A. 
Any person may file a complaint about a violation of this chapter. Such complaints must be in writing, signed and filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, the Town Clerk or the Town Board. The Code Enforcement Officer shall investigate promptly and take the appropriate action to satisfy that complaint.
B. 
Any violation of this chapter as determined by the Code Enforcement Officer must be reported to the offender by the Code Enforcement Officer or the Town Board, with the date by which the violation must be corrected.
C. 
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both; and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense all of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine not less than $700 nor more than $1,000 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each weeks' continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation.
[Added 10-14-1991 by L.L. No. 6-1991]
D. 
In case any mobile dwelling park or building or structure therein is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used, or any land is divided into lots, blocks or sites in violation of this article or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the town, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, use or division of land, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure or land or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises.
A. 
Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that work on any building or structure is proceeding without permit or is otherwise in violation of the provision of this law or is not in conformity with any of the provisions of the application, plans or specifications on the basis of which a permit was issued, or is being conducted in an unsafe and dangerous matter, he shall notify either the owner of the property or the owner's agent or the person, firm or corporation performing the work to immediately suspend all work. In such instance, any and all persons shall immediately suspend all related activities until the stop-work order has been duly rescinded.
B. 
Such stop-work order shall be in writing on a form prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer and shall state the reasons for the stop-work order, together with the date of issuance. The stop-work order shall bear the signature of the Code Enforcement Officer or that of a duly authorized designee and shall be prominently posted at the work site.
Upon resolution of the Town Board of the Town of Eaton specifically so designating, the Code Enforcement Officer shall have authority, pursuant to Article 150 of the New York Criminal Procedure Law, to issue appearance tickets as defined therein for the purpose of enforcing this chapter.