Corning City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
Administration and Enforcement
§ 240-106 Enforcement.
A.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer, who shall be appointed by the City Manager. No building permit shall be issued except where all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.
B.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, any person having knowledge thereof may lay any information in regard thereto before a proper magistrate as provided by law, and the procedures thereafter shall be as set forth in the Code of Criminal Procedure.
C.
The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the authority to render interpretations and adopt rules or procedures in order to clarify the application of the provisions of this code and the Uniform Code.
§ 240-107 Building permits.
No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with Chapter 76 of the City of Corning Code.[1] Except on written order of the Code Enforcement Officer, no such building permit shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
§ 240-108 Certificate of compliance.
No building or structure hereafter erected, structurally altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer in accordance with this chapter or Chapter 76 of the City of Corning Code.
§ 240-109 Penalties for offenses.
Any person, firm, company or corporation owning, controlling or managing any building, structure or premises therein or whereon there shall be placed, or there exists, anything in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, and any person, firm, company or corporation who shall assist in the commission of any violation of this chapter or any conditions imposed by the Planning Commission, or who shall build contrary to the plans or specifications submitted to the Planning Commission and certified as complying with this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Every such person, firm, company or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each day such a violation, omission, neglect or refusal shall continue.
§ 240-110 Alternative penalty.
In case of any violation or threatened violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or conditions imposed by the City Council or Planning Commission, in addition to other remedies herein provided, the City Council may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, reconstruction, moving and/or use to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
§ 240-111 Fee schedule.
A schedule of fees for all building permits and approval applications as required in this chapter shall be set by City Council resolution from time to time.