Fort Plain Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
Administration
§ 192-31 Enforcement.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer(s) designated by the Village Board. The Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall in no case grant any building permit where the proposed erection, alteration, relocation or use would be in violation of any provision of this chapter. The Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall make inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties. No permit nor certificate of occupancy required hereunder shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer(s) except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter or as directed by the Board of Appeals under the provisions of Article X.
§ 192-32 Building permit.
No building shall hereafter be erected, relocated or altered as to outside dimensions or so as to permit a change in its use and no excavation for any building shall be begun unless and until a permit therefor has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer(s) or by the Board of Appeals wherever it is provided in this chapter that the approval of the Board of Appeals is required.
No such permit shall be issued until there has been filed with the Code Enforcement Officer(s) a sketch or plot plan showing the actual dimensions and angles of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building or accessory buildings to be erected, relocated or altered and such other information as may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. Each application shall state the purpose for which the structure or land is to be used and a general description of the type of construction.
The Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall act upon all applications for building permits within a reasonable time. He shall issue or refuse to issue such permits. Notice of refusal to issue any permit shall be given to the owner or to his authorized representative, in writing, and shall state the reasons for said refusal. The fee for any such permit shall be as determined by the Village Board from time to time.[1]
§ 192-33 Certificate of occupancy.
No land shall be used or occupied and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer(s). Under such rules as may be established by the Board of Appeals, a temporary certificate of occupancy for not more than 30 days for a part of a building may be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer(s). For previously existing construction, the Code Enforcement Officer(s) may, on request, issue such a certificate if he determines that the use of the building in question meets the requirements of this chapter.
A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only if the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the provisions of this chapter and to the plot plan, purpose and description for which the permit was issued. The Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall make or cause to have made an inspection of each building or lot for which a certificate of occupancy has been applied before issuing such certificate. Such inspection shall be made within 10 days from the date of application, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
§ 192-34 Penalties for offenses.
Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of applicable law. Upon determination by the Code Enforcement Officer(s) that a violation of this chapter exists, he shall send written notice to the last known owner of record of the property, as determined by the assessment records, informing said owner of the violation of specific provisions of this chapter and stating that action is to be taken by said owner to remove such violation in 20 days or proceedings to compel compliance with the chapter will be instituted. Any violation of this chapter may also be enjoined pursuant to law.