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Town Board Regular Meeting Agenda, Apr 27, 2026 — Agenda

Government
Town of Hamburg
Board
Town Board
Meeting
Apr 27, 2026
Kind
Agenda
Topics
Zoning and land use, Water, sewer and drainage, Budget and taxes, Parks and recreation, Public safety, Roads and traffic

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the Supervising Code Enforcement Officer shall designate members of their
Departments, not to exceed five in total, to establish an appeal committee, to
receive such evidence and make recommendations and findings of fact
concerning such evidence. The Chief of Police and Supervising Code Enforcement
Officer shall make the final determination concerning an appeal, which
determination shall be final as to the administrative process. Any further review
shall only be taken pursuant to procedures under Article 78 of the Civil Practice
Law and Rules. To challenge the classification of an alarm as an Avoidable Alarm,
the real property owner or lessee thereof shall, in writing, notify the Supervising
Code Enforcement Officer within 20 days after receipt of notice of the Avoidable
Alarm. The failure to give timely notice shall be deemed a waiver of the right to
review the determination.

  E. Payment of charges. Avoidable Alarm charges shall be paid to the Town
Clerk of the Town of Hamburg at S-6100 South Park Avenue, Hamburg, New York
14075.

  F. Failure to remit fee. Failure of a real property owner or lessee of property
on which an alarm system is installed to pay the Avoidable Alarm charge within 30
days from notice of the amount due shall be assessed an additional fee of 20% to
cover the costs of additional administrative expenses related thereto, shall be
certified by the Building Inspector to the Town Receiver of Taxes and shall
thereupon become and be a lien upon the property on which said Avoidable
Alarms were located, and shall be added to and become and form a part of the
taxes next to be assessed and levied upon such lot or land and shall bear interest
at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer
and in the same manner as taxes levied and assessed against such property.

§ 65-7Enforcement.
The Supervising Code Enforcement Officer or Chief of Police shall enforce this
chapter for alarm systems which detect medical emergencies, smoke, fire or
abnormal rise in temperature and entry or exit from a building, structure or
facility.

§ 65-8Penalties for offenses.
Any person, business, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other entity
that does not pay the fee as established in this code or that violates any other

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