Building Inspector has, prior to the date when this chapter becomes effective, issued a permit authorizing its erection and the foundation footings of which have been completed prior to such date may be completed pursuant to such permit and used for a purpose permitted by this chapter for the district in which such building is located, provided that the construction of such building is completed within one year from the date when such permit was issued, and subject to compliance with the provisions of Article
X of this chapter.
[Added 1-14-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997]
A. For the purposes of defraying administrative costs
involved in the review of applications and appeals and the costs of
legal notices required by law, all applications and appeals shall
be accompanied by a fee, payable to the Village of Scarsdale, as established
by the Village Board.
B. For the purposes of defraying administrative costs
involved in the review and costs of legal notices required by law,
all applications or petitions requesting any amendment or change to
these zoning regulations, the zoning districts or zoning district
boundaries shall be accompanied by a fee, payable to the Village of
Scarsdale, as established by the Village Board.
C. The Village Board, the Board of Appeals or the Planning Board, in the review of any application for a nonresidential use as set forth in this chapter, or the Planning Board for the review of any application for a subdivision, may refer any such application presented to it to such engineering, planning, legal, technical or environmental consultant or other professionals as such Board shall deem reasonably necessary to enable it to review such application as required by law. Charges made by such consultants shall be in accord with fees usually charged for such services in the metropolitan New York region or pursuant to an existing contractual agreement between the Village and such consultant. All such charges shall be paid by the Village upon submission of a detailed statement. The applicant shall reimburse the Village for the cost of such professional review services upon submission of a copy of the statement, or at the discretion of the reviewing board, in accordance with §
310-98D of this chapter. In the event that an application is required to be reviewed by both the Village Board and the Planning Board, to the extent practicable, to avoid duplications in order to minimize the cost of such consultants and reports to the applicant, the Village Board shall select a consultant who shall in such case prepare one report providing the data, information and recommendations requested. The payment of such fees shall be required in addition to any and all other fees required by this or any other section of this chapter or any other Village law or regulation.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
D. At the time of the first consideration of any application
for a nonresidential use or for a subdivision as set forth in this
chapter, the reviewing board may require the establishment of an escrow
account or accounts from which withdrawals shall be made to reimburse
the Village for such cost of professional review services, including,
without limitation, such cost of professional review services provided
under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, 6 NYCRR 617, and Chapter
152 of the Village Code.
[Amended 3-23-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(1) The applicant shall provide funds to the Village for
deposit into such account(s), in an amount to be determined by the
reviewing board, based on its evaluation of the nature and complexity
of the application.
(2) The applicant shall be provided with copies of any
statement for such services when such statements are submitted to
the Village.
(3) A building permit or certificate of occupancy shall
not be issued unless all professional review fees charged in connection
with the applicant's project have been reimbursed to the Village.
After all pertinent charges have been paid, the Village shall refund
any funds remaining on deposit to the applicant.