Wherever the provisions of this chapter require a greater width or size of lots, yards or courts, or require a lower height of building or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute or local ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, the State Building Construction Code), the provisions of this chapter shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other statute or local ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, the State Building Construction Code) require a greater width or size of yards or courts, or require a lower height of building or a less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this chapter, the provisions of such statute or local ordinance or regulation shall govern.

This chapter shall be deemed to prescribe minimum requirements. Except for the amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, herein provided for, this chapter shall not be deemed to amend, repeal or impair any requirement in any ordinance or law, or in any deed, restriction or covenant or in any other undertaking among private persons, but no provisions in any such ordinance, law, restriction, covenant or undertaking shall be deemed to justify noncompliance with any provision of this chapter.

It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector, and he hereby is given authority, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Building Inspector, in the discharge of his duties, shall have authority to enter any building or premises at any reasonable hour as authorized by applicable law.

The Building Inspector shall also have the authority to serve notice and/or order upon any owner, lessee, contractor, corporation, association, agent or other person who uses or maintains or causes to be used or maintained any building or premises or any part thereof in the Village for any purpose other than the uses permitted therefor, directing the discontinuance of any such use or activity. No person shall perform or permit the performance of any use or activity in violation of or contrary to the provisions of a stop notice and/or order issued by the Building Inspector pursuant to this section.

Any owner, lessee, contractor, corporation, association, agent or other person who uses or maintains or causes to be used or maintained any building or premises or any part thereof in the Village for any purpose other than the uses permitted therefor in this chapter, or who erects, enlarges, alters or maintains or causes to be erected, enlarged, altered or maintained any building or any part thereof in the Village except in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and with the provisions of the State Building Construction Code, or who uses or maintains or causes to be used or maintained any building or any part thereof in the Village, which has been erected, enlarged or altered other than in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the State Building Construction Code, or who in any manner commits an offense or causes an offense to be committed against any provision of this chapter or any provision of the State Building Construction Code shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 and not exceeding $1,500 for each offense or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that an offense continues shall be deemed a separate violation.

If any person fails to abate any such offense of this chapter or the State Building Construction Code within five calendar days after written notice has been served personally upon said person or within 10 days after written notice has been sent to said person by registered mail at said person's home or business address, said person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $250 for each and every day that said offense continues, recoverable by suit brought by the village.

The imposition of the penalties herein prescribed shall not preclude the Village Attorney from instituting any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use or to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about any premises.

No oversight or dereliction of duty on the part of the Building Inspector or his representative shall legalize the erecting, construction, alteration, removal, use or occupancy of a building or structure that does not conform to the provisions of this chapter or the State Building Construction Code.