New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 19 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Chapter XXXII - Division of Code Enforcement and Administration
Part 1203 - Uniform Code: Minimum Standards For Administration And Enforcement
Section 1203.2 - Program for administration and enforcement
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Every city, village, town, and county responsible for administration and enforcement of either or both of the Codes shall establish a code enforcement program to provide for such administration and enforcement by local law, ordinance, or other appropriate regulation. Such code enforcement program shall include the features and provisions described in section 1203.3 of this Part.
(b) Where the State is responsible under section 1201.2(d) of Part 1201 of this Title for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code, the state agency or agencies determined in accordance with the provisions of Part 1204 of this Title shall administer and enforce the Codes in accordance with Part 1204 of this Title and section 1203.3(j) of this Part. For the purposes of section 1203.3(j)(5) of this Part, the period fixed by the code enforcement program of such state agency, as the interval between periodic condition assessments, shall not exceed three years.
(c) Every state agency responsible under section 1201.2 of this Title for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code and not otherwise included in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall provide for administration and enforcement of the Codes in regulation. Any such regulation shall include the features described in section 1203.3 of this Part.
(d) Every authority having jurisdiction responsible for administration and enforcement of the Uniform Code shall exercise its powers in due and proper manner so as to extend to all people of the State protection from the hazards of fire and inadequate building construction. Every authority having jurisdiction responsible for administration and enforcement of the Energy Code shall exercise its powers in due and proper manner so as to further the purposes of Article 11 of the Energy Law, as applicable.
(e) An authority having jurisdiction may contract directly with an individual or business entity to perform "building safety inspector enforcement activities" or "code enforcement official enforcement activities" (as those terms are defined in Part 1208 of this Title) on behalf of the authority having jurisdiction, subject to the following conditions:
(f) The persons, offices, departments, agencies, or combinations thereof, authorized and responsible for administration and enforcement of either or both of the Codes, or any portion thereof, shall be clearly identified.