Whenever the Code Enforcement Officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the work on any building or structure is proceeding without permit or is otherwise in violation of the provisions of any applicable law, code, ordinance, rule or regulation or is not in conformity with any of the provisions of the application or plans in an unsafe or dangerous manner, he shall notify either the owner of the property or the owner's agent or the person, firm or corporation performing the work to immediately suspend all work. In such instance, any and all persons shall immediately suspend all related activities until the stop-work order has been duly rescinded.
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, alter, repair, remove, move, demolish, equip, use, occupy or maintain any building or structure or portion thereof in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or fail in any manner to comply with any notice, directive or order of the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Fire Marshal or to construct, alter or use and occupy any building or structure or part thereof in a manner not permitted by an approved building permit, use permit, plumbing permit or certificate of occupancy.
B. 
Any individual, partnership, corporation or other firm owning, operating, occupying or maintaining property or premises within the scope of the Uniform Code or this chapter shall comply with all the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, this chapter and all orders, notices, rules, regulations or determinations issued in connection therewith.
C. 
Whenever it is found that there has been a violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, a violation notice and/or appearance ticket may be issued to the person, individual, partnership or corporation owning, operating or maintaining the premises in which such violation has been noted.
D. 
Violation notices shall be in writing and shall identify the property or premises and shall specify the violation or remedial action to be taken and shall provide that said violation must be corrected within 10 days from the receipt of said violation notice unless said ten-day period shall be modified in the discretion of the Enforcement Officer issuing such violation notice, or unless a shorter period of time has been prescribed for in this chapter.
E. 
Violation notices and other orders or notices referred to in this chapter shall be served on the owner or one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees, any tenant or other person occupying the premises or other person having a vested or contingent interest in the premises, either personally or by certified mail, addressed to the last known address, if any, of the owner or one of the owner's executors, legal representatives, agents, lessees or other person having a vested or contingent interest in same, as shown by the last preceding completed record of the Receiver of Taxes or in the Office of the County Clerk.
F. 
Appearance tickets. The Code Enforcement Officer and/or Fire Marshal shall have the authority, pursuant to the Criminal Procedure Law, to issue an appearance ticket, directing a designated person to appear in court at a designated time in connection with the commission of a violation of this chapter or any order made thereunder.
G. 
Any person who shall fail to comply with a written order of the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Fire Marshal within the time fixed for compliance therewith and any owner, builder, architect, tenant, contractor, subcontractor, plumber, construction superintendent, or their agents or any other person taking part or assisting in the construction or use of any building, who shall violate any of the applicable provisions of this chapter or any lawful order, notice directive, permit or certificate of the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Fire Marshal made thereunder or in addition to any other provision of this chapter, the Zoning Ordinance, any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder and any certificate or condition on a permit issued thereunder, shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $250 for a first offense or by imprisonment for 30 days, or both; and for a third offense within two years shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500 or a term of imprisonment of up to 90 days. Each day that such violation shall continue shall be a separate violation and subject to a separate fine imprisonment or combination thereof.
This chapter shall not be construed to hold any Code Enforcement Officer of the Town of Halfmoon or the Town of Halfmoon responsible for any damages to persons or property by reason of the inspection or reinspection authorized herein or failure to inspect or reinspect as required by the permits under this chapter, nor shall they be held liable for any damage to persons or property by reason of the Code Enforcement Officer and/or Fire Marshal exercising his or their discretion as provided in this chapter.