This chapter shall be enforced by the Village of Bath Code Enforcement
Officer.
The issuance of building permits shall be governed by Chapter
119 of the Code of the Village of Bath.
A certificate of occupancy for use in the AE District is required
and shall be valid for a one-year period only. This certificate of
occupancy must be renewed on an annual basis and must be approved
by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Bath after initial approval
has been given by the Code Enforcement Officer. Such certificate of
occupancy shall only be renewed after inspection by the Code Enforcement
Officer to confirm that the adult business is in full compliance with
the terms of this chapter. The annual fee for such certificate of
occupancy shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees.
Applications for building permits and certificates of occupancy
shall be made upon such forms and shall be accompanied by such layout
or plot plans as shall be prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer
to facilitate enforcement of this chapter.
It shall be deemed a violation of this chapter if the owner
and/or operator, an employee of the owner and/or operator or an agent
of the owner and/or operator:
A. Has violated or is not in compliance with any section of this chapter;
B. Has refused to allow an inspection of the adult use business premises
as authorized by this chapter;
C. Has had gambling take place on the adult use business premises;
D. Has had the possession, use, or sale of a controlled substance occur
on the premises;
E. Has had prostitution occur on the premises;
F. Has had any act of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation,
or other sexual conduct occur on the premises.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable as a violation
by a fine not to exceed $250 or by imprisonment for a period not to
exceed 15 days or both for the first offense. For the second and each
subsequent offense, punishment shall be by a fine not to exceed $500
or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed 45 days, or both. Each
week in which the violation continues shall constitute a separate
additional violation. In addition, the Board of Trustees shall have
such other remedies as are provided by law to enforce the provisions
of this chapter.