West Seneca City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 120-49 Administrative and enforcement officer.
Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Building Inspector of the Town of West Seneca. The Building Inspector shall keep a complete file of all applications, permits, orders, certificates, requirements and decisions affecting each and every application filed with the Town of West Seneca pursuant to this chapter.
§ 120-50 Building permits.
The provisions of the Building Code[1] and other applicable regulations of the Town of West Seneca shall control the issuance of building permits. In addition to such provisions, every application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a plat, in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the dimensions of the plot to be built upon, the size and location of the building or other structure on the plot and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of the regulations contained in this chapter. No building permit shall be issued unless the provisions of this chapter are complied with.
§ 120-51 Certificates of zoning compliance.
A.
No permit for excavation for, or the erection or alteration of or repairs to, any building or other structure shall be issued until an application has been made for a certificate of zoning compliance.
B.
No land shall be occupied or used and no building or other structure hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of zoning compliance shall have been issued by the Building Inspector, stating that the building, other structure or proposed use thereof complies with the provisions of this chapter.
C.
All applications for a certificate of zoning compliance shall be in writing, signed by the property owner or his duly authorized agent, on forms furnished by the Building Inspector, and shall contain the following information:
(1)
Nature and definite purpose of the building, other structure or use.
(2)
Description of the property and buildings or other structure thereon and to be placed thereon.
(3)
Statement of any restrictions by deed or other instrument of record.
(4)
An agreement to comply with this chapter and all other laws, ordinances and regulations that may be applicable.
D.
Upon written request and application for a certificate of zoning compliance by the property owner or his duly authorized agent, the Building Inspector shall inspect any building, other structure or tract of land existing on the effective date of this chapter and shall issue a certificate of zoning compliance therefor, certifying:
(1)
The use of the building, other structure or tract of land.
E.
A certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved as complying with the provision of this chapter and shall void any previous certificate of zoning compliance for the same premises.
§ 120-52 Inspections.
The Building Inspector is hereby empowered to cause any building, other structure or tract of land to be inspected and examined and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any provision of this chapter. After any such order has been served, no work shall proceed on any building, other structure or tract of land covered by such order except to comply with such order.
§ 120-53 Penalties for offenses.
[Amended 5-6-1974; 8-17-1987]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder is guilty of an offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 for the first violation; a minimum of $350 and a maximum of $700 for a second violation within five years; and a minimum of $700 and a maximum of $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation within five years; or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate violation.
§ 120-54 Additional remedies.
In addition to the foregoing remedies, the Town of West Seneca may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, correct or restrain any violation of this chapter.