Code Enforcement Officer. This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officers designated by the Board of Trustees, including the Superintendent of Buildings, and by such other officers who shall, from time to time, be designated by resolution of the Board of Trustees.

Inspection authority. In the discharge of their duties, the Code Enforcement Officers or any duly authorized subordinate shall have the right, upon proper identification, to enter upon any land or into any building or structure at any reasonable hour.

Records kept. The Superintendent of Buildings shall file and maintain records of all applications, building permits, certificates of occupancy, complaints of violation and actions taken.

Compliance. No officer, board, agency or employee of the Village shall issue, grant or approve any permit, license, certificate or other authorization for any erection, demolition or relocation of any building or structure or for any use of any land or building that is not in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any such permit, license, certificate or other authorization issued, granted or approved in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be null and void and of no effect without the necessity of any proceedings for revocation or nullification thereof and any work undertaken or use established pursuant to any such permit, license, certificate or authorization shall be unlawful and no action shall be taken by any officer, board, agency or employee of the Village, including the Zoning Board of Appeals, purporting to validate any such violation.

Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to enforce the provisions of this chapter. In the discharge of his or her duties, the Building Inspector or any duly authorized subordinate or police officer, as required, shall have the right, upon proper identification, to enter upon any land or into any building or structure at any reasonable hour. Where it is determined by the Building Inspector that there is a violation of any provision of this chapter or that the conditions or requirements of any special exception permit issued pursuant to this chapter have not been complied with, then the Building Inspector shall give the owner, tenant or occupant of said land, building or structure written notice of the violation or noncompliance.

Penalties. The Incorporated Village of Malverne is aware of and duly acknowledges the existence of § 20-2006 of the Village Law of the State of New York and hereby supersedes such section. Any person or corporation, whether as owner, lessee, architect, building contractor or the agent or employee of any of them, who violates or is accessory to the violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation made under the authority conferred by this chapter or who shall erect, construct, alter, enlarge, convert, or move any building or structure without a building permit or in violation of any statement or plans submitted and approved under the provisions of this chapter or who shall use any building, structure or land in violation of this chapter or any regulation made under the authority conferred by this chapter or in violation of any building permit (including a special use permit) or without a building permit or certificate of occupancy where one is required by this chapter shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a violation pursuant to this chapter only, unless otherwise designated by law, punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both. The conviction of a second violation of any such provision or regulation, both of which were committed within a period of five years, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both. The conviction of a third or subsequent violation of any such provision or regulation, all of which were committed within a period of five years, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment of not more than 15 days, or both. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.

Injunction. The Board of Trustees may enforce obedience of this chapter by injunction.