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Enforcement officer. This chapter shall be enforced by the Code Enforcement Officer (CEO), who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Town Board. The CEO shall have the power to make and issue rulings and determinations and conduct inspections of buildings or premises as necessary to carry out the enforcement duties of this chapter.
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Building permit. No building shall be erected, moved, enlarged or structurally altered, and no excavation for any building shall be begun, and no land shall be used for any activity covered by this chapter unless a building permit has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer. Notwithstanding the above, no such building permit shall be required for normal maintenance and repair work, for painting, interior decoration, landscaping and the construction or erection of any structure such as a utility shed or animal shelter where the total floor area is 100 square feet or less, unless such permit is required by the State of New York.
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Application. Application for a building permit shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer and such permit may be issued after a review of the work proposed. Where the proposed construction, alteration or use of a building or land does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, no building permit shall be issued except on written order of the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Town Board or the Planning Board, as determined by applicable sections of this chapter.
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Revocation. The Code Enforcement Officer may revoke a building permit if it has been found that there is a significant deviation from the plans upon which such permit was issued, as it falls within the scope of this chapter, or whenever suitable cause exists to do so by law or pursuant to the Town's Code Enforcement Local Law or the Uniform Building (and related) Codes of the State of New York.
Upon completion of any building for which a building permit is required, and prior to occupancy thereof, the Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect the building for compliance with this chapter and other applicable laws and regulations, including the above-referenced Code Enforcement Local Law or the Uniform Building (and related) Codes of the State of New York. If, in the best judgment of the CEO, the building meets all applicable regulations and specifications, a certificate of occupancy shall be issued and the building may be occupied. If the building or land use is in violation of this chapter, the law shall be enforced as stated in Article XIII of this chapter, or as allowed per law or under the Code Enforcement Local Law or the Uniform Building (and related) Codes of the State of New York.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy issued under the terms of this Article X shall become or remain valid unless the holder thereof has complied with applicable rules and regulations of the Tompkins County Health Department Sanitary Ordinance.
A violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding $350 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both for conviction of a first offense; for conviction of a second offense, both of which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine of not less than $350 nor more than $700 or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation. In addition to other penalties, the Town of Lansing may institute any appropriate civil or criminal action or proceeding (including an enforcement or other proceeding under Executive Law § 382):
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To prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction alteration, conversion maintenance, or use of building, or land or division of land in violation of the requirements of this chapter;
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To restrain, correct or abate any violation;
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To prevent the occupancy of any building, structure, or land; and/or
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To prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, operations, or use in or about such premises or upon any lot.