This chapter shall be known as the “Unsafe
Buildings and Premises Law.”
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer of the
Town of Malta determines that a parcel of property or structure within
the Town of Malta is in an unlawful condition which poses a threat
to the health, safety and/or controlling the property or structure
and, if the Town Board concurs with his determination, he shall cause
the condition to be ameliorated at the expense of the person owning,
occupying and/or controlling the property or structure, using the
procedure set forth herein.
Among any other condition which may be objectively
determined by the Code Enforcement Officer and determined by the Town
Board, a parcel or property or structure may be found to pose a threat
to the health, safety and/or welfare of the residents of the Town
of Malta under this chapter if it is in violation of the Code of the
Town of Malta and any of the following conditions exist:
A. A structure poses an unreasonable risk of fire, collapse,
trap, the harboring vermin, is an attractive nuisance to children,
vagrants and/or vandals, or contains hazardous and/or noxious substances.
B. A parcel of property exists in a condition which poses
an unreasonable risk of fire, trap, or the harboring vermin; is an
attractive nuisance to children, vagrants and/or vandals; contains
loose or open garbage or debris, junk (unregistered and unsecured)
vehicles or equipment; contains unvegetated areas from which dust
or sand may be blown, or contains hazardous and/or noxious substances.