(a) Application to Buildings. Owners or operators of every residential and nonresidential building and the premises on which they are situated in the Village, used or intended to be used for any use permitted by the Zoning Regulations, shall comply with the provisions of these Standards, whether or not such building has been constructed, altered, or repaired before or after the enactment of these Standards and irrespective of any permit or license which has been issued for the use or occupancy of the building or for the installation or repair of equipment or facilities prior to the effective date of these Standards. These Standards establish minimum requirements for the initial and continued occupancy and use of all such buildings and does not replace or modify standards otherwise established for the construction, repair, alteration, or use of such buildings. Where there is mixed occupancy, the residential or nonresidential uses therein shall nevertheless be regulated by and subject to the provisions of these Standards.
(b) Conflict of Laws. Where the provisions of these Standards impose a higher standard than that set forth in any other ordinance of the Village or law of the State, then the standards set forth herein shall prevail, but if the provisions of these Standards impose a lower standard than the standard set for in any other ordinance of the Village of law of the State,
then the ordinances or law shall prevail.
(c) Enforcement of and Compliance With Other Ordinances. No license or permit or other certification of compliance with these Standards shall constitute a defense against any violation of any other ordinance of the Village applicable to any structure or premises, nor shall any provision herein relieve any owner, operator, or occupant from complying with any such other provision, nor any official of the Village from enforcing any such other provision.
(Ord. 00-18. Passed 12-18-00.)