This chapter shall be enforced by the Building Inspector designated by the Village Board. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by him except where the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. Said Building Inspector may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the violation of this chapter.

No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector. All applications for such permits shall be in accordance with the requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and with all pertinent health laws and regulations, including the Erie County Sanitary Code and this chapter.

No use or occupancy of land shall be hereafter established and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Building Inspector in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and this chapter. Where the approval of the Erie County Department of Health is required, the certificate of occupancy specified in this section shall not be issued until such approval has been granted in writing.

In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, morals, safety or general welfare. Wherever any requirement of this chapter is at variance with a requirement of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinance, the more restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.