A.
Pursuant to § 10 of Municipal Home Rule Law and § 268
of Town Law, any person, firm, or corporation which commits an offense
against, disobeys, neglects, or refuses to comply with or resists
the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon
conviction, be deemed guilty of a violation and subject to fine and/or
imprisonment.
B.
A violation of this chapter is an offense punishable by fine not
exceeding $350 or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or
by both such fine and imprisonment. Each week the violation continues
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct violation.
C.
The Town Board may maintain an action or proceeding in the name of
the Town in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance
with or restrain by injunction the violation of this chapter.
Any person may file a complaint in regard to a violation of
this chapter. All such complaints must be in writing and shall be
filed with the Zoning Officer, who shall properly record and immediately
investigate such complaint. If the complaint is found to be valid,
the Zoning Officer shall issue a stop-work order requiring all work
to cease until the violation is corrected. If the violation is not
corrected within the specified time, the Zoning Officer shall take
action to compel compliance.
