Fees may be charged for permits issued, and
processing of applications for amendments, variances, and special
use permits. The fee shall be set by resolution of the Town Board
and may be changed from time to time in the same manner.
[Amended 6-24-1985 by L.L. No. 3-1985]
A. No building or structure shall be constructed, altered,
rebuilt, enlarged or moved or excavation made therefor, or work begun
thereon, until a permit therefor has been issued.
B. Applications for zoning permits shall be accompanied
by a layout sketch, drawn to scale, showing the shape and dimensions
of the lot to be built upon, the size and location of all buildings
or structures proposed as well as those that shall remain, the intended
use of each building or structure, and any such other information
with regard to the lot and neighboring lots as may be necessary to
determine and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. Applications,
together with a layout sketch, shall be submitted in triplicate. When
the zoning permit is issued or denied, the issuance or denial shall
be noted on the applications in triplicate by the person issuing or
denying said permit and one copy returned to the applicant, one copy
filed with the Town Clerk, and one copy kept with the Zoning Enforcement
Officer's records.
C. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall issue a zoning
permit only after the site plan, if required, has been approved by
the Planning Board and all required variances and special use permits
have been obtained, except that no site plan approval shall be required
in the case of individual one- or two-family dwellings.
D. The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall be notified that
the site is prepared for installation of the foundation of a structure,
and shall inspect the site to check the location of the structure.
E. If a zoning permit is not obtained by the applicant
within 90 days after final approval, such approval shall be void.
F. A zoning permit shall be void if construction is not
substantially completed within a period of one year from the date
of said permit. The Zoning Enforcement Officer may issue a six-month
extension of a permit for good cause shown. Two such extensions of
a permit will be allowed.
G. The zoning permit shall be located in a place readily
visible to the public.
No land shall be used or occupied and no building
hereafter erected, altered, or extended shall be used or changed in
use until a certificate of compliance has been issued by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs,
any person may file a complaint in regard thereto. All such complaints
must be in writing, signed, and shall be filed with the Zoning Enforcement
Officer who shall properly record such complaint and immediately investigate
it. Where the Zoning Enforcement Officer finds such violation, he
shall submit the results of his investigation in writing to the proper
Town authorities for appropriate action.