This chapter shall be enforced by the Building
Inspector, who shall be appointed by the Village Board of Ellenville.
No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by
the Building Inspector for any purpose, except in compliance with
the provisions of this chapter.
If an unlawful condition or use is found not
to have been properly remedied or made to comply with the provisions
of this chapter by the expiration of the reasonable time period granted
by the enforcement officer, then the enforcement officer is empowered
to immediately institute any appropriate action, charge or proceedings
in the proper legal court for the prevention, cessation or discontinuance
of any condition, use, occupancy or act in, on, of or around any building,
structure or tract of land and for the prosecution of any owner, occupant
or offender.
If the enforcement officer fails or refuses to proceed with any action in accordance with §
227-106 within a ten-day period following a written request by any taxpayer so to proceed, then any three or more taxpayers of the Village of Ellenville, residing or owning property in the district wherein such condition or use in violation of this chapter exists or in an adjacent district and who are jointly or severally aggrieved by such violation, may institute such appropriate action, charge or proceeding in like manner as such enforcement officer is authorized.
[Amended 6-1-1987 by L.L. No. 2-1987]
A violation of any provision of this chapter
shall be subject to a fine of not more than $50 per day of violation
or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days, or both. Each
day of continued violation shall constitute a separate additional
violation. If more than one provision is violated, each provision
violated shall be considered a separate offense, each liable to maximum
penalties as herein specified.
All persons desiring permission to occupy and use a building or structure following construction, erection, alteration, extension, relocation or structural changes, wholly or in part; to change the use of an existing building or of a part thereof; or to occupy and use vacant land for any uses other than those consisting principally of tilling the soil; shall apply to the Building Inspector for a certificate of occupancy. All applications for such certificates shall be made in accordance with the requirements of Chapter
70, Building Construction and Fire Prevention.