A.
Any person, firm or corporation or their respective agents, servants
or employees found guilty of a violation of any provision of this
chapter shall be punished by a fine of up to $2,500. Any person, firm
or corporation or their respective agents, servants or employees found
guilty of a second offense of any provision of this chapter within
18 months from the date of the first conviction shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000. Any person,
firm or corporation or their respective agents, servants or employees
found guilty of a third offense of any provision of this chapter within
18 months from the date of the second conviction shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $7,500 and not more than $10,000. Any person,
firm or corporation or their respective agents, servants or employees
found guilty of a fourth or subsequent offense of any provision of
this chapter within 18 months from the date of the third conviction
shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10,000 and not more
than $15,000. Every week that such person, firm or corporation, or
their respective agents, servants or employees, shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate and
additional offense against the provisions thereof.
B.
Any person who demolishes, alters, constructs or permits a property,
designated as an historical site or included within an historical
district, to fall into a state of disrepair resulting in a violation
of this chapter shall be required to restore the property and its
site to an appearance acceptable to the Architectural Historic Review
Board. Enforcement of this subsection may be brought by the Town Attorney
as a civil remedy in addition to any criminal prosecution by Town
Code Enforcement Officials.
The Building Inspector of the Town of Clarkstown shall enforce
this chapter except where such enforcement is vested with the Superintendent
of Highways by the laws of the State of New York.
This chapter shall not apply to any agency of the Town of Clarkstown,
the County of Rockland, the State of New York or the United States
of America.
All ordinances and local laws or parts of ordinances and local
laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision
of this chapter shall not affect the validity of any other part of
this chapter which can be given effect without such invalid part or
parts.
