[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Queensbury as
indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Unsafe buildings — See Ch. 60.
Fire prevention and building construction — See Ch.
88.
[Adopted 6-17-1991 by L.L.
No. 9-1991]
The Town Board of the Town of Queensbury finds that it is in the interest
of the health, safety and general welfare of the Town to require that all
housing complexes for the elderly or handicapped which contain 10 or more
units above the first floor in any single building be equipped with suitable
elevators to permit access to the upper floors of such housing projects.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
A housing complex built for the express purpose of providing housing
for households where the tenant or cotenant is at least 62 years of age, disabled
or handicapped.
All housing complexes for the elderly or handicapped which contain 10
or more units above the first floor in any single building and which are constructed
within the Town of Queensbury, New York, after the date of adoption of this
article shall have such buildings equipped with suitable elevators to permit
access to the upper floors of such housing complexes. The standards of suitability
of such elevators shall be in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer,
but shall be installed and maintained in accordance with all applicable governmental
laws, rules and regulations.
Should any section of this article be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional
or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Article as
a whole or any part thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional
or invalid.
