[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Islandia 9-19-1985 by L.L. No. 1-1985; amended in its entirety 8-31-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2021. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
It is the purpose of this section of the Islandia Village Code to recognize and adopt the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code as the Code for the Village of Islandia including but not limited to the Building Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Existing Building Code of New York State, the Plumbing Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Fuel Gas Code of New York State, Green Construction Code of New York State, the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State, the National Electric Code, and the Mechanical Code of New York State.
B. 
Violations. Violations of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code as the Code for the Village of Islandia including, but not limited to, the Building Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Existing Building Code of New York State, the Plumbing Code of New York State, the Fire Code of New York State, the Fuel Gas Code of New York State, Green Construction Code of New York State, the Energy Conservation Construction Code of New York State, the National Electric Code, and the Mechanical Code of New York State shall be a violation of and an appearance ticket may be issued and prosecuted as violations of § 57-1A of the Islandia Village Code.
A. 
A first violation of this chapter by any individual or entity shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000.
B. 
A second violation of this chapter by any individual or entity shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,500.
C. 
A third violation of this chapter by any individual or entity and every violation thereafter shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $2,500.
D. 
Each and every day that a violation of this chapter by any individual or entity exists shall constitute a separate and new violation of this chapter.
E. 
The owner, the tenant, or other user or occupant of the premises shall be responsible for a violation of this § 57-1 shall each and all be in violation of this chapter and subject individually to the fines and penalties hereunder.
F. 
The election by the Village of Islandia to issue a violation or to prosecute a violation of this chapter in the Islandia Village Justice Court shall not be exclusive and shall not preclude the Village of West Hampton Dunes from pursuing a civil remedy in a particular case.
G. 
The Village of Islandia may, at the election of the Board of Trustees, commence a civil proceeding including, but not limited to, an application for injunctive or other relief to, enjoin, stop or prevent a violation of this chapter. In the event that the Village of Islandia should elect or should be required to commence a civil proceeding against an owner, tenant, sublessor, sublessee, assignor, assignee, or occupant or user of a premises, or a premises under this chapter, such election shall not be an exclusive remedy, and the Village of Islandia may continue to pursue other enforcement actions and remedies, and the owner and tenant as defendants or other defendants shall be liable to the Village of Islandia for all legal and other costs incurred, which shall be recoverable by the Village of Islandia as a money judgment in that proceeding or in another proceeding commenced by the Village of Islandia for that purpose.