This Part 1 shall be enforced by the Mayor of the Village, who for that purpose may call upon the services of the Building Inspector or any Deputy Building Inspector. Building requirements imposed by any building code or other regulation adopted or approved by the Village Board are hereby incorporated in this Part 1.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 65, Building Construction.
[Amended 5-12-1990 by L.L. No. 3-1990]
Any person or his agent who violates or is accessory to the violation of any provision of this Part 1 or fails to comply with its requirements or who erects, constructs, alters, enlarges, restores, converts, demolishes, relocates or uses any structure or land in violation of any detailed statement or drawings submitted by him and approved under this Part 1 shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment, up to the maximum that may be imposed by Village courts, or both, for each such violation. If any person fails to abate such violation within 24 hours after written notice has been personally served on him or notice has been posted in a conspicuous place at the premises which is in violation of this Part 1 or within two days after written notice has been sent by registered or certified mail to his home or business address, the Building Inspector may revoke any building permit, special permit or certificate of occupancy for any use or structure on the premises on which such violation occurs, and such person shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment, up to the maximum that may be imposed by a Village court, or both, for each day the violation is not abated.
Any structure which is erected, constructed, altered, enlarged, restored, converted, demolished or relocated or which is used contrary to any of the provisions of this Part 1 shall be deemed to be an unlawful structure, and any land or structure which is operated or maintained contrary to any of the provisions of this Part 1 shall be deemed to be an unlawful use, and the same are hereby declared to be violations of this Part 1. The Village Board may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement or other appropriate proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove any such erection, construction, alteration, enlargement, restoration, conversion, demolition, relocation or use which is in violation of any of the provisions of this Part 1.
No board, agency, officer or employee of the Village shall issue, grant or approve any permit, license, certificate or other authorization, including a special permit, for any erection, construction, alteration, enlargement, restoration, conversion, demolition, relocation or reconstruction of any structure or for any use of land or structure that would not be in full compliance with the provisions of this Part 1 unless a variance shall have been duly granted therefor by the Board of Appeals.
Any permit, license, certificate or other authorization issued, granted or approved in violation of the provisions of this Part 1 shall be void, and any work undertaken or use established pursuant to any such permit, license, certificate or authorization shall be unlawful.
A. 
A building permit is required for every structure as defined in § 165-5, except a sign, and for every alteration, enlargement, restoration, conversion, demolition or relocation in accordance with the Building Administrative Local Law.[1] No excavation, filling or grading for any structure or use shall be made and no materials or equipment shall be stored on the lot of any structure until the permit has been issued. A permit is also required for a drive or road other than the drive or road shown on the drawings for which the building permit is issued.
[Amended 8-26-1978 by L.L. No. 3-1978]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Chapter 65, Part 1.
B. 
A certificate of occupancy is required for both the initial and continued occupancy and use of any land or structure, except a sign, in accordance with the Building Administrative Local Law,[2] and for a change from one permitted use to another permitted use.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Chapter 65, Part 1.
C. 
No license, permit, certificate or other Village authorization sought pursuant to Chapter 65, Building Construction, Chapter 143, Subdivision of Land, or this Part 1, or any other regulations issued pursuant to authority derived from such chapters, shall be issued without adequate proof of payment of all outstanding Village property taxes assessed against the property for which such permit or license is sought.
[Added 4-21-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994]