[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Atlantic
Beach 11-8-1999 by L.L. No. 2-1999. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A residence which is either rented, leased, let or hired out to be
occupied, or is occupied, as the temporary or permanent residence or home
of three or more families living independently of each other, including, but
not limited to, the following: an apartment house, apartment hotel, garden
apartment, studio apartment, kitchenette apartment, hotel, furnished-room
house or old-age, senior citizens, rest or nursing home or residence, but
not including private or public hospitals or public institutions.
A.
Registration. Every owner of a multiple residence in
the Village of Atlantic Beach shall be required to register such building
with the Building Department on such form or forms as prescribed by the Building
Department. A new form shall be filed whenever there is a change of ownership,
and it shall be the responsibility of the new owner to see that such form
is filed within a period 30 days from the date of taking title.
B.
Registry fee. On or after the effective date of this
subsection, every owner or prospective owner of a multiple residence, as defined
in this chapter, which is presently within the village shall be required to
register said multiple residence with the Building Department annually and
to pay an annual fee based upon the number of dwelling units. The annual registration
fee for a multiple residence shall be $30 for up to and including 10 units,
and $2.50 per unit thereafter for the year in which the registration fee is
paid, without proportion, payable to the Village of Atlantic Beach on or before
January 1 each year.
C.
Agents. The owner of any multiple residence situated
in the Village of Atlantic Beach who does not live or reside in Town of Hempstead
shall be required to designate and certify a responsible agent who shall live,
reside or have a place of business in the Town of Hempstead.
A.
All multiple residences shall comply with the requirements
of New York State Fire Prevention and Building Code, Article 4, Space and
Fire Safety Requirements, Multiple Dwellings.
B.
The Building Inspector of the Building Department is
hereby authorized and directed to make inspections to determine the condition
of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming units, nursing homes, hotels and premises
located within the Village of Atlantic Beach, in order that he may perform
his duty of safeguarding the health and safety of the occupants of dwellings
and the general public.
Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, or any other
rules and regulations adopted by the Building Inspector pursuant to this chapter,
shall be guilty of a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $500 or
imprisonment for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both. Each day's
continued violation shall constitute a separate violation.
