[Adopted 5-25-1943 as Section 136 of the Ordinances of the Village of Ballston Spa]
[Amended 12-22-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, or a certified code compliance technician under the direction of the Building Inspector, to inspect as often as may be necessary the public portions of all buildings within the Village for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions liable to cause fire or any violations of the provisions or intent of any ordinance, law, rule or regulation of the Village or the State of New York affecting fire hazard.
[Added 10-22-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
A. 
It shall be unlawful within the Village of Ballston Spa for a person to burn materials outdoors without the consent of the Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief, or Fire Code Officer. Said prohibition shall apply to bonfires, controlled burns, leaves, rubbish, burning barrels or any other open flames. Nothing contained herein shall preclude the preparation of food; provided, however, that said cooking apparatus does not discharge inordinate amounts of ash or cinders as to cause a public nuisance or danger.
B. 
Should approval be granted for open burning by the Fire Code Enforcement Officer, or Assistant Fire Chief, such open burning shall comply with any requirements which the Fire Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief or Assistant Fire Chief shall require.
A. 
Whenever the Building Inspector finds, in any building or upon any premises or other place, combustible or explosive matter or dangerous accumulation of rubbish or unnecessary accumulation of wastepaper, boxes, shavings or any other highly inflammable materials especially liable to fire and which is so situated as to endanger property or any other hazardous condition liable to cause fire or shall find obstructions to or on fire escapes, stairs, passageways, doors or windows liable to interfere with the operations of the Fire Department or egress of the occupants in case of fire, he/she shall order the same to be removed or remedied, and such order shall forthwith be complied with by the owner or occupants of such buildings or premises, subject to appeal within 24 hours to the Mayor, who shall, within 10 days, review such order and file his/her decision thereon, and, unless the order is revoked or modified, it shall remain in full force and be obeyed by such owner or occupant.
[Amended 12-22-2003 by L.L. No. 4-2003]
B. 
Any owner or occupant failing to comply with such order within 10 days after said appeal shall have been determined or, if no appeal is taken, then within 10 days after the service of the said order shall be liable to a penalty as hereinafter stated.
C. 
The service of any such order shall be made upon the occupant of the premises to whom it is directed by either delivering a true copy of the same to such occupant personally or by delivering the same to and leaving it with any person in charge of the premises or, in case no person is found on the premises, by affixing a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the door to the entrance to said premises. Whenever it may be necessary to serve such order upon the owner of a premises, such order may be served by delivering to and leaving with said person a true copy of said order or, if such owner is absent from the jurisdiction of the officer making the order, by mailing such copy to the owner's last known post office address.
[Amended 5-13-1996 by L.L. No. 1-1996]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both.