No board, agency, officer or employee of the Village shall issue, grant or approve any permit, license, certificate or other authorization for any construction, reconstruction, alteration, enlargement or moving of any building or structure or for any use of land or building that would not be in full compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any such permit, license, certificate or other authorization issued, granted or approved in violation 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.

The Building Inspector, the police or any other persons duly authorized by the Board of Trustees shall have the duty, and they are hereby given the authority, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Building Inspector, the police or any other person authorized by the Board of Trustees shall have the authority, as permitted and in full accordance with all lawful procedures, to enter any building or premises at any reasonable hour to discharge his duties and to issue appearance tickets for violations of this chapter.

No building or structure shall be erected, enlarged, altered or moved until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector. Except upon a written authorization of the Board of Appeals, under circumstances set forth in § 195-39B(3), no building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building or structure where said construction, addition, alteration, moving or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. An accessory building which is less than 100 square feet in floor area and to be used for storage purposes only shall be exempt from this section.

There shall be submitted with all applications for building permits, except those for signs, two copies of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale, showing the actual shape and dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact size and location on the lot of the building and accessory buildings existing and the lines within which the building or structure shall be erected or altered, the existing and intended use of each building or part of the building and such other information with regard to the lot and neighboring lots that may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. One copy of such plan shall be returned to the owner when such plans shall have been approved by the Building Inspector. All dimensions shown on this plan relating to the location and size of the lot to be built upon shall be based on an actual survey, and the lot shall be staked out on the ground before construction is started so that the Building Inspector may determine by measurement in the field that the yard requirements for the district in which the use is located have been met.

A building permit shall be void if construction is not started within a period of 12 months or not completed within a period of two years of the date of said permit.

No building permit shall be issued for a use listed in § 195-12 as subject to additional standards except in conformity with the procedure set forth in §§ 195-15 and 195-16.

Any building, extension or alteration for which a permit has been duly granted, the construction of which has been started before the effective date of this chapter or of an amendment thereto, and the ground story framework of which, including the second tier of beams, has been completed within one year after the adoption of this chapter or amendment thereto, may be completed in accordance with plans on file with the Building Inspector, provided that such construction is diligently prosecuted and the building is completed within two years of the adoption of this chapter or an amendment thereto. If any of the requirements shall not have been fulfilled within the prescribed period, or if the building operations are discontinued for a period of six months, any other construction shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.

Whenever the Village Board, by resolution, authorizes a public hearing on a proposed amendment to this chapter, and for a period of 60 days following the date of such resolution, no building or structure shall be erected, enlarged or altered and no permit shall be issued for the erection, enlargement or alteration of any building or structure or for the occupancy of any land or building in any manner that would be contrary to the provisions of the proposed amendment.

The Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit without obtaining from the applicant either:

It shall be unlawful for an owner to use or permit the use of any building or premises, or parts thereof, hereinafter created, erected, changed, converted or enlarged, wholly or partly, in its use or structure until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector. Such certificate shall state that such building or premises, or part thereof, and the proposed use thereof are in complete conformity with the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy, provided that the building and the proposed use of the building or premises conform to all the requirements herein set forth. A certificate of occupancy shall be applied for coincident with an application for a building permit.

Under such rules and regulations as may be established by the Village Board, a temporary certificate of occupancy for part of a building may be issued.

A certificate of occupancy shall be deemed to authorize and is required for both initial and continued occupancy and use of the building or land to which it applies and shall continue in effect as long as such building and the use thereof or of such land is in full conformity with the provisions of this chapter and any requirements made pursuant thereto.

A copy of a certificate of occupancy shall be furnished, upon request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected. Upon request from the owner, and by payment by him to the Village of a fee as provided in Chapter 64, Fees and Deposits, the Building Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building or premises, certifying, after inspection, that the extent and kind of use and disposition conforms to the provisions of this chapter.

Any owner, lessee, contractor, agent, including real estate agent or broker, or individual, whether person, partnership or corporation, shall be guilty of an offense if he:

A person convicted of an offense shall be guilty of a violation as defined in the Penal Law.

A violation of two or more sections of this chapter, or provisions within a section, shall be separate and distinct offenses for which a fine may be levied.

Each and every week a violation exists or continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation, conviction for which shall be an additional offense.

Each violation of this chapter shall be punishable by:

If any person fails to abate any such violation of this chapter 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 certified mail at said person's home or business address, said person shall be subject to a civil penalty of $250 for each and every day that said violation continues, recoverable by suit brought by the Village.

Any violation of this chapter may be enjoined pursuant to law.

The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law, including injunctive relief.

Organization. A Board of Appeals, as heretofore established by the Village Board, is hereby maintained.

Powers and duties.

Appeals, how taken to Board of Appeals. All appeals and applications to the Board of Appeals shall be taken in the manner prescribed by law and within such time as shall be prescribed by the Board of Appeals by general rule. All such appeals and applications shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the Board, and each appeal or application shall fully set forth the circumstances of the case. Every appeal or application shall refer to the specific provision of this chapter involved and shall exactly set forth, as the case may be, the interpretation that is claimed, the details of the adjustment that is applied for and the grounds for which it is claimed that the same should be granted or the use for which a permit is sought. Every decision of the Board of Appeals shall be recorded in accordance with standard forms adopted by the Board and shall fully set forth the circumstances of the case and the findings on which the decision was based.

Court review, how taken on Board of Appeals actions. Any person or persons jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Appeals or any officer, department, board or bureau of the Village may apply to the Supreme Court for relief in the manner provided for by law.

Applicants for the issuance of a permit by the Building Inspector for a use subject to additional standards, site plan of development approval by the Planning Board or application to the Board of Appeals shall pay to the Village a fee determined by Chapter 64, Fees and Deposits.

In the case of an application for the extension or renewal of any previously authorized permit for a use subject to additional standards, the fee for such extension or renewal shall be 1/2 the amount required for the original permit.