A. 
In the event that a violation of the Uniform Code is found in an existing building or structure, a list of violations with the specific code numbers shall be sent to the proper individual and corrected within a period not exceeding 30 days.
B. 
If, upon a follow-up inspection, the violations are found to still exist, the Department shall issue an order to remedy and inform the person in violation of the penalties involved and grant, as a time limit, a maximum amount of time to be determined by the Department.
[Amended 6-22-1998[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Subsection C, regarding litigation or appearance tickets for uncorrected violations, as amended, which immediately followed this subsection.
[Added 6-22-1998]
If an unlawful condition or use is found not to have been properly remedied or made to comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Code Enforcement, Building Inspector or Housing Inspector is empowered to immediately institute any appropriate action, charge or proceedings in the proper legal court for 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.
[Amended 10-28-1996 by L.L. No. 4-1996; 6-22-1998]
A. 
A violation of any provision of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of up to $100. 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 violation, each liable to the maximum penalties as herein specified.
B. 
Criminal penalties for violations.
(1) 
Any person who willfully or recklessly violates any provision of this chapter; willfully or recklessly violates or fails to comply with any requirement of an order of the Department; or willfully makes or causes any other person to make any false or misleading statement on any notice or other document required to be filed pursuant to this chapter or on any application or any accompanying document for the granting of any permit or any other action by the Department pursuant to this chapter shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each violation or by imprisonment for up to 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or other penalties pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York.
(2) 
A person commits a willful violation when he/she intentionally acts, or intentionally fails to act, to cause a desired result that violates this chapter. A person commits a reckless violation when he/she acts, or fails to act, with a conscious disregard of a substantial risk that the act or failure to act will result in a condition, constituting a violation of this chapter, which will endanger the life, health, safety or general welfare of another person.
(3) 
In a prosecution for a willful or reckless violation of a provision of this chapter, evidence of prior service of civil process or of prior judgments from the same violation and relating to the same premises shall be admissible on the issue of the defendant's knowledge of the existing violation.
(4) 
Evidence that the defendant had knowledge or notice of the violation and failed to correct the same for more than one month or take reasonable action to explain to the Department this failure shall be evidence of the willfulness of the defendant's action. This subsection shall not be construed to prevent conviction for a willful violation on other grounds.
(5) 
Any person who refuses entry or access to an officer or an inspector of the Department to any premises or any part thereof that the officer or inspector is lawfully authorized to inspect or who unreasonably interferes with an authorized inspection shall be guilty of an offense, punishable by a fine of not more than $50 or by imprisonment for not more than five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, or other penalties pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York.