[Amended 12-10-1990 by L.L. No. 10-1990; 9-19-1994 by L.L. No. 7-1994; 3-20-1995 by L.L. No. 1-1995; 7-18-2011 by L.L. No. 4-2011]
Whenever any owner, lessee, contractor, agent, architect or other person or corporation who uses or maintains or causes or permits to be used or maintained any building or land or any part thereof in the Village for any purpose other than the uses permitted in this chapter or who erects, enlarges, adds to, alters or maintains or causes or permits to be erected, enlarged, added to, altered or maintained any building or any part thereof in the Village except in conformity with the provision of this chapter, or who otherwise violates or causes or permits to be violated or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, shall be punishable as provided in Subdivision 1-a of § 20-2006 of the Village Law.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements necessary to accomplish the purpose of the law and shall be interpreted and applied as such. When requirements of this chapter conflict with the requirement of other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances, the most restrictive or those imposing the highest standards shall take precedence.
Before any final action is taken by the Zoning Board of Appeals or the Planning Board on requests for use and area variances, special permits of site plan approval, such Board shall consider the potential environmental impact of the action in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (6 NYCRR Part 617).