Village of Quogue, NY Article XI Remedies and Amendments

§ 196-73 Appropriate actions may be instituted to require correction.

In case any building or structure is erected, reconstructed, remodeled, altered or maintained, or any land, building or structure is used or permitted to be used in violation of this chapter or of any action or ruling taken or made in accordance with this chapter, the proper Village authorities or any person aggrieved, in addition to other remedies, may institute or take any appropriate action or legal actions or proceedings to prevent, restrain, correct or abate such a violation or violations or any other illegal act, conduct, business, occupancy or use in or about such premises.

§ 196-74 Penalties for offenses.

[Amended 3-20-1987 by L.L. No. 1-1987; 7-3-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003]

A. Each and every violation of this chapter shall constitute a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of a violation of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued, a separate and distinct violation hereunder.

B. Each and every person responsible for, causing, permitting, assisting in or refusing to abate or correct any violation of this chapter shall be guilty of such violation.

C. For each and every violation of this chapter, the person or persons responsible for, causing, permitting, assisting in or refusing to abate or correct such violation shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for each and every such violation. The continuation of a violation of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued, a separate and distinct violation hereunder.

D. Any violation of any permit, approval or variance or condition of any permit, approval or variance granted under this chapter (including but not limited to any special exception use approval or other approval granted by the Board of Trustees, any site plan approval or special exception use approval or other approval granted by the Planning Board, any variance or other approval granted by the Board of Appeals, and any design approval granted by the Design Review Board) shall be deemed a violation of this chapter, punishable under the provisions of § 196-74.

[Added 7-26-2019 by L.L. No. 5-2019]

§ 196-75 Other penalties and remedies allowed.

Nothing in § 196-73 or 196-74 shall deprive or be construed to deprive the taking of any other remedy or the imposing of any other penalty provided for in this chapter or by law.

§ 196-76 Amendments.

The Board of Trustees may, from time to time, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal any of the restrictions, boundaries, areas or other provisions of this chapter, in conformity with the provisions of the Village Law of the State of New York.

§ 196-77 Repealer.

The Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Quogue, New York (Ordinance No. 26) is hereby repealed, effective upon the date that this chapter validly becomes effective. Should any portion of the chapter be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the corresponding provision or provisions of said Zoning Ordinance shall remain in effect.