[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Angola 3-5-2007 by L.L. No. 2-2007. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This chapter shall provide for administration
and enforcement of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and
Building Code (Uniform Code) in the Village of Angola.
The Village Board may, by resolution, authorize
the Mayor to enter into a contract with other governments to carry
out the terms of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
A permit issued pursuant to § 78-5 of the 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 § 78-7C of the chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 78-7 of this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Officer appointed pursuant to § 78-4A of this chapter.
Includes the Code Enforcement Officer and all inspectors.
An order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to § 78-9A of this chapter.
The State Energy Conservation Construction Code, as currently
in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
An inspector appointed pursuant to § 78-4C of this chapter.
A permit issued pursuant to § 78-11 of the chapter. The term "operating permit" shall also include an operating permit which is renewed, amended or extended pursuant to any provision of this chapter.
The person to whom a building permit has been issued.
Includes an individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, limited partnership, business trust, estate, trust, association,
or any other legal or commercial entity of any kind or description.
An order issued pursuant to § 78-10 of this chapter.
A certificate issued pursuant to § 78-7B of this chapter.
The New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code,
as currently in effect and as hereafter amended from time to time.
The Village of Angola.
A.
The office of Code Enforcement Officer shall be filled
by an appointment of the Village Board. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall possess background experience related to building construction
or fire prevention and shall, within the time constraints prescribed
by law, obtain such training as the State of New York shall require
for code enforcement personnel.
B.
In the absence of the Code Enforcement Officer, or
in the case of his inability to act for any reason, the Mayor shall
have the power, with the consent of the Village Board, to designate
a person to act on behalf of the Code Enforcement Officer and to exercise
all the powers conferred upon him by this chapter.
C.
The Mayor, with the approval of the Village Board,
may appoint one inspector or more, as the need may appear, to act
under the supervision and direction of the Code Enforcement Officer
and to exercise any portion of the powers and duties of the Code Enforcement
Officer as directed by him.
D.
The compensation for the Code Enforcement Officer,
Acting Code Enforcement Officer and inspectors shall be fixed and
adjusted as needed by the Village Board.
E.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall administer and
enforce all the provisions of the Uniform Code and the provisions
of this chapter, including receiving building permit applications;
reviewing plans and specifications; conducting inspections; issuing
permits for the erection, alteration, relocation, addition, repair
and/or demolition of buildings and structures; issuing certificates
of occupancy, temporary certificates of occupancy and operating permits;
conducting firesafety and property maintenance inspections; collecting
fees as set forth by the Village Board; and maintaining and filing
all records necessary for the administration of the office to the
satisfaction of the Village Board. The Code Enforcement Officer is
authorized to pursue administrative actions and, in consultation with
the Village Attorney, legal action as necessary to abate conditions
not in compliance with the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code, this chapter, or other laws, rules or regulations
of the Village of Angola or of the State of New York.
A.
Permits required.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in Subsection A(2) of this section, a building permit shall be required for any work which must conform to the Uniform Code and/or the Energy Code and/or any chapter, including but not limited to the construction, enlargement, alteration, improvement, removal, relocation or demolition or change in the nature of the use or occupancy of any portion thereof, or the installation of manufactured homes, swimming pools capable of water depth of 24 inches or more, and solid-fuel-burning heating appliances, chimneys or flues in any dwelling unit/or on any premises. No person shall perform such work without first having obtained a permit from the Code Enforcement Officer.
(2)
Exemptions. No building permit shall be required for
work in any of the following categories:
(a)
Necessary repairs which do not materially affect structural
features.
(b)
Alterations to existing buildings, provided that the
alterations:
[1]
Cost less than $10,000;
[2]
Do not materially affect structural features;
[3]
Do not affect firesafety features, such as smoke
detectors, sprinklers, required fire separations and exits;
[4]
Do not involve the installation or extension
of electrical systems; and
[5]
Do not include the installation of solid-fuel-burning
heating appliances and associated chimneys and flues.
(c)
Residential storage sheds and other small noncommercial
structures less than 35 square feet which are not intended for use
by one or more persons as quarters for living, sleeping, eating or
cooking; for example, a small storage building.
(d)
Nonresidential farm buildings, including barns, sheds,
poultry houses and other buildings used directly and solely for agricultural
purposes.
B.
Application for a permit.
(1)
The application for a building permit, and its accompanying
documents, shall contain sufficient information to permit a determination
that the intended work accords with the requirements of the Uniform
Code.
(2)
The form of the permit and application therefor shall
be prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer. The application shall
be signed by the owner (or his authorized agent) of the building and
shall contain at least the following:
(a)
The full name and address of the owner and, if by
a corporation, the name and addresses of the responsible officials.
(b)
Identification and/or a description of the land on
which the work is to be done (up-to-date and accurate land survey).
(c)
A description of the use or occupancy of the land
and existing or proposed buildings.
(d)
A description of the proposed work.
(e)
Three sets of plans and specifications for the proposed
work.
(f)
The required fee.
(3)
The Code Enforcement Officer may waive the requirement
of plans and specifications when the work to be done involves minor
alterations or is otherwise unnecessary.
(4)
The applicant shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer
of any changes in the information contained in the application during
the period for which the permit is in effect. A permit will be issued
when the application has been determined to be complete and when the
proposed work has been determined to conform to the requirements of
the Uniform Code. The authority conferred by such permit may be limited
by conditions, if any, contained herein. Amendments, if any, to the
application or to the plans and specifications accompanying the same
shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, and approval shall
be received from the Code Enforcement Officer prior to the commencement
of such change of work.
C.
General requirements.
(1)
A building permit issued pursuant to this chapter
shall be prominently displayed on the property or premises to which
it pertains.
(2)
A building permit issued pursuant to this chapter
may be suspended or revoked if it is determined that the work to which
it pertains is not proceeding in conformance with the Uniform Code
or with any condition attached to such permit or if there has been
misrepresentation or falsification of a material fact in connection
with the application for the permit.
(3)
Time limits. Building permits shall become invalid
unless the authorized work is commenced within six months following
the date of issuance. Building permits shall expire 12 months after
the date of issuance or when a certificate of occupancy is issued
(other than a temporary certificate of occupancy), whichever occurs
first. The permit may, upon written request, be renewed for a six-month
period, provided that:
A fee schedule shall be established, and changed
as needed, by resolution of the Village Board. Such fees may be charged
for the issuance of permits, certificates of occupancy and temporary
certificates of occupancy and for firesafety inspections.
A.
No building erected subject to the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code shall be used or occupied,
except to the extent authorized hereunder, until a certificate of
occupancy has been issued. No building similarly enlarged, extended
or altered, or upon which work has been performed which requires the
issuance of a building permit, shall be occupied or used more than
30 days after the completion of the alteration or work unless a certificate
of occupancy has been issued. No change shall be made in the nature
of the occupancy of an existing building unless a certificate of occupancy
authorizing the change has been issued. The owner or his agent shall
submit to the Code Enforcement Officer an as-built survey prior to
the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
B.
A temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued
if the building or structure or a designated portion of a building
or structure is sufficiently complete that it may be put to the use
for which it is intended. A temporary certificate of occupancy shall
expire six months from the date of issuance or at an earlier date
if so specified. A temporary certificate of occupancy may, at the
discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer and upon payment of an
additional fee as specified for a temporary certificate of occupancy,
be renewed. The Code Enforcement Officer may place special conditions
on temporary certificates of occupancy as necessary to ensure safety
and to protect the interests of the Village of Angola.
C.
A certificate of compliance shall be required for all roof repairs, repairs affecting structures members, alterations, improvements, or installing wood-burning stoves in any existing buildings, sheds, fences and above-ground swimming pools. All provisions of § 78-7A and B of this chapter relative to the certificate of occupancy shall apply to the certificate of compliance.
A.
Inspections during construction:
(1)
Work for which a building permit has been issued hereunder
shall be inspected for approval prior to enclosing or covering any
portion thereof and upon completion of each stage of construction,
including but not limited to building location, site preparation,
footer, foundation, framing, superstructure, electrical, plumbing
and heating and air-conditioning. It shall be the responsibility of
the owner, applicant, or his agent to inform the inspector that the
work is ready for inspection and to schedule such inspection.
(2)
Work which requires special inspections during construction
shall be the responsibility of the owner, applicant, or his agent
to provide a list, at his expense. A statement of the special inspections,
including a complete list of materials and work requiring such inspections
and a list of the individuals and approved agencies, shall be provided
to the Code Enforcement Officer for the permit application file. The
reports of such special inspections shall be provided to the Code
Enforcement Officer for the permanent record.
(3)
If entrance to make an inspection is refused or cannot
be obtained, the Village Attorney, after being notified by the inspector
of the situation, may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction
for an order to make an inspection.
B.
Fire prevention and property maintenance inspections.
(1)
Multiple dwellings shall be inspected for the purpose
of determining compliance with fire prevention and property maintenance
requirements of the Uniform Code at least once every 36 months. Inspections
of such buildings shall include the common areas, such as halls, foyers,
staircases, etc., and vacant dwelling units. Where the tenants of
occupied dwelling units allow, the inspection may include such units.
(2)
Firesafety inspections of buildings or structures
having areas of public assembly, defined as all buildings or portions
of buildings used for gathering together 50 or more persons for amusement,
athletic, civic, dining, educational, entertainment, patriotic, political,
recreational, religious, social, or similar purposes, the entire fire
area of which they are a part, and the means of egress therefrom shall
be performed at least once in every 12 months.
(3)
All other buildings, uses and occupancies (except
one- or two-family dwellings) shall be inspected at least once in
every 24 months.
(4)
An inspection of a building or dwelling unit may also
be performed at any other time upon:
A.
Compliance orders. Upon determination that a violation
of the Uniform Code or this chapter exists in, on, or about any building
or premises, the Code Enforcement Officer shall order, in writing,
the remedying of the condition. Such order shall state the specific
provision of the Uniform Code which the particular condition violates
and shall grant such time as may be reasonably necessary for achieving
compliance before proceedings to compel compliance shall be instituted.
Such order shall be served personally or by notification by certified
mail.
B.
In addition to those penalties prescribed by State
law, any person, firm or corporation who violates any provision of
the Uniform Code or any rule or regulation of this chapter or the
terms or conditions of any certificate of occupancy issued by the
Code Enforcement Officer shall be guilty of an offense punishable
by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed
six months, or both. Each week's continued violation shall constitute
a separate violation.
C.
Alternatively or in addition to any action to recover the civil penalties provided by Subsection B, the Village Board may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, restrain, enjoin, correct or abate any violation of or to enforce any provision of the Uniform Code or the terms or conditions of any certificate of occupancy issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
D.
Appearance tickets. The Code Enforcement Officer and
each inspector are authorized to issue appearance tickets for any
violation of the Uniform Code or of this chapter.
A.
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer has reason to
believe that the work on any building or structure is being performed
in violation of the provisions of the applicable building laws, ordinances,
rules or regulations, or not in conformity with the provisions of
an application, or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, he shall notify
the owner of the property, or the owner's agent, to suspend all work
and suspend all building activities until the stop-work order has
been rescinded. Such order and notice shall appear in writing, shall
state the conditions under which the work may be resumed and may be
served upon a person to whom it is directed either by delivering it
personally to him or by posting the same upon a conspicuous portion
of the building where the work is being performed and sending a copy
of the same to him by certified mail at the address set forth in the
application for the permission of the construction of such building.
B.
If work requiring a building permit is commenced without
first having applied for and secured or obtained said permit, the
normal fee shall be tripled.
A.
Operating permits required.
(1)
Operating permits shall be required for conducting
the activities or using the categories of buildings listed below:
(a)
Manufacturing, storing or handling hazardous
materials in quantities exceeding those in Tables 2703.1.1(1), 2703.1.1(2),
2703.1.1(3) or 2703.1.1(4) in the publication entitled" Fire Code
of New York" and incorporated by reference in 19 NYCRR § 1225.1.
(b)
Hazardous processes and activities, including
but not limited to commercial and industrial operations which produce
combustible dust as a by-product, fruit- and crop ripening, and waste
handling.
(c)
Use of pyrotechnic devices in assembly occupancies.
(d)
Buildings containing one or more areas of public
assembly with an occupant load of 100 persons or more.
(e)
Buildings whose use or occupancy classification
may pose a substantial potential hazard to public safety, as determined
by resolution adopted by the Village Board of the Village.
B.
Application for operating permit. An application for
an operating permit shall be in writing on a form provided by or otherwise
acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer. Such application shall
include such information as the Code Enforcement Officer deems sufficient
to permit a determination by the Code Enforcement Officer that quantities,
materials, and activities conform to the requirements of the Uniform
Code. If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that tests or reports
are necessary to verify conformance, such tests or reports shall be
performed or provided by such person or persons as may be designated
by or otherwise be acceptable to the Code Enforcement Officer, at
the expense of the applicant.
C.
Inspections. The Code Enforcement Officer or an inspector
authorized by the Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect the subject
premises prior to the issuance of an operating permit.
D.
Multiple activities. In any circumstance in which more then one activity listed in Subsection A of this section is to be conducted at a location, the Code Enforcement Officer may require a separate operating permit for each such activity, or the Code Enforcement Officer may, in his or her discretion, issue a single operating permit to apply to all such activities.
E.
Duration of operating permits. Operating permits shall
be issued for such period of time, not to exceed one year in the case
of any operating permit issued for an area of public assembly and
not to exceed three years in any other case, as shall be determined
by the Code Enforcement Officer to be consistent with local conditions.
The effective period of each operating permit shall be specified in
the operating permit. An operating permit may be reissued or renewed
upon application to the Code Enforcement Officer, payment of the applicable
fee, and approval of such application by the Code Enforcement Officer.
F.
Revocation or suspension of operating permits. If
the Code Enforcement Officer determines that any activity or building
for which an operating permit was issued does not comply with any
applicable provisions of the Uniform Code, such operating permit shall
be revoked or suspended.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall review and
investigate complaints which allege or assert the existence of conditions
or activities that fail to comply with the Uniform Code, the Energy
Code, this chapter, or any other local law, ordinance or regulations
adopted for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code or
the Energy Code. The process for responding to a complaint shall include
such of the following steps as the Code Enforcement Officer may deem
to be appropriate:
A.
Performing an inspection of the conditions and/or
activities alleged to be in violation and documenting the results
of such inspection.
B.
If a violation is found to exist, providing the owner of the affected property and any other person who may be responsible for the violation with notice of the violation and opportunity to abate, correct or cure the violation, or otherwise proceeding in the manner described in § 78-9, Compliance orders; penalties for offenses, of this chapter.
C.
If appropriate, issuing a stop-work order.
D.
If a violation which was found to exist is abated
or corrected, performing an inspection to ensure that the violation
has been abated or corrected, preparing a final written report reflecting
such abatement or correction, and filing such report with the complaint.
A.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall keep permanent
official records of all transactions and activities conducted by him,
including all applications received, plans approved, permits and certificates
issued, fees charged and collected, inspection reports, all rules
and regulations promulgated by him with the consent of the Village
Board, and notices and orders issued. All such records shall be public
records open for public inspection during normal business hours. All
plans and records pertaining to buildings or structures, or appurtenances
thereto, shall be retained for at least the minimum time period so
required by State law and regulation.
B.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall annually submit
to the Village Board a written report and summary of all business
conducted by his office, including approvals, permits and certificates
issued, fees collected, orders and notices promulgated, inspections
and tests made, and appeals or litigation pending or concluded.
