Issue and deny zoning permits and certificates of compliance in accordance with this chapter;

Scale and interpret district boundaries on Zoning Maps;

Inspect and certify that the regulations of this chapter have been adhered to;

Refer appropriate matters to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Planning Board, or Town Board.

Revoke zoning permits where there is false, misleading or insufficient information;

Revoke zoning permits and certificates of compliance where the applicant has not complied with the provisions of the approved application;

Investigate violations and complaints of violations of this chapter, issue stop-work orders and refer violations to the Town Justice, or the Town Board;

Assist in the prosecutions of violations.

Erection, re-erection or movement of a building or structure;

Change of the exterior structural dimensions of a building or structure;

Change in use of land, buildings or structures through the establishment of a new use, or through the expansion or enlargement of an existing use;

The resumption of any use which has been discontinued for a period of 12 months or longer;

Establishment or change in dimensions of a parking area for nonresidential or multifamily residential uses;

Placement of a sign as regulated in § 250-28 of this chapter;

Fences or walls.

Exempt signs listed in § 250-28 of this chapter;

Interior structural alterations or routine maintenance and improvement that does not expand the exterior dimensions of the structure (e.g., roofing, window replacement, siding replacement, etc.);

Minor accessory structures such as posts, sidewalks, driveways, flagpoles, playground equipment, chimneys, etc.;

Nonstructural agriculture and forest management uses;

Silos, corn cribs and other similar agricultural accessory uses (exclusive of barns);

Landscaping.

Applications for zoning permits shall be submitted to the Enforcement Officer or Town Clerk and shall include the following:

This information, and other relevant application data, shall be provided on a form issued by the Town.

No use or structure requiring a zoning permit shall be occupied, used, or changed in use until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Enforcement Officer stating that the use or structure complies with the provisions of this chapter.

All certificates of compliance shall be applied for with the application for a zoning permit. The certificate shall be issued within 10 days after the erection or alteration shall have been approved as complying with the provisions of this chapter.

For uses requiring a Planning Board review, no certificate of compliance shall be issued for any such use or structure unless in conformity in all respects to the Planning Board approval, including any condition imposed upon it.

The Board of Appeals shall consist of five members as set forth in § 267 of the Town Law, or in the alternative the Town Board may enter into an agreement pursuant to Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law and § 284 of the Town Law to establish a cooperative Board of Appeals. In the event of a cooperative Board of Appeals, membership shall be as per the contractual agreement and may otherwise vary from provisions of § 267 of the Town Law as may be set forth in that agreement.

The powers of the Board of Appeals shall be to interpret this chapter and to grant area variances and use variance in accordance with the standards set forth in § 267-b of the Town Law and as may be otherwise provided by law.

The procedure before the Board of Appeals shall be in accordance with § 267-a of the Town Law except as may be specifically modified by intermunicipal agreement should the Town elect to enter into a cooperative Board of Appeals, in which event such procedures shall be strictly governed by the intermunicipal agreement.

This chapter specifically supersedes those provisions of § 267 of the Town Law requiring that there be three or five members of the Board of Appeals, that the terms be staggered, that the Town Board select the Chairman, and the voting power of members of the Board of Appeals in the event that the Town should enter into an intermunicipal agreement pursuant to § 284 of the Town Law and Article 5-G of the General Municipal Law, in which event the intermunicipal agreement shall govern those factors.

Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, any person may initiate a complaint. All complaints shall be in writing and delivered to the Town Clerk or Enforcement Officer. The Enforcement Officer shall accurately record the complaint, file it appropriately, and investigate it.

If the complaint is found to be valid, the Enforcement Officer shall then inform the owner of the premises that there is a violation of the law. The owner shall be notified by certified mail with a return receipt requested and by regular mail, or be personally served, as to the manner of the violation. Mail shall be sent to the address of the property owner as stated on the last completed tax roll. The owner will have 14 days, minimum, to remedy the situation from the date of the mailing, except in the case of imminent peril to life or property.

An order to stop use/work may be issued to the owner in the same manner as a notice of violation. Such order shall require that all construction stop immediately.

If a violation persists, the Enforcement Officer may file an "information and complaint" with the Town Justice charging the owner with violating one or more sections of this chapter. The Town Justice shall then issue a summons for the violator to appear in court.

Pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law § 150.20, Subdivision 3, the Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to issue an appearance ticket to any person causing a violation of this chapter, and, if a violation persists, shall cause such person to appear before the Town Justice.

Pursuant to Municipal Home Rule Law § 10 and Town Law § 268, any person, firm, or corporation who commits an offense against, disobeys, neglects, or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a violation and subject to fine and/or imprisonment. Any violation of this chapter is an offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense, all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However, for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial officers generally, violations of this chapter shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.

In addition to the above remedies, the Town Board may maintain an action or proceeding in the name of the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with or restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.

Every lawfully existing structure or use not conforming to the regulations of the district in which it is located at the time of adoption of or amendment to this chapter shall be a "nonconforming use."

A nonconforming structure or use may not be altered, rebuilt or resumed except in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located.

A nonconforming use of a structure or land that has ceased for a consecutive period of 12 months or 24 months during and three-year period, may not be altered, rebuilt, or resumed unless in conformity with this chapter.

A nonconforming use may be continued subsequent to adoption of this chapter but the structure shall not be enlarged in a way which increases its nonconformity.

A nonconforming use may be extended throughout any part(s) of a building which were manifestly arranged or designed for such use at the time of adoption of this chapter.

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any nonconforming structure declared unsafe by a duly designated official.

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the reconstruction of a nonconforming structure to its original configuration when destroyed by fire or Act of God, except as in Subsection C above.

District changes/amendments. Whenever an area is transferred from a district of one classification to a district of a different classification, or amendments are adopted which change permitted uses or other regulatory measures governing such, the above regulations shall apply to nonconforming uses created by such transfer.