[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Briarcliff Manor 3-3-2005 by L.L. No. 2-2005.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
The position of code enforcement officer of the Village
of Briarcliff Manor is hereby established to enforce the provisions
of the Code of the Village of Briarcliff Manor. There may be more
than one code enforcement officer. Code enforcement officers shall
be appointed by the Village Board of Trustees.
B.
The Building Inspector and Assistant Building Inspector
shall be code enforcement officers and any other staff member so appointed
by the Village Board of Trustees,
A Code enforcement officer shall perform the
following duties and functions:
A.
Investigate complaints of violations pertaining to
the Code of the Village of Briarcliff Manor.
B.
Maintain records of inspections and follow up on violations
to assure correction by those responsible.
C.
Explain the requirements of local codes, ordinances
and laws to property owners, building operators, tenants, contractors
and the general public.
D.
Correspond and meet with property owners, tenants
and members of the public regarding violations of the local codes,
ordinances and laws and time allowed for correcting deficient conditions.
E.
Inspect properties and streets for compliance with
permits granted or required.
F.
Make complaints to the courts against persons not
complying with the local codes, ordinances and laws.
G.
Such other duties and responsibilities as the Village
Board may assign from time to time.
The term "appearance ticket" shall mean a written
notice, issued and subscribed by a public servant authorized by law
to issue the same, directing a designated person to appear in a designated
local criminal court at a designated future time charging him or her
with the commission of a designated offense. A notice conforming to
such definition constitutes an appearance ticket regardless of whether
it is referred to in some other provision of law as a summons or by
any other name or title.
Code enforcement officers of the Village of
Briarcliff Manor, Village police officers, the Building Inspector
and the Assistant Building Inspector are hereby authorized and empowered
to issue and serve appearance tickets, as provided by Article 150
of the Criminal Procedure Law.
The following laws may be enforced by the issuance
of appearance tickets:
Every appearance ticket that is issued pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter shall include the following:
A.
The name and address of the party(s) to whom the ticket
is issued, when known
B.
Citation of law(s) and the appropriate section(s)
allegedly violated.
C.
The place and date of the alleged violation(s).
D.
The place, date and time that the party(s) is (are)
required to appear in court.
E.
The date of issuance of the appearance ticket(s).
F.
The title and signature of the issuing officer(s).
