This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer,
who shall be appointed by the Town Board. In the case of vacancy in
the office of the Code Enforcement Officer, the Town Supervisor or
his designee, as ratified by the Town Board, shall be the acting enforcement
officer. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued
by the Code Enforcement Officer except where all the provisions of
this chapter have been complied with.
The Town Board may from time to time, on its own motion or on
petition or on recommendation of the Planning Board, supplement or
repeal the regulations and provisions of this chapter after public
notice and hearing.
A. Every such proposed amendment or change, whether initiated by the
Town Board or by petition, shall be referred to the Planning Board
for report thereon before the public hearing hereinafter provided
for.
B. The Town Board, by resolution adopted at a stated meeting, shall
fix the time and place of a public hearing on the proposed amendment
and cause notice to be given as follows:
(1) By publishing a notice of the time and place of said hearing in a
paper of general circulation in the Town at least 10 days prior to
said hearing.
(2) A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property
within the proposed zoned area of a housing project authorized under
the Public Housing Law, as such area is shown on an approved Zoning
Map filed with the Code Enforcement Officer, shall be given to the
housing authority erecting or owning the project and to the government
providing financial aid or assistance thereto at least 10 days prior
to the date of such hearing.
(3) A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property
within 500 feet of the boundaries of any state park or parkway shall
be given to the regional State Park Commission having jurisdiction
over such state park or parkway at least 10 days prior to the date
of such public hearing.
(4) A written notice of any proposed change or amendment affecting property
within 500 feet of the boundaries of any city, village, town or county
shall be given to the clerk of such municipality and to the Clerk
of the Greene County Legislature at least 10 days prior to the date
of such hearing.
(5) A written notice of any such proposed change or amendment and public
hearing thereof shall be referred to the County Planning Board pursuant
to General Municipal Law § 239-m.
C. In case, however, of a protest against such change signed by the
owners of 20% or more of the area of land included in such proposed
change or of that immediately adjacent, extending 100 feet therefrom,
or of that directly opposite thereto, extending 100 feet from the
street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not become
effective except by the favorable vote of at least four members of
the Town Board.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this
chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the
promotion of the public health, morals, safety or the general welfare.
Whenever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the
requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances,
the most restrictive, or that imposing the highest standards, shall
govern.