The Property Maintenance Code of New York State
provides the basic standards for properties in Town. The following
sections will supplant the Property Maintenance Code to provide even
higher standards.
A.
Motor vehicles which are unlicensed, wrecked, partially
dismantled, or which do not have a valid registration, properly mounted
plates, or current state inspection sticker shall not be stored in
open areas of the premises.
B.
In residential areas, except for access drives and
walkways, the yard areas are to be completely landscaped. Ground cover
shall be properly established to prevent undue soil erosion due to
the elements.
C.
Off-street parking areas shall be limited to access
driveways and paved off-street parking areas and shall not obstruct
private sidewalks.
D.
Yards, courts and vacant lots shall be kept clean
and free of hazards.
E.
In any required front yard, no sign, fence, wall,
hedge, shrub planting or tree foliage (except tree trunks) which obstructs
vision at elevations between three feet and seven feet above the grade
level shall be permitted.
F.
Adequate sanitary facilities and methods shall be
used for the collection, storage, handling and disposal of garbage
and refuse. Storage containers shall be of an approved waterproof
and rodent-resistant type and shielded from public view by means of
landscaping or architectural screening as much as practical. Dumpsters
and similar large receptacles shall be shielded from public view by
means of solid fencing/walls and, if appropriate, landscaping.
G.
All premises shall be maintained free of livestock,
farm animals and captive wild animals unless specifically approved
for such use. Domestic animals and pets shall be kept in an appropriate
manner so as not to constitute a hazard or nuisance.
H.
Except for one- and two-family dwellings, all facilities
used by pedestrians, including walks, driveways, parking spaces and
entranceways to buildings, shall be illuminated at night by artificial
light. The minimum wattage of bulbs shall be 50 watts, and the number
of fixtures shall be of sufficient number to provide safe, illuminated
passage.
I.
Parking facilities shall have designated accessible
parking spaces in conformance with Section 1106 of the Building Code
of New York State and ICC/ANSI A117.1. Once installed they shall be
maintained with proper signage and markings at all times.
A.
Storm doors or approved insulated doors and storm
windows or approved insulated windows shall be required from October
1 to April 30.
B.
From May 1 to October 1, entrances to residential
buildings and structures shall be provided with self-closing doors,
devices or screens, and windows and other openings used for ventilation
shall be appropriately screened. In any dwelling where mechanical
ventilation is supplied, screens shall only be required in areas using
natural ventilation. All screens shall be maintained in good condition.
C.
No person shall willfully damage, mutilate or deface
any exterior surface of any structure or building on private or public
property by placing thereon any marking, carving or graffiti. It shall
be the responsibility of the owner to restore said surface to an approved
state of repair.
D.
Railings or parapet walls shall be provided at open
sides of balconies, mezzanines, porches, accessible roofs, exit passageways,
areaways, motor vehicle parking decks and ramps and around floor openings.
Such railings and walls shall comply with the most recent code requirements
for new installations.
E.
Wheel bumper blocks shall be provided at perimeters
and around floor openings of open motor vehicle parking decks and
ramps.
F.
Handrails shall be provided on at least one side of
a stairway and on any open portion of a stairway or landing.
G.
Exterior stairways or fire escapes shall be maintained
free of encumbrances.
A.
All structural members shall be protected and maintained
to prevent deterioration.
B.
Unheated attics, spaces below flat roofs and crawl
spaces shall be ventilated to minimize deterioration.
C.
Nothing shall be placed, accumulated or stored on
residential premises which obstructs egress from stairways, passageways,
doors, windows, fire escapes or other means of exit or interferes
with fire-fighting equipment or performance by fire-fighting personnel.
A.
All buildings supplied with gas for heating, cooking
or other processes shall have at least one accessible valve for shutting
off the gas supply to the entire building.
B.
An easily accessible shutoff valve or gas cock shall
be provided in the piping in close proximity to and ahead of every
gas appliance or outlet for gas connection.
C.
Fuel oil storage tanks located within buildings shall
not exceed 550 gallons, shall be located a minimum of five feet horizontally
from any fuel-burning equipment, shall have a vapor-tight liquid-level
indicating device and shall have all piping installed in a safe manner.
Any appliance using fuel oil shall have a remote control to stop the
flow of fuel in the event of an emergency. Such control shall be located
outside the room containing the appliance or at the entrance to such
space.
D.
Gasoline shall be prohibited as a fuel for heating
or cooking.
E.
Fuel-burning heat-producing appliances shall not be
located in exits.
F.
Fuel-burning water heaters shall not be located in
sleeping rooms, bathrooms or toilet rooms.
G.
Equipment for burning solid or liquid fuel shall be
connected to suitable chimneys or flues and shall not be connected
to gas vents.
H.
Fuel-burning equipment for garages shall be located
in heater rooms, except suspended heaters shall be at least eight
feet above the floor and floor-mounted heaters shall be on a noncombustible
platform not less than 18 inches above the floor.
I.
A chimney or flue which emits sparks shall be provided
with a spark arrestor of noncombustible construction.
