Public hearing: proposal would exempt housing authority from ROPs while requiring annual fire-inspection reports
Summary
At a public hearing, a commenter said a proposed amendment to Chapter 215 would exempt the housing authority from residential occupancy permits while requiring annual third-party fire-inspection reports, documentation of suppression/detection systems, and a $25 fee per apartment.
The Cohoes Common Council held a public hearing on a proposed local law to amend Chapter 215 regarding residential occupancy permits. Public commenter Brian Kremer described the draft as "basically exempting the housing authority from the need to get ROP’s from the city except that they will be required to provide Fire Inspection Reports to the city regarding Fire suppression and protected detection system copies of their 3rd party. They have t o inspect these properties and it has to be provided to the city each year, the fee is $25.00 for each apartment."
Sharon Butler added that the City of Rensselaer uses a similar practice. The exchange focused on the mechanics of inspection reporting and a modest per-unit fee; no council vote on the local law was recorded at the Sept. 8 meeting.
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