This chapter shall be enforced by the Superintendent of Buildings. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by him unless the provisions of this chapter and of the Building Code have been complied with.[1]

The regulations and provisions of this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented or repealed by the Village Board on its own motion or on petition. No such regulation or provision shall become effective until after public hearing in relation thereto, upon the publication in the official newspaper of at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing and of the purpose of the proposed amendment. The Village Clerk shall, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, mail such notice to the taxpayers of the Village. In case of a protest against such change signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the land included in such proposed change or by the owners of 20% or more of the immediately adjacent land within 100 feet therefrom, or by the owners of 20% or more of the land directly opposite thereto, within 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the members of the Village Board. All amendments to this chapter shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Village Law applicable thereto.

Any person or corporation committing an offense against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not less than $250 and not more than $2,000 for the first offense in a twenty-four-month period, not less than $500 and not more than $2,000 for the second offense in a twenty-four-month period, not less than $750 and not more than $2,000 for the third offense in a twenty-four-month period, and not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000 for the fourth and subsequent offenses in a twenty-four-month period, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. The twenty-four-month period shall commence on the date of the initial violation. Every violation of this article shall be a separate and distinct offense, and, in the case of continued violation, every day's continuance thereof shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. A violation of this article shall constitute disorderly conduct.

Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, any person may file a complaint in regard thereto. All such complaints must be in writing and shall be filed with the Superintendent of Buildings, who shall properly record each such complaint and immediately investigate and report thereon to the Village Board.

Titles and catchlines of articles or of any subsections thereof of this chapter and any index or summary which may be supplied with any copy hereof, are for convenience only and shall not limit the scope or application of any portion of this chapter.[1]