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Code Enforcement, Building Inspection, and Shared Building Services

2023last touched · 14 source resolutions
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Resolutions appointing code enforcement officers, building inspectors, and fire inspectors, establishing enforcement policies, and authorizing shared building department services agreements between the village and town.
In force, by year of last update
2023
Part-Time Zoning Enforcement Officer Position
A part-time Zoning Enforcement Officer position is established at 15 hours per week to address the increased number of permits and complaints.[11]
Fire Inspector Appointment — Clark Kimble
Clark Kimble is appointed as Fire Inspector for the Village of Red Hook, approved by the Board pursuant to Village Law 3-301(3).[14]
Building Inspector, Code & Zoning Enforcement Officer Appointment — Gary Beck
Gary Beck is appointed as Building Inspector, Code & Zoning Enforcement Officer for the Village of Red Hook, approved by the Board pursuant to Village Law 3-301(3).[14]
Deputy Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer Appointment — William Johosky
William Johosky is appointed as Deputy Building Inspector & Code Enforcement Officer for the Village of Red Hook, approved by the Board pursuant to Village Law 3-301(3).[14]
Deputy Zoning Enforcement Officer Appointment — Thomas Keith
Thomas Keith is appointed as Deputy Zoning Enforcement Officer for the Village of Red Hook, approved by the Board pursuant to Village Law 3-301(3).[14]
Z3 Consultants — Authorization to Provide Building/Zoning Services
The Board authorized the hiring of Z3 Consultants, Inc. (464 Freedom Plains Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603) to provide zoning enforcement, code enforcement, and building inspection services for the Village, including training of Village employees for administrative duties in the building/zoning office.[12][14]
CEO Violation Reversal — 26 Elizabeth Street Pre-Existing Non-Conforming Use
The Zoning Board of Appeals reversed the Code Enforcement Officer's violation dated February 1, 2023 regarding 26 Elizabeth Street, finding that the three-family residential use of the property predates the Village's adoption of zoning in September 1955 and constitutes a lawful pre-existing non-conforming use. The reversal does not exempt the property from compliance with all other applicable building, fire, and zoning code requirements.[13]
2021
Inter-Municipal Agreement — Shared Building Department Services
The Village has executed an Inter-Municipal Agreement with the Town of Red Hook for shared building department services, including fire inspections, at a service rate of $50 per hour. The agreement was first authorized in 2020 and subsequently re-authorized by Mayor Smythe in 2021.[8][10]
CEO/ZEO Enforcement Determination — 28 Prince Street Carport
The Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the Code Enforcement Officer's Notice of Violation dated December 11, 2020 regarding 28 Prince Street (tax no. 6272-10-337721), finding that the reconstructed carport with second-floor deck/porch violates the 1986 Variance and constitutes a violation of Village Zoning Law due to intensified use within the side yard setback and location closer to the property line than permitted. A Code Enforcement Officer's prior issuance of a building permit for the project was found to be ultra vires.[9]
2011
CEO/ZEO Proactive Violation Patrol Policy
The Code Enforcement Officer/Zoning Enforcement Officer is directed to be proactive and drive around the Village to identify code violations.[3]
Chapter 95 — Building and Fire Protection Code (Local Law 2-2011)
The Village adopted updated Chapter 95, incorporating the New York State Building Code and Fire Protection Code into the Village Code as Local Law 2-2011, keeping the Village in compliance with state law and authorizing administration of points of assembly.[4]
2008
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code — Local Law
The Village of Red Hook enacted Local Law Number 1-2006 to supplement and replace the prior law addressing issues contained in the Title 19 Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code. A supplement to that code was subsequently enforced retroactively to Local Law 1-2006.[1][2]
History · superseded or expired
2023
Z3 Consultants Agreement — Term and Hourly Rate
Expired. The consultant agreement with Z3 Consultants, Inc. ran from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024 at a rate of $125.00 per hour. The agreement expired by its own terms on May 31, 2024.[12]
2018
Acting Building Inspector Appointments — Gary Beck & James Greaves (2018)
Superseded by later appointments. Gary Beck and James Greaves were appointed as Acting Building Inspectors in 2018; Beck's role was superseded by his formal appointment in 2023.[6]
CEO/ZEO Appointment — Donald Cocker
Superseded by later appointments. Donald Cocker was appointed as Code Enforcement Officer/Zoning Enforcement Officer with office hours on Wednesday afternoons in 2018; this appointment was superseded by the 2023 appointments.[7]
2012
MOU with Gary Beck for Building Inspector Services (2012)
Superseded by formal appointment resolutions. The 2012 Memorandum of Understanding with certified building inspector Gary Beck to address the backlog in the zoning office was superseded by his formal appointment as Acting Building Inspector in 2018 and subsequently as Building Inspector, Code & Zoning Enforcement Officer in 2023.[5]
Source resolutions
  1. [1]2008-02-04Title 19 Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code
  2. [2]2008-07-07Uniform Fire Protection Code Supplement
  3. [3]2011-04-29CEO/ZEO code violation enforcement
  4. [4]2011-06-06Chapter 95 – Building and Fire Protection Code
  5. [5]2012-05-17MOU with Gary Beck for Building Inspector Services
  6. [6]2018-04-09Appoint Building Inspectors
  7. [7]2018-06-11Appoint Donald Cocker as CEO/ZEO
  8. [8]2020-09-14Inter-Municipal Agreement for Shared Building Department Services
  9. [9]2021-07-22RESOLUTION TO UPHOLD THE DETERMINATION OF THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
  10. [10]2021-09-13Authorization to sign Intermunicipal Agreement with Town of Red Hook
  11. [11]2023-02-13Establish part-time Zoning Enforcement Officer position
  12. [12]2023-05-25Resolution to Authorize a Consultant Agreement Between Z3 Consultants, Inc., and the Village of Red Hook
  13. [13]2023-05-25Resolution to Reverse the Determination of the Code Enforcement Officer
  14. [14]2023-06-12RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF FIRE INSPECTOR, ZONING & CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, BUILDING INSPECTORS & DEPUTIES

Synthesized from the chronological history of these resolutions. Each clause shows the year it was last established or amended. The text is a reading aid — for legal force, consult the source resolutions and the Village Code.