In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of public health, morals, safety or general welfare of this village. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other adopted rules, regulations, codes or ordinances, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standard shall govern.

This chapter shall be enforced by the Superintendent of Buildings or such other person as the Board of Trustees may hereafter designate. No building permit or certificate of occupancy shall be issued by such Superintendent or other official appointed as aforesaid, except where the provisions of this chapter or the Building Code have been complied with.

The Superintendent of Buildings shall require that the application for a building permit, and the accompanying plot plan, shall contain all the information necessary to enable him to ascertain whether the proposed building complies with the provisions of this chapter and other codes and ordinances of the Village. The application aforementioned shall be upon a form submitted by the Superintendent of Buildings.

No building permit shall be issued until the Superintendent of Buildings has certified that the proposed building or alteration complies with all the provisions of this chapter and of the Building Codes and other codes and ordinances of the Village applicable thereto.

It shall be unlawful for any person to commence work for the erection or alteration of any building until a building permit has been duly issued therefor. Notice that such permit has been issued shall be kept posted on the premises until completion thereof. No permit shall be issued for the construction or alteration of any building for a use which is prohibited by a proposed Zoning Ordinance. Where the chapter does not expressly permit the use applied for, nor expressly prohibit such use, the permit applied for shall be denied by the Superintendent of Buildings. The applicant shall have the right to take an appeal from such denial and to apply to the Board of Appeals for a variance. The provision shall also apply with respect to any application or petition concerning a ,change in front yard, side yard or rear yard requirements. It shall also apply to any application made for an exception provided for in Article IX.

No land shall be occupied or used and no building hereafter erected, altered or extended shall be used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Superintendent of Buildings or other person designated by the Board of Trustees in accordance with the provisions of the Building Code.

A. In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered; repaired, converted or maintained or any building, structure or land is used-in violation of this chapter or of any regulations made pursuant thereto, in addition to other remedies provided by law, any appropriate action or proceeding, whether by legal process or otherwise, may be instituted or taken to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation and to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or use in or about such premises.

B. For any and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, the owner, general agent or contractor of a building or premises where such violations have been committed or shall exist and the lessee or tenant of any entire building or entire premises where such violations have been committed or shall exist or the owner, general agent, contractor, lessee or tenant of any part of a building or premises in which part such violation has been committed or shall exist and the general agent, architect, builder or contractor or any other person who takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains a building or premises in which any violation shall exist shall be guilty of a violation as defined in the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred fifty dollars ($350.) or imprisonment for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both, for a first violation; for a second violation, both of which were committed within a period of five (5) years, punishable by a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars ($350.) nor more than seven hundred dollars ($700.) or imprisonment for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both; and for a third or subsequent violation, all of which were committed within a period of five (5) years, punishable by a fine of not less than seven hundred dollars ($700.) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.) or imprisonment for a period not to exceed fifteen (15) days, or both, for each such third or subsequent violation. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a separate additional violation. [Added 9-19-1988 by L.L. No. 14-1988; amended 3-2-1992 by L.L. No. 5-1992]

C. A violation or failure to comply with any requirement of a special permit, variance or special exception or with any condition imposed by the Board of Trustees or Board of Appeals in connection with and as part of the granting of affirmative relief on an application for a special permit, variance or special exception is a violation of this chapter. [Added 10-4-1993 by L.L. No. 9-1993]