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.
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
