The Code Enforcement Officer of the Village of Brewster, which
throughout the Village Code shall also be deemed the Director of Code
Enforcement, shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
He shall keep records of all applications, permits and certificates
of occupancy, of all identifiable complaints of any violation of this
chapter and of all notices of violation served by him and the action
taken consequent thereon. Said records shall be public records. In
the event of the absence of the Village Code Enforcement Officer from
his office or of his incapacity for any reason to perform his duties,
the same shall be performed by such deputy or Assistant Village Code
Enforcement Officer as the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees shall
appoint.
A.
All procedure with respect to applications for an issuance of building
permits shall be in conformity with the provisions of the New York
State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the New York State
Education Law as pertaining to registration and licensing of architects
and engineers, and this chapter.
B.
The plot plan submitted shall show a separate lot for each main building,
except in the case of a development consisting of an integrated arrangement
of attached dwellings, multifamily dwellings or other buildings designed
and intended to be maintained in a single ownership.
C.
After completion of the foundation wall of a building or structure,
the owner shall have a survey made by a licensed land surveyor showing
the true location of the foundation walls with respect to the lot
lines of the lot, and a copy of such survey shall be filed with the
Village Code Enforcement Officer before any further construction is
commenced.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer and his deputies and assistants,
the Village Engineer, Brewster Police Department and Fire Chief and
their authorized agents shall have the right and authority, at any
reasonable hour, to enter any building, structure, premises, lot or
land, whether already erected or put into use or in the course of
being erected and put into use, for the purpose of determining compliance
with this chapter.
A.
Application for a certificate of occupancy shall be submitted to
the Code Enforcement Officer prior to use or occupancy of any land,
building or other structure. The Code Enforcement Officer shall issue
a certificate of occupancy, provided that the proposed use, buildings
or other structures conform to the provisions of this chapter and/or
the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
B.
The Code Enforcement Officer may issue a temporary certificate of
occupancy for a period not to exceed six months pending completion
of work required by this chapter and/or the New York State Uniform
Fire Prevention and Building Code.
The Code Enforcement Officer may adopt standard forms, approved
by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees, for the issuance of
certificates of occupancy and building permits under this chapter.
Each application for a certificate of occupancy or building permit
under this chapter shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn
to scale, showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be used or built
upon, the exact size and location of all buildings, other structures,
uses, off-street parking and loading spaces, landscaping, outside
storage and display areas and any other facilities subject to the
provisions of this chapter. Original plans shall bear the seal and
signature of a registered architect and/or professional engineer licensed
by the State of New York.
Any plans, maps, statements and stipulations submitted to and
approved by the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees, Zoning Board
of Appeals or Planning Board in connection with a special exception
use permit application, variance or other action of such Boards, as
required by this chapter, and any conditions of such approval attached
by such Boards shall become conditions for the issuance of a certificate
of occupancy or building permit by the Code Enforcement Officer.
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a violation,
punishable by a penalty not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period
not to exceed six months, or both, for conviction of a first offense;
for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within
a period of five years, punishable by a penalty not less than $350
nor more than $700, or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six
months, or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense,
all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable
by a penalty not less than $700 nor more than $1,000, or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each week's continued
violation shall constitute a separate, distinct and additional violation.
