City Council:
LOCAL LAW NO. __ OF 2025
A LOCAL LAW OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, NY
ESTABLISHING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH WARRANT
PROCEDURE TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH
LOCAL LAW NO. 6 OF 2024, ENTITLED A LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, in the County of Westchester, as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND INTENT. This law intends to grant authority and to create procedures to be followed by any City of Mount Vernon official responsible for enforcing the zoning and/or land use local laws, ordinances, and regulations of the City of Mount Vernon and/or of any building or fire code applicable to the City of Mount Vernon to include but not limited to the Code Enforcement Officers of the City of Mount Vernon when applying for and executing administrative warrants.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. In this local law, the following terms shall have the meanings shown in this Section:
Administrative Search Warrant. A written order of a Judge authorizing the inspection and/or search of any property, place, or thing, and the seizure, photographing, copying, or recording of property or physical conditions found thereon or therein, to determine or prove the existence of violations of any ordinance, local law, or applicable building or fire code of the City of Mount Vernon or applicable building or fire code of the City of Mount Vernon or applicable to the City of Mount Vernon relating or in any manner about zoning, land use, and/or building regulation.
SECTION 3. APPLICATION FOR WARRANT. Any City of Mount Vernon official responsible for enforcing the zoning and/or land use local laws, ordinances, and regulations of the City of Mount Vernon and/or of any building or fire code applicable to the City of Mount Vernon are authroized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the issuance of an administrative search warrant to inspect any premises where the owner or occupant refuses or fail...
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