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- 2026-09-29Common CouncilRegular Meeting of the Common Council 9/29/26 Pt. 24 passages longer discussion26:09… Hi Ola. Hi President. Hi Moranti. Hi Harry. Okay. And our last local law is a local law increasing the penalties for certain parking violations. Uh, can I have a motion? Um, Henry second. We have a question in the room. Um, yeah, my name is Brian McCormack. Uh, I
- 2026-09-28Other / CommitteeBoard of Estimate and Apportionment Clerk, Council, RMO, Animal Control 9/28/267 passages longer discussion1:01:43full-time director and then a part-time code enforcement, a part-time um building inspector and then another part-time code enforcement. Well, I think what's going on here is that the 173756 is what was approved, right? But what it will actually end up being is the 15387 because that rollover didn't actually happen. those both of those part- timerrs ended up leaving before we …
- 6:03There is one resolution before us this evening, a budget uh amendment, not budget amendment, transfer. Um code enforcement did a uh fire inspection uh which they will be doing on an annual basis. Uh there were a number of items identified um and there is one of the resolutions be voting on next week is to move monies from one area to another to address uh the deficiencies that …
- 17:22well I think often there ends up being a building code violation just because if there is a building code violation
- 52:28… my job email. Oh, no. You have to tell me that, right? Okay. So, like that's so important, right? Yeah, it got because if any, you know, violation of your integrity with the housing email address exposes the housing authority.
- 2026-09-16County Government CommitteeCounty Govt || Public Works || September 16, 20264 passages longer discussion4:35… Um but uh there was a meeting of the minds and they were able to fasttrack it a bit because uh uh uh the electrical inspectors and the uh code enforcement inspector uh came to terms where they could uh do these uh units on a one by one basis and get gradually get these uh tenants back into their unit units.
- 52:07… be progress for the resolutions and amendments from legal um for the vacancy and uh we had our our three there was the um yep the vacant vacant buildings um to which we had a foil request for uh vacant buildings and we only had two registered vacant buildings. We now have four. Okay.
- 2026-09-09County Board of SupervisorsFull Board || September 9, 2026 HD 720p5 passages longer discussion27:37Um I do have a concern. Uh as we know anything can be hacked. Uh that is my name big concern. And uh number two I feel that it is a violation of privacy because I'm a drone pilot and um I go by the FAA rules. If I were to stop over somebody's house and look down at my camera, uh that's disrespectful. And I feel that these slack cameras are disrespectful.
- 41:08Which agency governs this kind of thing because like the code enforcement, right? Like there's going to be routine inspections at this construction site.
- 40:57Yeah. So I I think as far as technically um having your site plan reflect that. So the code enforcement officer has you've already said that they're asking you to show setbacks. So that's a question that we have for you to add that to the the plan as well too. And I'm thinking to clarify if you did at least two sheets where you had an existing uh condition slashdemolition plan …
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- 2:20:02but the code enforcement officer can already confirm that. So, we're not going to be subject to a condition. The planning board has no authority to require us to confirm or certify with an engineer compliance with our own permit. So, no other business has to do that. You're What we're here to do is to make the conditions. The code enforcement officer enforces the conditions. …
- 1:10:54Okay. Vacant buildings. While preparing to begin enforcement of chapter 91, vacant buildings, I conducted a thorough review of the city's vacant building regulations. During that review, I noted that the first available compliance option for removing a property from the vacant building registry is demolition of the structure. While demolition is in some cases an appropriate …
- 18:29I look at this as it's been a failure of the city and code enforcement for 20 plus years like I would actually like to have like when was the last sidewalk violation provided to a homeowner right I mean I could probably argue that it was maybe 40 years like I don't remember it in the entire time I've been alive in this city so the idea of now going through the assessments to …
- 2026-08-13Council Legal CommitteeCommon Council Legal Committee 8/13/2616 passages longer discussion41:51Yes, exactly. Um, so this is a situation where we're adding language that allows for use of a third party which would be selected by the uh code enforcement department. I think it's very important that it not be something that the developer has to select. There has to do somebody that um our code enforcement officer chooses as a consultant.
- 1:07:20Unoccupied and secured by means other than normal, right? Unoccupied and unsafe building as determined by the code enforcement officer. Unoccupied has multiple housing or building code violations or illegally occupied. Now, some of these buildings that I've can clearly tell are vacant empty. Uh that's why I have to go through the folder, but they look like they wouldn't have …
- 2023-10-04Council Legal CommitteeCommon Council Legal Committee - October 4, 202316 passages longer discussion35:32possible danger to others and um so it to me it seems more it would be more code enforcement than DPW anyway that was where I I thought it belong with code enforcement also and I like you know the couple of things that we decided here this evening don't really cover this scenario and code enforcement didn't feel that right now they have any according to to do anything about …
- 3:36of vacon vacant building is a building or portion of a building which is unoccupied and unsecured unoccupied and secured by means other than normal means unoccupied un safe building is determined by the code enforcement offer un occupi has multiple housing or building code violations or is illegally occupied for example this law does not address buildings with locked doors …
- 2:08:27um it talks about penalties for offenses and it does use it it talks about the fine it says any person violating any provision of the vacant building registry or providing false information to the enforcement officer so i'll be subject to a fine of not more than a thousand dollars per day of violation or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both such fine and imprisonment …
- 25:25… supposed to have live music until this point there's also a code provision that says the same thing they're outside of it they're in violation they're charged i mean it's like any sort of enforcement um you know even if you put you know three three pm is the sound bear what happens if somebody does it at five it's the same thing but that's why you have a code so that everybody …
- 52:07… be progress for the resolutions and amendments from legal um for the vacancy and uh we had our our three there was the um yep the vacant vacant buildings um to which we had a foil request for uh vacant buildings and we only had two registered vacant buildings. We now have four. Okay.
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- 3:29:19… on kerosene heaters? I really don't know how that works. Is there some mechanism that keeps them safe? As far as I know, that would be a building inspector issue. I don't know. And I think they're fine outside. Yeah, I mean, I think they're generally allowed. I mean, I don't know what's required. I mean, I think they're generally allowed. I mean, I don't know what's required by
- 2026-09-29Common CouncilRegular Meeting of the Common Council 9/29/26 Pt. 24 passages longer discussion26:09… Hi Ola. Hi President. Hi Moranti. Hi Harry. Okay. And our last local law is a local law increasing the penalties for certain parking violations. Uh, can I have a motion? Um, Henry second. We have a question in the room. Um, yeah, my name is Brian McCormack. Uh, I
- 2026-09-28Other / CommitteeBoard of Estimate and Apportionment Clerk, Council, RMO, Animal Control 9/28/267 passages longer discussion1:01:43full-time director and then a part-time code enforcement, a part-time um building inspector and then another part-time code enforcement. Well, I think what's going on here is that the 173756 is what was approved, right? But what it will actually end up being is the 15387 because that rollover didn't actually happen. those both of those part- timerrs ended up leaving before we …
- 6:03There is one resolution before us this evening, a budget uh amendment, not budget amendment, transfer. Um code enforcement did a uh fire inspection uh which they will be doing on an annual basis. Uh there were a number of items identified um and there is one of the resolutions be voting on next week is to move monies from one area to another to address uh the deficiencies that …
- 17:22well I think often there ends up being a building code violation just because if there is a building code violation
- 52:28… my job email. Oh, no. You have to tell me that, right? Okay. So, like that's so important, right? Yeah, it got because if any, you know, violation of your integrity with the housing email address exposes the housing authority.
- 2026-09-16County Government CommitteeCounty Govt || Public Works || September 16, 20264 passages longer discussion4:35… Um but uh there was a meeting of the minds and they were able to fasttrack it a bit because uh uh uh the electrical inspectors and the uh code enforcement inspector uh came to terms where they could uh do these uh units on a one by one basis and get gradually get these uh tenants back into their unit units.
- 52:07… be progress for the resolutions and amendments from legal um for the vacancy and uh we had our our three there was the um yep the vacant vacant buildings um to which we had a foil request for uh vacant buildings and we only had two registered vacant buildings. We now have four. Okay.
- 2026-09-09County Board of SupervisorsFull Board || September 9, 2026 HD 720p5 passages longer discussion27:37Um I do have a concern. Uh as we know anything can be hacked. Uh that is my name big concern. And uh number two I feel that it is a violation of privacy because I'm a drone pilot and um I go by the FAA rules. If I were to stop over somebody's house and look down at my camera, uh that's disrespectful. And I feel that these slack cameras are disrespectful.
- 41:08Which agency governs this kind of thing because like the code enforcement, right? Like there's going to be routine inspections at this construction site.
- 40:57Yeah. So I I think as far as technically um having your site plan reflect that. So the code enforcement officer has you've already said that they're asking you to show setbacks. So that's a question that we have for you to add that to the the plan as well too. And I'm thinking to clarify if you did at least two sheets where you had an existing uh condition slashdemolition plan …
- 2026-08-28Historic PreservationHistoric Preservation Commission 8/28/2612 passages longer discussion41:42… conform to the approved certificate of appropriateness. I think it's important to clarify the respective roles of the commission and the code enforcement office. The Historic Preservation Commission's responsibility is to review the proposed work within the city's historic district, determine whether that work is appropriate under the city's historic preservation standards, …
- 2:37So, he wanted to just leave it alone uh which I hope was fine. Um so, there were no changes in the beginning. So in code um code enforcement is where I think most of the changes were. Um so we had made various changes that I didn't change to residential and so forth. Nick was fine with plumbing things. Uh what he wanted to do was remove the renewal fee, the $200 renewal fee …
- 2026-08-18County Health and Human Services CommitteeHealth & Human Services || Public Safety || August 18, 20263 passages longer discussion2:10:28Axon can do license plate recognition. Do they immediately pick up violations of the owner of that license plate? What kind of violations? Well, she said failure to maintain insurance.
- 2026-08-13Council Legal CommitteeCommon Council Legal Committee 8/13/2616 passages longer discussion41:51Yes, exactly. Um, so this is a situation where we're adding language that allows for use of a third party which would be selected by the uh code enforcement department. I think it's very important that it not be something that the developer has to select. There has to do somebody that um our code enforcement officer chooses as a consultant.
- 2026-08-10Common CouncilCommon Council Code and Infrastructure Committee 8/10/266 passages longer discussion27:44… okay. Um, so I went to see or reach out the Nick Fox, but I thought that things like um sidewalk use by contractors would go through the code enforcement, but it sounds like it goes through your department.
- 1:10:54Okay. Vacant buildings. While preparing to begin enforcement of chapter 91, vacant buildings, I conducted a thorough review of the city's vacant building regulations. During that review, I noted that the first available compliance option for removing a property from the vacant building registry is demolition of the structure. While demolition is in some cases an appropriate …
- 42:48Okay. There wasn't really anything in uh we didn't make changes in planning board and zoning. So that is all as is those were not revised. Uh now I want to talk about parking violations because we did get feedback on this. So the violation excuse me not violation.
- 34:37… uh in in terms of the county steps on this building and the impact on on lower Warren Street uh and the historic district uh could be a violation of the state law. Uh, I'm going to take an attempt with uh the assistance of uh whoever wants to help me with it of actually filling that out uh and getting that to city hall and propose [clears throat] to city hall that the uh count …
- 6:55… city and the public on safety of mobility is encouraged and um I think we're doing a pretty good job. I think that's about it. Oh, we had code enforcement. I'm sorry. We touched on chickens mostly. Um and signage. It is still illegal to post any signage on city property, street poles, um, street lamps, that is actually against code. Uh, so, and it's littering. Let's try not …
- 17:17… the guys come from the curtain and that's why all the so but I think they're going to be working on trying. And I know going through our building inspectors, I'm trying to get the other half open. They're working on that to see if they can bring them back into that half. How many of that supports item?
- 36:26And also, yeah, no, no, no toxic noxious plants like poison ivy, which several places are in violation of across the city right now.
- 26:41And I know that we might not agree on it. Um, but it is the ordinance that Joe signed. Um, and I'm not saying we don't agree because I think that we can kick them off the street for a number of the violations, specifically signage and insurance. And there's no regulation stopping anyone with an iPhone from renting these scooters. And that just makes it more dangerous.
- 3:53… and if that doesn't work then they send out something with my name on it. If that doesn't work then we send something out with the code enforcement officer and if that doesn't work we send something out with the attorney. Haven't got to the attorney stage yet.
- 11:25Uh, the safety committee meeting, I will try to be brief. It has five pages of uh minutes. Um, with the addition of code enforcement, it felt like a really good fit with Nick. He is going to uh be able to address a number of issues at the committee meetings. Hopefully, we'll limit some of his time or his office's time during the week um with reaching out to the public or …
- 1:07:20Unoccupied and secured by means other than normal, right? Unoccupied and unsafe building as determined by the code enforcement officer. Unoccupied has multiple housing or building code violations or illegally occupied. Now, some of these buildings that I've can clearly tell are vacant empty. Uh that's why I have to go through the folder, but they look like they wouldn't have …
- 21:06The code enforcement officer is reviewing that now back to ZBA attorney. So I my understanding is the process is the code enforcement officer who's the one that's yes has a jurisdiction to make those determinations and interpret the code will issue a letter um kind of confirming okay yes we need these variances or maybe we missed one maybe we don't need one. Um, so we hope to …
- 2026-05-20County Government CommitteeCounty Govt || Public Works || May 20, 20263 passages longer discussion44:08Attorney General's office or to the division of human rights. I don't want them to call a code enforcement on things that seem to be violations of the warranty of habitability stuff.
- 2026-05-19County Health and Human Services CommitteeHealth & Human Services || Public Safety || May 19, 20261 passage25:47Yeah. And um you we hope to do some more outreach to the the code enforcement officers um in the future. Hopefully we get an engineer um in and we can include them in on that, but there just seemed to be a lot of confusion. Um
- 22:40… um efforts that were agreed to during the planning board approval process. Um however the sign off on the certificate of occupancy was code enforcement um affirming that this was in place and they are required to abide by the noise levels in our code. Um so it's really a matter for code enforcement and they are very active on this right now. Um, I did a tour of their building …
- 20:44… building by building. This one is This one has a little bit. Um and then we also we have a lot that's on the books that basically asks the code enforcement department to make a inventory of all the buildings that are vacant and then to find owners if they don't if not doing anything with the buildings. There's been a lot of challenges in actually implementing that.
- 20:34But I think there's more we can do to make it like if someone has a question about I need help, we can make it easier for people to understand how do you access that. Um since vacant building law, this one is we've talked about this a little bit.
- 0:47… throat] want to introduce a guest that is not a new member of the planning board although he's seated with us but Nick Fox is the new code enforcement officer Hudson and it's our first opportunity to really begin to talk about [clears throat] how we can work together we welcome you and uh glad you're joining us in the this part of the ceremon um also I wanted to uh in a more …
- 53:59I have I have two thoughts because you have two jobs. You're the building inspector and the code enforcement officer, right? I mean, I don't say they're two jobs. It just it's coded for it's
- 29:37Thank you Margaret. And to go back to the noise, I think it's like an enforcement act and also a code enforcement question. They don't come to a specific committee meeting. So I think we as a committee need to have a conversation of code enforcement.
- 26:37Sorry. Can we address officer is really who oversees the what has been done. So If it's been through the planning board process and they have produced their findings and their determinations on the matter, um then it's really in the hand of code enforcement. Code enforcement is one who's going to compare the documents and the approvals to what is going on on the ground.
- 2026-04-23Other / CommitteeCOLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR HOUSING PUBLIC FORUM 20265 passages longer discussion3:13to cure any kind of violation in the to privacy right to quick quiet enjoyment, to quiet self help, which I can explain when the warranty of habitability and repairs, the roommate law roommate law. Actually uh real property law, but we can get into are the kind of things that I deal with County, and I like to do the best I can landlords, you know, they should be well.
- 23:10… x number of feet of the reservoir and this is not in compliance and my response on this came up while Rob was away actually um that say code enforcement and technology needs to address that because we don't have any authority over code.
- 24:21Yeah. Yeah. Exactly. It was initially approved for retail. Building inspector wanted to get the specific Good
- 58:03… you know so and if something like that we need to have we need to re real reiter in terms of putting it into DPW's hands again or code for violations or emergencies because otherwise we're talking about three to five years possibly you know to complete the sidewalks and they're only going to get worse.