A. 
Rules, regulations and forms. The Zoning Board of Appeals shall have the authority to adopt and promulgate such written rules, regulations and forms as it deems necessary for the proper administration of this chapter. Such rules, regulations and forms shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter or any other local law or ordinance of the Town of Stillwater, nor shall they have the effect of waiving any provisions of this chapter or ordinance of the Town of Stillwater. Such rules, regulations and forms shall be filed with the Town Clerk and available as public records.
B. 
Right to inspect. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the right to enter upon, examine and inspect, or cause to be entered upon, examined, and inspected, any building or property for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The Code Enforcement Officer shall give reasonable written notice to the owner of his intent to examine or inspect any building or property and shall enter only with permission of the owner. If such permission is denied, the Code Enforcement Officer shall refer the matter to the Town Attorney for appropriate legal action to gain entry for the purposes of examination and inspection of the building or property in question.
C. 
Notice of violations. Whenever, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, after proper examination and inspection, there appears to exist a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Code Enforcement Officer shall serve a written notice of violation upon the owner or occupant of the premises.
(1) 
Notice of violation. The notice of violation shall inform the recipient of:
(a) 
The nature and details of such violation.
(b) 
The remedial action which will effect compliance with provisions of this chapter and with rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(c) 
The date of compliance by which the violation must be remedied or removed.
(d) 
The right to request a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(2) 
Extension. The Code Enforcement Officer may extend the date of compliance in a notice of violation after written application if, in the officer's opinion, there is reasonable evidence of intent to comply and that reasonable conditions exist which prevent compliance by the specified date.
(3) 
Request for hearing. Any person served with a notice of violation who denies the violation or is allegedly aggrieved by the required action necessary for compliance may, within 10 days after service of notice, make a request, in writing, for a hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals, stating the reasons why such a hearing is requested.
(4) 
Abeyance. Compliance with a notice of violation shall not be required while a hearing is pending.
A. 
Hearing. Within 10 days after receipt of a request for a hearing, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall acknowledge receipt, in writing, and set a time and place for such hearing, not later than 30 days after date request was received. Hearings may be postponed beyond 30 days by the Zoning Board of Appeals for just cause, and notice of postponement shall be served. The person requesting the hearing shall be required to show cause or give evidence why he should not be required to remedy the violation or why he is unable to comply with the remedial action outlined in the notice of violation. The Zoning Board of Appeals may take testimony and waive the formal rules of evidence.
B. 
Findings. After consideration of all testimony given at the hearing held in accordance with this section, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall sustain, withdraw, or modify the notice of violation as originally served. If such notice is sustained or modified, the Zoning Board of Appeals shall set a new compliance date by which the violation shall be remedied or removed in accordance with the original notice of violation or modified remedial action specified at the hearing.
C. 
Certificate of zoning compliance. On reinspection following the expiration of the date of compliance as specified for remedial action and there is no longer a violation of any provision of this chapter, then a certificate of zoning compliance shall be issued by the Code Enforcement Officer.
A. 
Action for noncompliance. On reinspection following the expiration of the date of compliance as specified in the notice of violation, or as extended in accordance with this section, if the remedial action specified has not been carried out and there is still in existence, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, a violation of a provision of this chapter, then the Code Enforcement Officer may undertake, or request the services of the Town Attorney to undertake, legal remedies as authorized by any local law, ordinance or State law, or as recognized by the courts.
B. 
Appearance ticket. The Code Enforcement Officer, or any official of the Town authorized or deputized to enforce the New York State Uniform Fire Protection and Building Code within the Town of Stillwater, or the Town of Stillwater Emergency Management Director, acting pursuant to the Town of Stillwater Emergency Management Plan, may issue appearance tickets, answerable in the Town of Stillwater Justice Court, for any violation of this chapter. Appearance tickets may seek to restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate, remedy, or remove such violation and to take whatever other legal action is necessary to compel compliance with this chapter.
C. 
Accelerated legal proceedings. Notwithstanding the review procedures provided for herein, where the Code Enforcement Officer, with the concurrence of the Town Board, deems any action, intended action or condition to be an imminent threat to the general health, safety or welfare, the Town Attorney may institute appropriate legal action or proceedings to prevent, restrain or abate such action, intended action or condition.
D. 
Penalties. Any person owning, controlling or managing any building, structure, land or premises wherein or whereon there shall be placed on or there exists or is practiced or maintained anything or any use in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and subject to fines or imprisonment as follows: for the first offense, a fine not exceeding $250 or six months' imprisonment, or both; for the second offense if within five years of the first offense, a fine not less than $250 nor more than $700 or up to six months' imprisonment, or both; for the third offense or subsequent offense if within five years of the first and second offenses, a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 dollars or up to six months' imprisonment, or both. In addition to the foregoing, each such violation shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding $250 for each offense, to be recovered in an action or proceeding brought by the Attorney for the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction. Every such person shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each week that such violation, disobedience, omission, neglect or refusal shall continue. Where the person committing such violation is a partnership, association or corporation, the principal executive officer, partner, agent or manager may be considered to be the "person" for the purpose of this article.
A. 
The Town Board for the Town of Stillwater herein grants the Code Enforcement Officer the administrative responsibility of immediately terminating any actions according to § 210-143 by posting a stop-work order on the premises wherein the violation has occurred.
B. 
The stop-work order shall serve notice to the owner, builder, developer, agent and/or any other individual or business on the premises that all such actions specified on the stop-work order must be terminated immediately.
C. 
Relief from the stop-work order can be realized as follows:
(1) 
If all provisions of this chapter, together with other conditions specified by the Code Enforcement Officer, are met, then the Town Board may authorize the termination of the stop-work order.
(2) 
Except for cases involving site plan review, if a variance is granted by the Zoning Board of Appeals permitting the violations specified on the stop-work order to continue henceforth as allowable, said administrative decision shall also specify the conditions for the termination of the stop-work order.
Any permit or approval granted under this chapter that is based upon or is granted in reliance upon any material misrepresentation, or failure to make a material fact or circumstance known, by or on behalf of an applicant shall be void. This section shall not be construed to affect the remedies available to the Town under §§ 210-142 and 210-143 above.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, any person may file a complaint in regard thereto. All such complaints shall be filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, who may require such complaint to be in writing. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the complaint properly investigated and report thereon to the governing body.