This chapter shall be enforced by the Town officer(s) and designees designated by the Town Board to enforce such Zoning Laws and/or Land Development Regulations, including the Code Enforcement Officer(s). No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued except where all the provisions of this chapter have been complied with.

In addition to any other available avenues of enforcement, the Code Enforcement Officer or duly authorized designee shall have the authority to issue appearance tickets for any violation of this chapter, all in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, in accordance with applicable provisions of Criminal Procedure Law.

Required. No building or structure shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit therefor has been issued by the Building Inspector or designee. Except upon a written order of the Board of Appeals, no such building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued for any building where said construction, addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Any building permit not exercised within one calendar year from the date of its issue shall become null and void.

Upon site plan approval as required by Chapter 151, Subdivision of Land; Site Plan Review, such plans shall be signed by the Building Inspector and engineer for the Town and shall be subsequently filed by the owner in the Wayne County Clerk's office.

No building permit applications shall be submitted and no building permit shall be issued:

Drawings and/or specifications. There shall be submitted with each building permit application a set of structural drawings and/or specifications for the proposed building indicating compliance with the latest revision of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

The building permit shall be issued only after payment of the applicable fee or fees set forth from time to time by Town Board resolution and on file in the office of the Town Clerk, except when waived by the Town Board.

Escrows. An escrow shall be required in connection with the following applications/proposals, and shall be deposited with a building permit application. Should the work associated with the building permit not be completed within a reasonable amount of time, and if after reasonable notice by the Building Inspector the work remains incomplete after a period of time to cure, the Town may make use of said escrow funds to complete the work required by the permit. The required amount of the escrow is set forth at the Town of Walworth Fee Schedule on file with the Walworth Town Clerk, which amount has been and shall be determined by Town Board resolution. The following building permit proposals shall require an escrow deposit:

Required. No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended or changed in use shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance shall have been issued by the Building Inspector, stating the buildings or proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this chapter.

Nonconforming use. No nonconforming use shall be maintained, renewed, changed or extended without a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance (certificate of existing use therefor) first issued by a Building Inspector.

Application. All certificates of occupancy or certificates of compliance shall be applied for coincident with the application for a building permit. Said certificate shall be issued by the Building Inspector within 10 days after the erection or alteration having been approved as complying with the provisions of this chapter and the applicable building code. No certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance shall be issued by the Building Inspector under any circumstances unless the applicant meets the criteria set forth in this chapter and unless the applicant provides the building inspector with a letter of compliance from the applicant's builder that the applicable codes of the State of New York, as promulgated by the Department of State, including the manufacturer's material and installation specifications, have been compiled with and the owner acknowledges in writing that the owner has received the letter of compliance.

Records. The Building Inspector shall maintain a record of all certificates, and copies shall be furnished upon request to any person.

Application required before permit may be granted. No permit for excavation, for the erection or alteration or repairs to any building shall be issued until an application has been made for a certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance.