No building permit shall be issued until the Building Inspector has certified that the proposed building or alteration complies with all the provisions of this local law and the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code[1] in effect and as amended from time to time and the requirements of Article XIII herein pertaining to site development plan approval.

No building permit shall be issued by the Building Inspector unless the elevation of the proposed finished first floor shall equal or exceed 24 inches in elevation above the established grade of the road upon which the proposed structure fronts or has access, when measured at the midpoint between side lot lines. The words "established grade," for the purpose of this section, are defined to mean the grade elevations above sea level as set forth on the official street grade maps now adopted or subsequently adopted or amended by the Board of Trustees by resolution and filed in the office of the Village Clerk. If no established grade exists because of the lack of official maps, the Building Inspector shall have the discretion to fix an elevation for the finished first floor of the proposed building or structure which, in his opinion, will conform to the spirit and intent of this chapter.[3]

A building permit shall be required for the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, modification, replacement, structural repair, removal or demolition of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures. A plumbing permit shall be required for the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, modification or replacement of any plumbing or piping systems.

It shall be unlawful for any person to commence work for the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, modification, replacement, structural repair, removal or demolition of any building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such building or structure without having first obtained a building permit and/or plumbing permit for such work.

Should the Senior Building Inspector determine that such work is occurring or has been commenced without benefit of a duly issued building permit, he shall have authority to issue a stop-work order, which such order shall be affixed to the building in plain view. Such order shall remain in full force and effect until such time as it is withdrawn by the Senior Building Inspector or otherwise affected by court order.

It shall be unlawful for any person to continue work or to permit work to be conducted at the premises while a stop-work order is in effect unless permitted in writing by the Senior Building Inspector. Such permitted work shall be limited to securing the premises and/or work area as to property and as to health and safety issues.

The failure to comply with the provisions of a stop-work order by an owner, lessee or contractor shall constitute a misdemeanor. The failure to comply with a stop-work order by a contractor or employee of the owner or lessee shall be presumed to have been at the direction or authority of the owner and/or lessee, and shall further be subject to a civil penalty against such owner and/or lessee in the amount of $1,000 per day for each day that such stop-work order is violated. The Village Attorney is hereby authorized to initiate such proceedings as he deems necessary to enforce any stop-work order, or to recover such civil penalties as are warranted in the circumstances.

The building and plumbing fees for the following shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees:[1]

Any landowner commencing construction activity without the benefit of an applicable Village permit shall be liable to the Village for a civil penalty of not less than double the value that the permit would require.

The Village Board may modify and amend the fees identified in Subsection A hereof by resolution duly adopted in open session, and such amended fees shall become effective immediately upon such adoption.[2]

With the exception of those projects falling under Subsection B, all permits shall expire in one year of issuance thereof, and the renewal fee shall be paid in full at the time of renewal.

For projects with a value of $10,000,000 or more, as determined by the Building Inspector, building and plumbing permits shall expire three years after issuance, and the renewal fee shall be paid in full at the time of renewal.

No person shall raze any building or any structure in excess of 10 feet in height or 100 square feet in floor area in the Village of Patchogue without first having obtained from the Building Inspector a permit for said razing. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave the premises upon which the razing took place in a dangerous, unsafe or hazardous condition due to accumulation of debris or open excavation. The fee for a razing permit shall be in a sum as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[1]

No person shall leave any premises in a dangerous, unsafe or hazardous condition, whether or not in connection with the razing of any building or structure, or in such condition as to constitute an attractive nuisance. The owner of record or any person occupying or controlling the use of any such property containing such an open excavation shall, within 10 days after notice thereof from the Building Inspector, delivered either personally or by certified mail, return receipt requested, protect such open excavation either by the erection of a fence or by the filling of said excavation pursuant to such requirements as shall reasonably be imposed by the Building Inspector and specified by him in said notice.

No person shall occupy or use any building or structure hereinafter erected or altered or enlarged, changed or altered, wholly or partly, in either its use or structure unless a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector after he has determined that the conditions of the building permit and the ordinances and local laws of the Village have been complied with.

The fee for issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees. The fee for a search of the records and issuance of a duplicate certificate of occupancy and for a certificate of zoning compliance shall be as set from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[1]

Upon the recommendation of the Building Inspector, the Housing Inspector or the Planning Board, the Board of Trustees may revoke an existing certificate of occupancy or certificate of existing use upon a showing that the subject premises are being occupied or used in violation of an approved site plan or in violation of any condition or regulation imposed by the Board of Appeals, the Planning Board or the Board of Trustees or in violation of any covenant which has been recorded by agreement with or at the granting of any variance, special exception, permit, subdivision or site plan approval, certificate of existing use, Zoning Map amendment, amendment of any provision of the Zoning Chapter of the Village Code or in connection with any other matter properly before any such Board. The Board of Trustees may also direct that such occupancy or use be discontinued. Said order of the Board of Trustees shall be made after a hearing held on notice to the last owner of record of the subject premises as indicated by the current assessment roll. In the event that the Board of Trustees directs that such occupancy or use be discontinued or in the event that a parcel is being used or occupied without an approved site plan, the Village Attorney or any other designated counsel for the Village is authorized to commence proceedings in a court of appropriate jurisdiction to restrain said use or occupancy. However, such proceeding shall not be the exclusive remedy of the Village, and any violator may be prosecuted in the Village Court for the penalties provided by § 435-6 hereof.