The duties of administering and enforcing the provisions of
this chapter shall be performed by the Code Enforcement Officer of
the Village of Sloan.
The Code Enforcement Officer may cause any building, structure
or premises to be inspected and examined and order, in writing, the
remedying of any conditions found in violation of regulations of this
chapter.
No permit shall be of any force or effect from the date of its
issuance unless, within six months, the owner of the land on which
permission was so granted to erect, place, build, rebuild or remodel
shall have commenced the erection, placing, building, rebuilding or
remodeling of such structure or structures. All work covered by any
such permit shall be expeditiously and continuously pursued to completion,
subject to revocation of such permit for failure to so proceed or
for failure to enter into such permitted use.
Every application for a building or use permit or for a permit
to demolish, remove or relocate any building shall contain a statement,
verified under oath by the owner or his authorized agent, revealing
the use or uses to which the premises or proposed building is to be
devoted. Such statement shall be made on a form provided by the Village
Clerk and shall state the proposed location of the building to be
erected, placed, built or rebuilt; the general dimensions thereof;
the kind of materials with which said building is to be erected or
altered; and the estimated cost of such building, structure or dwelling.
The application for a permit shall be filed with the Village
Clerk, who shall submit the same to the Planning Board of the Village
of Sloan for its approval and the approval of the Code Enforcement
Officer as to conformity with this chapter. After approval by the
Planning Board and Code Enforcement Officer, the application shall
be submitted to the Board of Trustees, which shall authorize the Village
Clerk to issue the permit.
The Village Clerk shall collect such fees as are set by resolution
of the Board of Trustees for the issuance of any permits.
[Amended 4-18-1989 by L.L. No. 1-1989]
A. Any person, firm or corporation who shall erect or alter any building
or use any building, structure or premises for any purpose without
first having obtained the permit or consent herein provided for shall
be guilty of a violation of this chapter and, upon conviction thereof,
shall be liable to a fine or penalty as follows for each offense.
The owner or owners of any building or any premises or part thereof
where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall
exist and any architect, builder, contractor, agency, person or corporation
employed in connection therewith and who shall have assisted in the
commission of any such violation shall each be guilty of a separate
offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine or
penalty as follows for each violation or offense.
(1) First
offense: maximum fine of $350 or not more than six months' imprisonment,
or both.
(2) Second
offense within five years: minimum fine of $350 to a maximum fine
of $700 or not more than six months' imprisonment, or both.
(3) Third
offense within five years: minimum fine of $700 to a maximum fine
of $1,000 or nor more than six months' imprisonment, or both.
B. However,
for the purpose of conferring jurisdiction upon courts and judicial
officers generally, violations of this chapter or of such local law,
ordinance or regulation shall be deemed misdemeanors and for such
purposes only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall
apply to such violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute
a separate additional violation.
C. The Code Enforcement Officer may institute any appropriate action
or proceeding to prevent the unlawful erection, relocation, extension,
enlargement or alteration of any building or structure or to prevent
the unlawful use of land; to restrain, correct or abate such violations;
to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land; or to
prevent any illegal act, business or use in or about the premises.
The Board of Trustees may from time to time, on its own motion
or upon petition, amend, change or supplement the regulations and
districts established under this chapter pursuant to law.