§ 88-5. Powers and duties of Code Enforcement Officer., Chapter 88. Buildings, Unsafe, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Canandaigua, Town

The Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Canandaigua has the authority to:

(1)

Inspect or cause to be inspected semiannually all public buildings, schools, halls, churches, theaters, hotels, motels, tenements, amusement buildings, commercial buildings and manufacturing buildings for the purpose of determining whether, in his or her opinion, any conditions exist which render such places dangerous buildings within the terms of this chapter.

(2)

Inspect or cause to be inspected any building, wall or structure about which complaints are filed by any person to the effect that a building, wall or structure is or may, in his or her opinion, be existing in violation of this chapter.

(3)

Inspect or cause to be inspected any building, wall or structure reported, as hereinafter provided for, as probably existing in violation of the terms of this chapter.

(4)

Notify, in writing, the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee, agent and all other persons having an interest in said building, as shown by the land records of the County Clerk of Ontario County, of any building found by the Code Enforcement Officer to be a dangerous building, within the standards set forth in this chapter, that the owner must vacate, repair or demolish said building in accordance with the terms of the notice and this chapter; the occupant or lessee must vacate said building or may have it repaired in accordance with the notice and remain in possession; the mortgagee, agent or other persons having an interest in said building, as shown by the land records of the County Clerk of Ontario County, may at his own risk repair, vacate or demolish said building or have such work or act done, provided that any person notified under this subsection to repair, vacate or demolish any building shall be given such reasonable time, not exceeding 30 days, as may be necessary to do, or have done, the work or act required by the notice provided for herein.

(5)

Set forth in the notice provided for in Subsection A(4) of this section a description of the building or structure deemed unsafe, a statement of the particulars which make the building or structure a dangerous building and an order requiring the same to be put in such condition as to comply with the terms of this chapter within such length of time, not exceeding 30 days, as is reasonable.

(6)

Place a notice on all dangerous buildings reading as follows: "This building has been found to be a dangerous building by the Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Canandaigua. This notice is to remain on this building until it is repaired, vacated or demolished in accordance with the notice which has been given to the owner, occupant, lessee, mortgagee or agent of this building and all other persons having an interest in said building, as shown by the land records of the County Clerk of Ontario County. It is unlawful to remove this notice until such notice is complied with."