A. 
Code Enforcement Officer as Zoning Enforcement Officer. The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the public official appointed and designated as the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, of the Code of the Village of Skaneateles, as amended.
B. 
Issuance of building permits, certificates of occupancy and certificates of completion. The Code Enforcement Officer shall issue no building permit, certificate of occupancy or certificate of completion pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, of the Code of the Village of Skaneateles, as amended, and no other public official of the Village of Skaneateles shall issue any other permit or license for any purpose, if the issuance of such building permit, certificate of occupancy, certificate of completion or other permit or license would be in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
A. 
General. In addition to any requirement for securing a building permit pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, of the Code of the Village of Skaneateles, as amended, no person shall commence the erection, construction, enlargement, alteration or removal of any building or structure, nor shall any person commence the conversion or change in occupancy or use of any existing building, structure or parcel of land, except after approval in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer of an application for a zoning permit. A zoning permit shall become effective upon filing the written approval of the Code Enforcement Officer of an application for said permit in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer.
B. 
Exception for minor alterations. No zoning permit shall be required for any alteration of or ordinary repairs to an existing building or structure which are not structural in nature and which are not intended to or do not provide for a new or extended use of the building, structure or premises.
C. 
Application for zoning permit. All applications for a zoning permit shall be in writing and shall be filed by the owner of the building, structure or parcel of land to which said application shall relate. Each application for a zoning permit shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer on forms provided by him and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
Land. A description of the land to which the proposed zoning permit will relate.
(2) 
Use; occupancy. A statement of the existing and proposed use of all parts of the land and the location, character and existing and proposed use of any existing or proposed buildings or structures, including the number of floors, entrances, rooms, type of construction and the kind and extent of any exterior horizontal extension proposed toward any boundary or street line of the lot.
(3) 
Identity of owner and applicant. The full name and address of the owner and of the applicant, and the names and addresses of their responsible officers if any of them are corporations.
(4) 
Description of work or changes in use. A brief description of the nature of the proposed work or change in use.
(5) 
Valuation of work. The valuation of the proposed work, if any.
(6) 
Additional information. Such other information as may reasonably be required by the Code Enforcement Officer to establish compliance of the proposed work or change in use with the requirements of this chapter.
D. 
Additional information to accompany application. No application for a zoning permit shall be valid unless there shall be annexed thereto four copies of the following additional information:
(1) 
Contents. Each application for a zoning permit shall be accompanied by six copies of plans and specifications, including a map, survey, site development or plot plan, drawn to scale, showing the courses, dimensions and detail of all the boundary lines of the proposed lot of occupancy and the street boundaries adjacent thereto, if any, and the location and size of any proposed new construction and all existing buildings, structures, parking areas, traffic access and circulation drives, open spaces and landscaping on the site, the nature and character of any work to be performed and the materials to be incorporated, distance from lot lines, the relationship of structures on adjoining property, widths and grades of adjoining streets, walks, and alleys, and such additional information as may be required by the Code Enforcement Officer to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-22-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
(2) 
Execution. Plans and specifications shall bear the signature of the person responsible for the design and drawings and, where required by the Education Law or any other applicable statutes, laws, rules or regulations of the State of New York, the seal of a licensed architect or a licensed professional engineer.
(3) 
Waiver of requirement. The Code Enforcement Officer may waive the requirement for filing plans and specifications for minor alterations.
E. 
Action upon application. The Code Enforcement Officer shall promptly examine each application for a zoning permit filed hereunder and endorse thereon his approval or disapproval thereof, and if disapproval his reason or reasons for such disapproval, and a duplicate of such approved or disapproved application shall be delivered or mailed to the applicant forthwith. If said application shall have been approved, said application with the approval of the Code Enforcement Officer endorsed thereon shall constitute a zoning permit. The Code Enforcement Officer shall have the discretionary power to require any additional written or documentary information or proof from an applicant hereunder as he shall deem necessary, desirable or expedient to assist him to determine whether or not he should approve an application hereunder.
F. 
Effect of approval. No approval of an application for a zoning permit by the Code Enforcement Officer shall be valid unless such application and such approval of said application for said zoning permit shall comply fully with the provisions of this chapter. Any application hereunder approved, confirmed or acted upon in violation of this chapter shall be void.
G. 
Termination of zoning permit. Any application for a zoning permit approved hereunder shall terminate and become void if not acted upon or used within one year from the date of its approval.
A. 
General. No building or structure hereafter erected, constructed, enlarged, altered or moved and no enlarged, extended, altered, or relocated portion of an existing building or structure hereafter completed shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy has been issued by the Code Enforcement Officer consenting to such occupancy or use, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, of the Code of the Village of Skaneateles, as amended, this chapter, and any other applicable provisions of any federal, state, county or Village statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation and until such certificate shall have been filed in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer as provided herein. No approval given under this chapter shall become final unless and until confirmed by the issuance of a certificate of occupancy as provided herein.
B. 
Exception for minor alterations. No certificate of occupancy shall be required for any alteration of or ordinary repairs to an existing building or structure which are not structural in nature and which do not require the approval of the Code Enforcement Officer of an application for a zoning permit or a building permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 76, Building Construction, Article II, of the Code of the Village of Skaneateles, as amended.
C. 
Application for certificate of occupancy. After work has been completed in compliance with both the building permit (if any) and the zoning permit, an application shall be made in writing by the owner of the premises or his agent for the issuance of a certificate occupancy to the Code Enforcement Officer.
D. 
Information to accompany application. Each application for a certificate of occupancy shall be accompanied by four copies of a final survey by a licensed surveyor. However, no survey shall be required to accompany such application in cases where the work does not involve new buildings or structures or changes in bulk to existing buildings or structures. In addition, the application shall be accompanied by such other information as may reasonably be required by the Code Enforcement Officer to establish compliance with the requirements of this chapter.
E. 
Inspection by Code Enforcement Officer. Upon receipt of such application, the Code Enforcement Officer shall examine the premises and the location of any new buildings or structures or improvement to existing buildings or structures thereon and shall determine whether or not such new construction or improvements comply with the setbacks and other requirements of this chapter and any application previously filed and approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and with any order or determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals granting a variance or waiver from the strict application of the provisions of this chapter, as well as with any other law, ordinances, rules or regulations pertaining thereto, if such new construction shall have reached a stage of completion which shall enable the Code Enforcement Officer to satisfactorily check such compliance. The date of the application for the certificate of occupancy and the date of any inspections conducted hereunder (together with the names of all persons attending the same, the extent of completion of the work on each such date, and the findings of the Code Enforcement Officer on each such date) shall be noted by the Code Enforcement Officer on the application hereunder.
F. 
New construction in violation of this chapter. If the Code Enforcement Officer shall find any new construction or improvements located upon the premises in violation of this chapter, he shall forthwith note such violation, in all respects, upon the application hereunder and he shall also forthwith transmit notice of such violation to the applicant, together with a request that the applicant do what shall be necessary to comply with this chapter. He shall also transmit such application, together with the applications for a building permit and zoning permit and all data pertaining to such violation, to the Board of Trustees for appropriate action.
G. 
Issuance of certificate of occupancy. If, upon written application as provided herein, the Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect the premises and the location of any new buildings or structures or improvements to existing buildings or structures thereon and find that such new construction or improvements comply in all respects with the provisions of this chapter, any applications previously filed and approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and with any order or determination of the Zoning Board of Appeals granting a variance or waiver from the strict application of the provisions of this chapter, together with any other law, ordinance, rule or regulation pertaining thereto, the Code Enforcement Officer shall approve said application and issue a certificate of occupancy.
H. 
Effective date of certificate of occupancy. Upon the filing of the certificate of occupancy, together with the written application therefor and all previous applications and approvals granted pursuant to this chapter, in the office of the Village Clerk/Treasurer, such certificate of occupancy shall become effective.
I. 
A temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance may be issued pending final completion of the work, provided the use or occupancy of the building does not present a danger, health hazard or life safety hazard, to any person or property, and that all provisions for health, sanitation, ventilation, heating, emergency lighting and power are installed and operating satisfactorily; and provided also that required fire and smoke detecting or fire protection and suppression equipment is operational; and provided that all required means of egress from the structure are in working order.
[Added 3-14-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]
(1) 
Such temporary certificate shall also contain a detailed list of all items required to be completed, repaired, replaced or installed before a certificate of occupancy shall be issued.
(2) 
The Code Enforcement Officer may, in his discretion, require that an appropriate form of security be posted with the Village to cover the estimated cost of completing the remaining items of work.
(3) 
A temporary certificate of occupancy or certificate of compliance shall expire three months from the date of issuance or at any earlier date specified thereon, and such certificate may, in the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, be renewed for up to nine months from the date of the original issuance.
J. 
A certificate of occupancy or compliance may be revoked or suspended, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Code Enforcement Officer, for any building or portion thereof found to be in violation of any applicable building, housing, zoning, firesafety or other code, and all other applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations.
[Added 3-14-2005 by L.L. No. 1-2005]