(A) Adoption of New York State Property Maintenance Code.
(1) The Property Maintenance Code of New York State, intended to apply statewide and constitute regulations considered enforceable municipal requirements, when and as adopted by a municipality, shall apply to all existing residential and nonresidential structures and all existing premises, and shall constitute minimum requirements and standards for premises, structures, equipment and facilities for light, ventilation, space, heating, sanitation, protection from the elements, life safety, safety from fire and other hazards, and for safe and sanitary maintenance; the responsibility of owners, operators and occupants; and the occupancy of existing structures and premises.
(2) The Property Maintenance Code is intended to provide minimum statewide requirements to safeguard public safety, health, and general welfare insofar as they are affected by the occupancy, use and maintenance of structures and premises. The purpose of this chapter is to adopt such statewide regulations and authorize local enforcement of such requirements in the village.
(B) Findings. The Village Board of Trustees finds that:
(1) Unkept, unsanitary, and otherwise improperly maintained premises and structures within the village, in addition to the obvious hazards they pose to the public health, safety and welfare, adversely affect the value, utility and habitability of property within the village as a whole and can potentially cause substantial damage as well as blight to adjoining and nearby properties.
(2) Inadequately maintained property may substantially reduce the value of adjoining properties and neighborhoods.
(3) If one or any number of properties are unkept, unsightly, unsanitary and/or dangerous, the habitability and economic well-being in the village, as a whole, is also materially and adversely affected.
(C) Authorization.
(1) This chapter authorizes the village and its municipal administration all necessary and proper powers to remedy unkept, unsightly, unsanitary and improperly maintained or substandard structures or premises that may be found to exist within the village, and to otherwise enforce the Property Maintenance Code and charge the costs and disbursements of such action in correcting violations to those responsible parties as a civil judgment and against the properties themselves as a special assessment. This chapter is an exercise of the village's inherent police powers, and it shall be liberally construed to effect a purpose to protect the health, welfare and general well-being of inhabitants within the community.
(2) In order to protect the general health, welfare and safety of residents and visitors in the village, and to promote the general welfare of the community, the Village Board of Trustees hereby adopts the Property Maintenance Code of the State of New York in its current version, and as such statewide regulations may be amended from time to time. Copies of the provisions of the New York State Property Maintenance Code shall be on file with the Village Clerk and shall be made available to members of the general public upon request.
(Ord. 3-2022, passed 11-28-2022)