[Amended by L.L. No. 3-2001; 2-13-2002 by L.L. No. 4-2002]
A.
Civil enforcement.
(1)
Upon failure of the owner or other person responsible therefor having
management or control of any property within the Village to maintain
the premises in accordance with the requirements of this chapter,
the Village may perform the same, and the property owner or other
responsible person shall be liable to the Village for an amount equal
to the actual cost of having the work performed, plus an administrative
charge set annually by resolution of the Board of Trustees as compensation
to the Village for supervising, administering and handling such work.
Such liability may be enforced through an action or proceeding initiated
by the Building Inspector in the name of the Village in the Town Court
of the Town of New Paltz, or another court of competent jurisdiction.
[Amended 10-22-2014 by L.L. No. 13-2014]
(2)
In the event the owner of the subject premises is
found liable by the court for the charge or fails to appear on the
date and time specified in the summons or other process of the court,
the amount adjudged due shall be a lien upon the subject premises
and shall be collected by the Village Treasurer as an assessment upon
said premises on the real property tax statements issued by the Village
Treasurer on the tax collection date next following as provided by
law.
(3)
The collection of this charge shall not preclude the Village from pursuing any other civil or criminal remedies which may be available to enforce the provisions of this article, including the commencement of a civil action or proceeding for injunctive relief and/or the filing of charges pursuant to Subsection B of this section.
B.
Each violation of this chapter shall be deemed to be a violation
of the Penal Law of the State of New York, and any person violating
this chapter or any provision thereof may be prosecuted pursuant to
the Penal Law for the violation of a petty offense; provided, however,
that in no case shall the fine set annually by resolution of the Board
of Trustees.[1] Each continuous week of violation shall be deemed to constitute
a separate offense. The Building Inspector or Municipal Code Enforcement
Officer shall file charges with respect to any violations, and may
issue and serve appearance tickets when he has reasonable cause to
believe that any such violation has been committed.
[Amended 10-22-2014 by L.L. No. 13-2014]
[1]
Editor's Note: So in original.
