Whenever any owner, lessee, contractor, agent, architect or
other person or corporation who uses or maintains or causes or permits
to be used or maintained any building or land or any part thereof
in the Village for any purpose other than the uses permitted in this
chapter or who erects, enlarges, adds to, alters or maintains or causes
or permits to be erected, enlarged, added to, altered or maintained
any building or any part thereof in the Village except in conformity
with the provision of this chapter, or who otherwise violates or causes
or permits to be violated or fails to comply with any provision of
this chapter, shall be punishable as provided in Subdivision 1-a of
§ 20-2006 of the Village Law.
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum
requirements necessary to accomplish the purpose of the law and shall
be interpreted and applied as such. When requirements of this chapter
conflict with the requirement of other lawfully adopted rules, regulations
or ordinances, the most restrictive or those imposing the highest
standards shall take precedence.
Before any final action is taken by the Zoning Board of Appeals
or the Planning Board on requests for use and area variances, special
permits of site plan approval, such Board shall consider the potential
environmental impact of the action in accordance with the provisions
of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (6 NYCRR Part
617).