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Village of Rye Brook, NY
Westchester County
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The purpose of this article is to promote and protect the health, safety, comfort and general welfare of the community by compelling compliance by owners, tenants, occupants, builders, developers and others with the terms and conditions of site plan[1] and subdivision approvals and to provide an enforcement procedure for such compliance.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 209, Site Plan Review.
A. 
Any owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, architect or builder or an agent of any of them who violates or who is an accessory to the violation of any of the provisions or conditions of a site plan or subdivision approval duly granted pursuant to Village law shall be guilty of a misdemeanor under the Penal Law and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable for each offense by a minimum fine of $250, such fine shall not exceed $1,000; or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each week of such violation shall constitute a separate offense. Each provision or condition violated shall constitute a separate offense. Violations shall be prosecuted and penalties collected in the manner prescribed by law or ordinance effective in the Village of Rye Brook.
B. 
The Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer shall enforce the provisions of the subdivision regulations. The Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer may cause any place, premises or work to be inspected or examined, order the cessation of any work when any condition is found to violate this chapter and order the remedy of any such condition. The Village Administrator, Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer, Code Enforcement Officer(s) or approval authority may institute an action or proceeding, in accordance with applicable law, to enforce the provisions of this chapter. In addition to any civil or criminal penalties or other remedies as may be provided by law, a violation of this chapter may be enforced by mandatory or other injunctive relief in Village Court or any other Court of competent jurisdiction. The Village Board, Village Administrator, Superintendent of Public Works/Village Engineer and Code Enforcement Officer(s) shall be empowered to maintain action in the name of the Village for such purpose.
[Amended 10-27-2020 by L.L. No. 9-2020]