The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the
power and duty to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be appointed and may be removed
at the pleasure of the Town Board. An appeal from an action, omission,
decision or rule by him regarding a requirement of this chapter may
be made only to the Zoning Board of Appeals within 60 days of such
decision or action.
The original or a certified copy of all decisions,
approvals, rulings and findings of any Board under this chapter, and
of all permits and certificates issued under this chapter, shall be
promptly furnished by the Code Enforcement Officer to the Town Clerk
and retained as a permanent Town public record. Tape recordings of
any Board proceedings shall be kept by the Town Clerk for a period
of not less than three years from the date of such meeting.
An action, decision or ruling of the Planning
Board or Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to this chapter may be reviewed
at the instance of any aggrieved person in accordance with Article
78 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules, but application for such review
must be made not later than 30 days from the effective date of the
decision or ruling or the date when the action or omission occurred,
whichever comes later.
Unless otherwise stated, all petitions, applications
and appeals provided for in this chapter shall be made on forms prescribed
by the Planning Board or Zoning Board of Appeals. Completed forms
shall be accompanied by whatever further information, plans or specifications
may be required by such forms.
[Amended 5-17-2018 by L.L. No. 4-2018]
Each notice of public hearing upon an application for site plan,
subdivision or special use permit review or for PDD districting or
amendment or request for rezoning or for the review of a variance
application, or upon an appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals from
an action of the Code Enforcement Officer, shall be published once
in the official newspaper of the Town at least 10 days prior to the
date of the hearing. In addition, at least 10 days prior to the date
of the hearing, notices shall be mailed or hand delivered, at the
discretion of the Building, Planning and Development Department, to
all owners of property within 500 feet of the exterior boundary of
the property for which the application is made, as may be determined
by the latest assessment records of the Town.
The filing of an application for a variance under Article
XV hereof and an application for site plan or special use permit approval under Articles
VI and
VII hereof or an application for a building permit under Article
XVII hereof by a person shall be deemed a granting of approval by such person to the Planning Board, the Zoning Board of Appeals and the Code Enforcement Officer, and to such persons as they may designate, to conduct such examinations, tests and other inspections of the sites which are the subjects of such applications as the body or officer having jurisdiction deems necessary and appropriate for the purposes of this chapter.