[Amended 5-5-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-02]
A.
Title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Building Code Enforcement Ordinance of the City of Ithaca,
New York."
B.
Purpose and intent. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for enforcement procedures in the City of Ithaca for the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code (Uniform Code) and the New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code (Energy Code), which were heretofore made applicable in the City of Ithaca by New York State Executive Law § 381, Subdivision 2, regulations and standards made applicable in the City of Ithaca by the Common Council pertaining to the licensing, examining, registering, inspecting and enforcement thereof of contractors, plumbers, electricians, heating and ventilating installers and their work, and the Ithaca Energy Code Supplement, incorporated into this chapter as Article VII. Except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Code, other state law, or other section of this chapter, all buildings, structures, and premises, regardless of use or occupancy, are subject to the provisions of this chapter.
No person shall construct, alter, repair, move,
remove, demolish, equip, occupy, use or maintain any building, structure
or portion thereof in violation of any provision of this chapter,
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the
Energy Code, the Ithaca Energy Code Supplement, this Municipal Code,
laws, ordinances, rules and regulations of any agency having jurisdiction
over the subject matter nor fail to comply with lawful orders of the
Director of Planning and Development or his/her designee, nor shall
any person engage in any trade or occupation required to be licensed
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter without first obtaining
the proper license provided for hereunder, nor shall any person engage
in any trade or occupation required to be registered pursuant to the
provisions of this chapter without first properly registering as provided
for hereunder.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided for an effective date
of 1-1-2014.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A permit issued pursuant to § 146-5 of this chapter. The term "building permit" shall also include a building permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 146-8B.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 146-8A.
Shall include the Director of Planning and Development, Director
of Code Enforcement, Senior Plan Examiner, Plan Review Officer, and
all inspectors.
[Amended 6-5-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-15[2]]
An order issued by the code enforcement personnel pursuant to § 146-4K.
The patching, restoration, reconstruction, replacement, or
renewal of any part of an existing building with the same or similar
materials for the purpose of its maintenance or to correct damage.
[Amended 12-7-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-07]
An order issued pursuant to § 146-7.
