§ 2A-9. Failure to comply with written order; securing or removal by Town.  


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  • If the Owner of Record fails to comply with a written notice issued by the Commissioner of the Building Department pursuant to § 2A-7A hereof:
    A. 
    The Town Board may, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner of the Building Department and after a public hearing, direct that an Unsafe Building or Structure be demolished and removed by the Owner of Record. Upon the Owner of Record's failure to comply with such order, the Town or its agent may demolish said building or structure.
    B. 
    The Commissioner of the Building Department is hereby authorized and empowered to notify the Superintendent of Highways, or an agent of the Town, to secure, or cause to be secured, the Unsafe Building or Structure.
    C. 
    The Commissioner of the Building Department is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Existing Use for the premises in which the Unsafe Building or Structure is situated; however, an owner may file an appeal with the Town Clerk, within 10 days after service of the notice, seeking a hearing before the Town Board on whether said certificate shall be revoked. Such hearing shall be conducted at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Town Board, held not less than seven days after the filing of said notice of appeal with the Town Clerk. In the event such notice of appeal is filed, the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Existing Use shall not be effective until after the decision of the Town Board.
    D. 
    Failure to comply with any written notice issued by the Commissioner of the Building Department when such notice has been provided in accordance with this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct offense hereunder.