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Any person who violates any provisions of this article shall be liable to a fine or penalty for each offense.

[Amended 12-9-2003, effective 12-19-2003] The Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services is hereby authorized to serve a written notice, in the manner provided by Section 28-7 of the Charter, upon the owner of any land upon which a quarry, pit or excavation exists in violation of this article, requiring such owner to fill the same or to fence or post it as hereunder required within 10 days after the service of such notice. If such owner fails to comply with the requirements of such notice, the Commissioner of Permit and Inspection Services shall report such failure to the Common Council, and it may direct him to cause such work to be done, and the expense thereof may be recovered by action, or the Common Council may direct the expense thereof to be a...

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

EXCAVATION Includes in its meaning an outdoor swimming pool placed, maintained or existing on private premises.

[Derived from Sec. 49 of Ch. IV of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974]

No person shall draw or haul through the streets of the City any excavated material without first having obtained a permit therefor from the Commissioner of Public Works and having paid for such permit a fee as provided in Chapter 175, Fees. The application for such permit shall specify the place from and to and the route over which said materials are to be hauled.

All vehicles used for such purpose shall be so constructed and so loaded that no such material shall be spilled or scattered along said route or allowed to fall upon and remain upon any public street or grounds, creating a hazard or obstruction to the users thereof.

Any person violating any provision of this article shall be liable, in addition to a fine or penalty, for damages to the City for the expense of removing any material so spilled upon the street surfaces and of cleaning such surfaces.

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Buffalo 11-14-1989 by L.L. No. 5-1989. Amendments noted where applicable.]

[Amended 4-16-2019, effective 4-16-2019] The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits, the use of the City's web payment system and activities required or regulated under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the City of Buffalo. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and permits shall be subject to the provisions of the specific chapter of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit. The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit is required shall be subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter to which reference is made. These fees may be adopted or revised by the Common Council from time to time. Code Chapter Section, Type of Appl...

[Added 5-28-1992, effective 6-8-1992] The Director for the Aging shall set reasonable fees for recreational activities for senior citizens sponsored by the City, including but not limited to recreational bus trips and dances. The Director, in his discretion, may waive such fees on an individual basis for persons who cannot afford to pay.

[Added 9-16-1997, effective 9-29-1997] The Commissioner of Human Services, Parks and Recreation shall establish a schedule of fees for counseling services provided by the Division of Substance Abuse Services. The fee payable to the City shall be based on the income and number of dependents of the client receiving the services. Such fee schedule is as set forth below. The Commissioner, in his discretion, may provide counseling services and waive or adjust such fees on an individual basis for clients who cannot afford to pay. Gross Income 1 Dependent (self) 2 Dependents 3 to 4 Dependents 5 or more Dependents $0 to $10,000 $5.00 $2.50 $1.50 $0 $10,000 to $12,000 $8.00 $4.00 $1.50 $0 $12,000 to $14,000 $10.00 $5.00 $2.00 $0 $14,000 to $...

[Added 5-21-1998, effective 6-1-1998; amended 2-23-1999, effective 3-9-1999; 10-30-2001, effective 11-14-2001; amended 10-17-2006; effective 10-31-2006] The Commissioner of Fire shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees to recover the costs to the Department for the use of apparatus and equipment in the provision of emergency medical services incurred which are above and beyond the normal range of service. The fee shall be charged to the insurance carrier of the rescued individual or entity. In no instance shall rescue and response services be denied for lack of an insurance carrier. The rate for apparatus and equipment shall be established by the Commissioner of Fire and shall be filed with the City Clerk's office. The list of rescue and response se...

[Added 1-20-2004, effective 1-29-2004; amended 4-16-2019, effective 4-16-2019] The City of Buffalo does hereby establish a $1 convenience charge for the use of the City's Web site to make online payments to the City of Buffalo. In accordance with General Municipal Law Article 2 §§ 5 and 5(b), such payments may include; payments of fines, civil penalties, rent, rate, tax, fees, charges, revenue, financial obligations or other amount, including penalties, special assessments or interests, via the City's website or the website of a third-party vendor that has contracted with the City to receive such payments on its behalf.

[HISTORY: Derived from Secs. 6, 6-A, 7, 14 and 39 of Ch. IX of the Charter and Ordinances, 1974, of the City of Buffalo; amended in its entirety 5-30-2000, effective 6-12-2000. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.] GENERAL REFERENCES Peace and good order — See Ch. 313. Obstruction of public safety — See Ch. 345.

A. Purpose and intent. The City of Buffalo finds that violent crime is a serious problem in the City and firearms and other dangerous weapons are frequently used in the commission of crimes, particularly homicides and assaults. The possession of such weapons also often leads to accidental deaths and injuries. The possession and use of assault weapons and ammunition-feeding devices for criminal purposes is increasing and poses a serious danger to public safety. The use of weapons by persons under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol can readily lead to serious injury or death. The possession of weapons in public facilities and places also poses a serious danger to public safety. The possession of toy or imitation weapons which substantially duplicate ac...

AMMUNITION Explosives suitable to be fired from a firearm, machine gun, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, assault weapon or other dangerous weapon.

AMMUNITION-FEEDING DEVICE Magazines, belts, feedstrips, drums or clips capable of being attached to or utilized with any center-fire rifle, shotgun or pistol which employs the force of the expanding gases from a discharging cartridge to chamber a fresh round after each single pull of the trigger which, in the case of a rifle or shotgun, holds in excess of five cartridges, or in the case of a pistol holds in excess of 17 cartridges.

ASSAULT WEAPON (1) Any center-fire rifle or shotgun which employs the force of the expanding gases from a discharging cartridge to chamber a fresh round after each single pull of the trigger, and which is loaded or capable of being loaded with a combination of more than six cartridges in the ammunition-feeding device and chamber combined. For the purposes of this section, a weapon is capable of being loaded if it is possessed by one who, at the same time, possesses: (a) In the case of a rifle, a fixed or detachable ammunition feeding device which is attached to or utilized with or capable of being attached to or utilized with such rifle and which has a capacity of more than five cartridges; or (b) In the case of a shotgun, an ammunition-feeding dev...