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.

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.

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.