Village of Whitesboro, NY Article VII Administration and Enforcement

§ 295-39 Certificate of occupancy. [1]

A. No land shall be used or occupied and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Codes Enforcement Officer. Under such rules as may be established by the ZBA, a temporary certificate of occupancy for not more than 30 days for a part of a building may be issued by the Codes Enforcement Officer. For previously existing construction, the Codes Enforcement Officer may, on request, issue such a certificate if he determines that the use of the building in question meets the requirements of this chapter.

B. A certificate of occupancy shall be issued only if the proposed use of the building or land conforms to the provisions of this chapter and to the plot plan, purpose and description for which the permit was issued. The Codes Enforcement Officer shall make or cause to have made an inspection of each building or lot for which a certificate of occupancy has been applied before issuing such certificate. Such inspection shall be made within 10 days from the date of application, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.

[1] Editor's Note: Original § 130-76 of the 1986 Code, Enforcement official designated, and § 130-77 of the 1986 Code, Permit required; application and issuance, which immediately preceded this section, were repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 295-40 Completion of buildings under construction.

Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of a building actually under construction legally at the time of the passage of this chapter and which entire building shall be completed within one year from the date of the passage of this chapter.

§ 295-41 Violations.

Violations of this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of applicable law. Each week a violation continues shall constitute a separate, additional violation. Upon determination by the Codes Enforcement Officer that a violation of this chapter exists, he shall send written notice to the last known owner of record of the property, as determined by the assessment records, informing said owner of the violation of specific provisions of this chapter and stating that action is to be taken by said owner to remove such violation in 20 days or proceedings to compel compliance with this chapter will be instituted. Any violation of this chapter may also be enjoined pursuant to law.

§ 295-42 Penalties for offenses.

A violation of this chapter is an offense punishable as provided in § 1-11 of Chapter 1, General Provisions.