The regulations, restrictions and boundaries herein provided may be from time to time amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed after such public hearings and official notice as are provided by statute.

Whenever the owners of 50% or more of an area in any district or a specified portion thereof shall present a signed petition to the Village Board requesting any amendment, supplement, alterations, change in or repeal of the regulations for such district or specified portion thereof, it shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to hold a public hearing or hearings thereon and give such notice thereof as required by statute; and if the Board deems it advisable, it may, in addition to such statutory notice, cause written notice to be served, either by mail or personally, upon the owners of all lands within the district or specified portion thereof which such proposed amendment, supplement, alteration, change in or a repeal shall relate to and, in addition thereto, upon the owners of all lands lying within a distance of 100 feet of such district or specified portion thereof. A sufficient notice shall be a written notice mailed or personally served upon the owners of lands so affected whose names shall appear upon the last completed Village assessment roll. It shall be the duty of the Board after public notice and hearings to decide by majority vote upon such petition within 90 days after the filing of such petition with the Clerk of the Village; provided, however, that in the case of a protest against such change signed by the owners of 20% or more either of the area of lots included in such proposed change or of those immediately adjacent in the rear thereof extending 100 feet therefrom or of those directly opposite thereto extending 100 feet from the street frontage of such opposite lots, such amendment shall not become effective except by a favorable vote of all the members of the Board of Trustees.

The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of this municipality.

It is not intended by this chapter to repeal (except as herein stated), abrogate, annul or in any way impair existing conditions previously made or permits previously issued pursuant to law by the Village Clerk, provided that such permit is exercised within three months of the date of the passage of this chapter, nor to interfere with, abrogate or annul any easements, covenants or other agreements between parties; provided, however, that wherever this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of land and structures than is required by existing provisions of law, ordinances, regulations or permits or by such easements, covenants or agreements, the provisions of this chapter shall control.

It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer or his designee to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any regulations or requirements made thereunder.

A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $450 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, 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 fine of not less than $500 nor more than $900 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days, 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 fine of not less than $900 nor more than $1,200 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 45 days, or both. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.