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 establishes procedures to be followed by City of Mount Vernon officials 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. In addition to other contexts, this Local Law applies to administrative searches performed by Code Enforcement Officers ("CEO") of the City of Mount Vernon, and establishes procedures to be used when applying for and executing administrative warrants.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
As used in this local law, the term "administrative search warrant" shall mean:
A written order of a Judge authorizing the entry, inspection and/or search of any property, place, or thing, and/or 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 relating in any manner to zoning, land use, and/or building regulation.
SECTION 3. APPLICATION FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE SEARCH WARRANT
1. 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 any building or fire code applicable to the City of Mount Vernon, , including but not limited to a CEO, fire marshal, fire department employee, police department employee, or any other duly-appointed or elected city or state official is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdictio...
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