Local Law No. 1 of the Year 2006

A local law entitled, “Amendment to Village Code Relating to Demolition Permits.”

Be it enacted by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay:

The Code of the Village of Huntington Bay is hereby amended to revise Chapter 11 to read as follows:

Chapter 11

BUILDING, DEMOLITION, GRADING AND DRAINAGE

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§ 11-3. Building, demolition, grading and drainage permits.

Before any person shall effect any changes in grade or drainage or erect, construct, demolish, alter or repair (involving structural changes) any structure, he shall first contact the Building Inspector to obtain a permit. When a permit is required, the same shall be obtained from the Building Inspector and a fee paid to the Village Clerk, the amount of which shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Huntington Bay.

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§ 11-7. Amendments and additional requirements.

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D. Demolition. Permissible means of demolition must be specified on any such permit. Use of fire in conjunction with demolition of a structure, or operating a controlled burn or smoke in a structure to be demolished is strictly prohibited. The following additional requirements must be satisfied prior to issuance of a demolition permit.

(1) Proof of ownership.

(2) Letter from each of the utilities (including, without limitation, gas, water, electric, cable, telephone) stating that the service has been capped or removed.

(3) Notification of the Huntington Bay Police Department and the owners of all properties contiguous to the subject property that said demolition is to occur on a date certain. This notice is to be provided by certified mail, return receipt requested, fifteen (15) days in advance of the demolition. Failure to provide sufficient proof of such notice to the Village Clerk and Village Building Inspector shall be grounds for the denial or revocation of a demolition permit.

E. Limitation. Nothing in this chapter shall require any changes in the plan, construction or designated use of a building or structure for which a lawful permit has been issued heretofore or which has been otherwise lawfully authorized.

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Severability.

If any part or provision of this Local Law or the application thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part or provision or application directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this Local Law or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances, and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay hereby declares that it would have passed this Local Law or the remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision been apparent.

Effective Date.

This Local Law shall take effect immediately upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State of New York.