A.
This chapter shall be enforced by the Zoning Enforcement Officer,
who shall be appointed by the Town Board. The Zoning Enforcement Officer
is authorized to issue an appearance ticket for a violation of the
provisions of this chapter.
B.
A violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute a crime, but rather a violation as defined in § 105-4B. Any person, upon conviction of a violation of this chapter, shall be fined an amount not to exceed $100 for the first offense and an amount not to exceed $200 for the second or any subsequent offense reoccurring within a consecutive twelve-month period. Additionally, such person shall be subject to imprisonment for a term not to exceed 15 days for each offense or both such fine and imprisonment. The Court may issue a warrant for a person's arrest in the same manner as in a misdemeanor case. The continuation of any offense against the provisions of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
C.
No permit or certificate shall be issued by the Zoning Enforcement
Officer and no permit or license for any purpose shall be issued by
an official of the Town if the same would be in conflict with the
provisions of this chapter.
No building or structure shall hereafter be erected, moved,
added to or enlarged nor shall any use of such building be established
without a zoning permit first being issued by the Zoning Enforcement
Officer in compliance with these regulations unless the Zoning Enforcement
Officer receives a written order from the Zoning Board of Appeals
deciding an appeal on a variance. Application for a zoning permit
constitutes application for a certificate of compliance as well.
A certificate of compliance is required for any of the following:
A.
Occupancy and use of buildings hereafter erected, moved, added to
or enlarged, certifying compliance with the terms of the zoning permit
under which the work was undertaken and the provisions of this chapter.
B.
Change in the use of an existing building, certifying compliance
with the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Occupancy and use of vacant land (except for any use consisting primarily
of tilling the soil or similar customary agricultural use), certifying
compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
Applications for any permits, certificates, appeals, variances
and other matters provided for herein shall be submitted to the Zoning
Enforcement Officer on forms provided by him and shall be processed
by him only in conformance with all the provisions of these regulations.
A.
Each application shall set forth the purpose which is intended and
shall be accompanied by two copies of a plot plan, scale drawings
and/or sketches and descriptions of the lot, existing and proposed
buildings, dimensions of required yards and such other information
as may lawfully be required by the Zoning Enforcement Officer for
the purposes of this chapter.
B.
The Zoning Enforcement Officer shall make or cause to have made an
inspection of each building, structure or lot for which he has an
application for a certificate of compliance before issuing such certificate.
C.
The original copy of each application and supporting plans and/or
illustrative and explanatory material shall be filed at the Town offices.
