This chapter shall be enforced by the authorized official appointed by the Village Board, who shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and shall be identified as the "Code Enforcement Officer." No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer except where all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, and provided that all other ordinances and local laws of the Village of Hilton and laws of the State of New York have been complied with.

All applications for building permits and certificates of occupancy and other licenses and permits required by this chapter shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer.

The Code Enforcement Officer shall maintain all records pertaining to the administration of this chapter, including investigating complaints and matters referred to the Code Enforcement Officer by the Village Board and reporting thereon appropriate enforcement action to ensure compliance with this chapter.

The Village Board may appoint a Building Inspector, and they shall serve until removed by the Village Board. They shall report to the Code Enforcement Officer. No building permits or certificates of occupancy will be recommended by the Code Enforcement Officer except where his inspection list indicates compliance with this chapter or other laws or ordinances of the Village of Hilton and laws of the State of New York.

The payment of a building permit at rates established by the Village Board shall cover three inspections. For all inspections over three, an additional charge shall be made as established by the Village Board.

All decisions of the Code Enforcement Officer may be appealed to the Zoning Board of Appeals by the appropriate action.

The charge for a certificate of occupancy and for any conditional certificates of occupancy shall be established by the Village Board from time to time.

In addition to the requirements of Village Law § 7-706, notice of public hearing held in connection with applications for amending or changing local zoning laws, variance requests or special use permit requests shall be made by first class mail to property owners within 200 feet of the outside boundaries of the property subject to the application, addressed to such owners at the address as appears on the tax rolls of the Village.

Notice of a public hearing shall be published once in the official Village newspaper at least 10 days and not more than 20 days prior to the date of the hearing.

Notice of such public hearing shall be posted on the public bulletin board in the Community Center not less than 10 days and not more than 20 days prior to the public hearing. An affidavit of such posting shall be filed with the Village Administrator prior to the hearing.

The Village shall install a sign, facing the street on which the property is located, on the property grounds or affixed to the front wall of the building(s) involved, indicating the nature of the requested relief and the date on which the public hearing will be held. Said sign shall be in position for seven continuous days prior to and including the day of the public hearing by the Village. During time of display, it shall be the responsibility of the applicant to maintain the sign.