Berne Town City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
Violations and Penalties
§ 190-76 Penalties for offenses.
A.
Pursuant to § 10 of Municipal Home Rule Law and § 268 of Town Law, any person, firm, or corporation which commits an offense against, disobeys, neglects, or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a violation and subject to fine and/or imprisonment.
B.
A violation of this chapter is an offense punishable by fine not exceeding $350 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each week the violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation.
C.
The Town Board may maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
§ 190-77 Complaints.
Any person may file a complaint in regard to a violation of this chapter. All such complaints must be in writing and shall be filed with the Zoning Officer, who shall properly record and immediately investigate such complaint. If the complaint is found to be valid, the Zoning Officer shall issue a stop-work order requiring all work to cease until the violation is corrected. If the violation is not corrected within the specified time, the Zoning Officer shall take action to compel compliance.