This chapter shall be enforced by the Building
Inspector, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of
the Board of Trustees. All applications for building permits shall
be in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code.[1] This chapter may also be enforced by direct action of
the Board of Trustees.
[Amended 11-18-1986 by L.L. No. 12-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any person to alter,
enlarge, change structurally, convert, create, build or erect, in
whole or in part, any building or structure, except a municipally
owned structure, without first obtaining from the Building Inspector
the permit provided for in this article. No building or structure
shall be erected, added to or structurally altered until a permit
has been issued by the Building Inspector. Except upon a written order
of the Board of Appeals, no such building permit or certificate of
occupancy shall be issued for any building where said construction,
addition or alteration or use thereof would be in violation of any
of the provisions of this chapter. All special permits, including
all sanitary permits and drainage and site plan approvals shall be
previously obtained. Prior to the improvement of any land or buildings
for a public purpose by any board. commission, office, agent or employee
such proposed improvement shall be subject to the reviewing provisions
of this chapter. Nothing contained herein, however, shall be construed
to impair or dilute the powers vested in the Board of Trustees by § 4-412
of the Village Law of the State of New York.
All applications for building permits shall
be filed with the Village Clerk and shall be forwarded by the Clerk
to the Building Inspector. There shall be submitted with all applications
for building permits eight copies of a layout or plot drawn to scale
showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the exact
size and location on the lot of the building and accessory buildings
to be erected, the drainage planned and such other information as
may be necessary to determine and provide for the enforcement of this
chapter.
Upon notification by the Building Inspector, the applicant shall pay to the Building Inspector a fee in accordance with the fee schedule which the Board of Trustees shall periodically adopt. This fee shall be retained irrespective of the action taken on such application. After the filing of such plan and the payment of such fee, the Building Inspector shall act upon such application, either approving it, rejecting it or referring it to the Planning Board in accordance with § 210-77 of this chapter. If approved, one copy of such plan shall be returned by the Building Inspector to the applicant, together with a permit for the construction, erection or alteration of such building or structure. Conditional permits may be granted, provided that such conditions are endorsed upon the permit issued and attached to such returned plans. If, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, any plan and/or application submitted does not comply with the provisions of the chapter, he shall return to the applicant one copy of the plans with his disapproval and forward five copies of the plans, together with the application, to the Clerk of the Board of Appeals.
Every permit for the erection of any structure
shall expire by limitation one year from the date of its issuance.
If construction thereunder has been commenced but has not been completed
within that period, a new permit good for three months may be granted
by the Building Inspector upon payment of a fee as per the schedule
adopted by the Board of Trustees. If necessary, further extensions
of three months may be granted until completion of the building or
the removal of the uncompleted structure. All such permits shall be
subject to the payment of the above-mentioned fee.
A.
It shall be unlawful to use or permit the use of any
building or premises, or part thereof, hereafter created, erected
or enlarged in any district until a certificate of occupancy shall
have been issued to the owner by the Building Inspector. Such certificate
shall show that such building or premises, or part thereof, and the
proposed use thereof are in conformity with the provisions of this
chapter and other applicable laws, rules and regulations. It shall
be the duty of the Building Inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy
within 10 working days after a request for the same shall be filed
in his office by the applicant, after having determined that the building
and the proposed use and drainage thereof conform with all the requirements
herein set forth.
B.
Upon written request from the applicant, the Building
Inspector shall issue a certificate of occupancy for any building
or premises existing at the time of the passage of this chapter, certifying,
after inspection, the use of the building or premises and whether
such use conforms with the provisions of this chapter.
C.
Under such rules and regulations as may be established
by the Board of Appeals, a temporary certificate of occupancy for
a part of a building may be issued by the Building Inspector.
D.
No change shall be made in the use or type of occupancy
of an existing building or change in the use of land unless a certificate
of occupancy authorizing such change in use in conformity with the
regulations of this chapter and other applicable building laws, local
laws and regulations shall have been issued by the Building Inspector.
However, any normal replacement or addition of equipment and machinery
not changing the degree or nature of the use shall not be considered
a change in use.
E.
For each such certificate of occupancy, the owner
shall pay the Village a sum in accordance with the fee schedule periodically
adopted by the Village Board of Trustees.
