No person shall erect, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure in violation of any provision of this chapter or applicable state laws or regulations or cause or permit any such violation to be committed. Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalties as provided in § 1-3A(1) and (2) and B of the Village Code.
A.
If the
Building Inspector shall find at any time that any applicable ordinances,
laws, orders, plans and specifications are not being complied with
or if an inspection reveals noncompliance with this chapter, the Building
Inspector shall notify the applicant and the owner, in writing, of
the violation(s) to be corrected. All cited violations shall be corrected
within 30 days after written notification unless an extension of time
is granted by the Building Inspector.
B.
If, after
written notification, the violation is not corrected within 30 days,
the Building Inspector shall revoke any permit and a stop-work order
may be served on the owner or his or her representative and a copy
thereof shall be posted at the construction site. Such stop-work order
shall not be removed except by written notice of the Building Inspector
after satisfactory evidence has been supplied that the cited violation
has been corrected. Whenever any permit is revoked or any stop-work
order has been issued, it shall be unlawful to do any further work
until the permit is reissued or stop-work order has been removed,
excepting such work as the Building Inspector may order to be done.
C.
Each day
each violation continues after the thirty-day written notice period
has run shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this chapter
shall preclude the Village from maintaining any appropriate action
to prevent or remove a violation of any provision of this chapter.
D.
If any
construction or work governed by the provisions of this chapter is
commenced prior to the issuance of a permit, double fees shall be
charged.
