This chapter shall be enforced by the Superintendent
of Buildings. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall
be issued by him unless the provisions of this chapter and of the
Building Code have been complied with.[1]
A.
The Superintendent of Buildings and his designees
shall have the right to enter upon any premises within the Village
for the purpose of inspecting or examining the same to determine whether
or not a violation of this chapter exists, such right to be exercised
only during such hours of the day as are reasonable under the circumstances.
Where the Superintendent of Buildings or his designee has reason to
believe that a serious and dangerous condition exists requiring immediate
attention, he may make an affidavit to that effect, setting forth
the nature of and basis for such belief and file the same with the
Village Clerk and deliver a copy thereof to the Village Police Department;
thereupon, he shall be entitled to use such force as may reasonably
be necessary to gain access and to require the assistance of the Police
Department.
B.
Any person who knowingly refuses admission to the
Superintendent of Buildings or any of his designees shall be guilty
of a violation of this chapter.
The regulations and provisions of this chapter
may from time to time be amended, supplemented or repealed by the
Village Board on its own motion or on petition. No such regulation
or provision shall become effective until after public hearing in
relation thereto, upon the publication in the official newspaper of
at least 15 days' notice of the time and place of such hearing and
of the purpose of the proposed amendment. The Village Clerk shall,
at the direction of the Board of Trustees, mail such notice to the
taxpayers of the Village. In case of a protest against such change
signed by the owners of 20% or more of the area of the land included
in such proposed change or by the owners of 20% or more of the immediately
adjacent land within 100 feet therefrom, or by the owners of 20% or
more of the land directly opposite thereto, within 100 feet from the
street frontage of such opposite land, such amendment shall not become
effective except by the favorable vote of 3/4 of the members of the
Village Board. All amendments to this chapter shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the Village Law applicable thereto.
[Amended 12-19-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988; 10-18-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
Any person or corporation committing an offense
against any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a
violation and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine
not less than $250 and not more than $2,000 for the first offense
in a twenty-four-month period, not less than $500 and not more than
$2,000 for the second offense in a twenty-four-month period, not less
than $750 and not more than $2,000 for the third offense in a twenty-four-month
period, and not less than $1,000 and not more than $2,000 for the
fourth and subsequent offenses in a twenty-four-month period, or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or both. The twenty-four-month
period shall commence on the date of the initial violation. Every
violation of this article shall be a separate and distinct offense,
and, in the case of continued violation, every day's continuance thereof
shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense. A violation
of this article shall constitute disorderly conduct.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs,
any person may file a complaint in regard thereto. All such complaints
must be in writing and shall be filed with the Superintendent of Buildings,
who shall properly record each such complaint and immediately investigate
and report thereon to the Village Board.
Titles and catchlines of articles or of any
subsections thereof of this chapter and any index or summary which
may be supplied with any copy hereof, are for convenience only and
shall not limit the scope or application of any portion of this chapter.[1]
