The provisions of this chapter shall be administered and enforced
by the Zoning Officer. The Zoning Officer shall not issue any permit
for any structure or use which does not conform to the provisions
of the Borough ordinances. It shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer,
upon the filing with him of any plans for the construction, alteration
or repair of any structure, to require the owner or agent of the owner
of such structure or land to certify, in writing, the use or intended
use of any structure or land so to be constructed, altered or repaired,
and he shall thereupon determine if such structure or use is permitted
by the provisions of the Borough ordinances. In case he shall determine
that such structure or use, or both, is nonconforming, he shall notify
such owner or agent, in writing, to that effect, stating in what respect
such building or use is a nonconforming structure or use.
Any owner, contractor or agent or any person, firm or corporation
who shall build, construct, erect, structurally alter, enlarge, rebuild
or repair any building or structure or commence said work without
having first obtained a zoning permit as required by this chapter
and in violation thereof shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject
to a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment for a term of not to
exceed 90 days, or both. The continuation of such violation for each
successive day shall constitute a separate punishable offense. In
addition to fines and penalties, the violation of any provision of
this chapter shall be subject to abatement or other injunctive relief
by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.