The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced by a person appointed by the Town Board as the Building and Code Inspector. No building permit or certificate of occupancy required hereunder shall be issued by the Building and Code Inspector except in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or as directed by the Board of Appeals under the provisions of §
450-54. The Building and Code Inspector shall have the power and authority to make such inspections of the exterior of buildings or premises necessary to carry out his duties in the enforcement of this chapter.
For the purpose of defraying administrative,
legal, advertising and other costs and expenses involved in review
of applications and appeals, the following types of applications and
appeals shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount prescribed herein
below, payable to the Town of Maine, in addition to any and all other
fees required by any other section of this chapter or any other ordinance,
local law or resolution of the Town of Maine:
A. Each application to the Board of Appeals requesting
a use variance, area variance, special extension, or interpretation:
an application fee to be set and established from time to time by
resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Maine.
B. Each application to the Board of Appeals requesting
a special use permit: an application fee to be set and established
from time to time by resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town
of Maine.
C. Each application or petition to the Town Board of
the Town of Maine requesting an amendment to the Town of Maine Zoning
Ordinance or a supplement, change, modification or repeal of any regulation,
provision or section of the Town of Maine Zoning Ordinance: an application
fee to be set and established from time to time by resolution adopted
by the Town Board of the Town of Maine.
D. Each application to the Zoning Board of Appeals requesting a variance from Chapter
284, Flood Damage Prevention, of the Code of the Town of Maine: an application fee to be set and established from time to time by resolution adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Maine.
E. In addition to the fees set forth in Subsections
A and
B hereof, the cost of sending or publishing any notices relating to any appeal to the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to § 267-a of the Town Law or relating to any application to the Zoning Board of Appeals shall be borne by the appealing party or the applicant, as the case may be, and shall be paid to the Town of Maine prior to the hearing of such appeal or such application, as the case may be.
F. In addition to the fee set forth in Subsection
C hereof, the cost of sending or publishing any notices relating to any amendment, supplement, change, modification or repeal of any section of the Town of Maine Zoning Ordinance shall be borne by the applicant for such amendment, supplement, change, modification, or repeal, and shall be paid to the Town of Maine prior to any vote thereon by the Town Board of the Town of Maine.
G. The cost of sending or publishing any notices relating
to any application submitted to the Planning Board shall be borne
by the applicant therefor, and shall be paid to the Town of Maine
prior to any vote thereon by the Planning Board.
A certificate of occupancy shall be applied
for coincident with the application for a building permit. Said certificate
of occupancy shall be issued by the Building and Code Inspector upon
the completion of the construction designated in the building permit,
provided that the completed structure and its intended use comply
with all the provisions of this chapter. Said certificate of occupancy
shall be issued or denied within 10 days from the date such erection
or alteration is inspected by the Building and Code Inspector. A record
of all certificates of occupancy shall be maintained by the Building
and Code Inspector. Copies shall be furnished, upon request, to any
person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building affected.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs,
any person may file a complaint in regard thereto. All such complaints
must be in writing and shall be filed with the Building and Code Inspector,
who shall properly record such complaint and immediately investigate
any report thereon. The Building and Code Inspector upon completion
of his investigation shall file a report with the Town Board.