(A) Compliance required. It is unlawful to use or occupy or to permit the use or occupancy of any building or portion thereof, or site, or both, which may be erected, converted, altered or placed into use in a manner or for a use or a purpose which is not in conformity with the requirements of this title.
(B) Building permit.
(1) The Town shall not issue a building permit unless, at the time of application, all of the following are in full compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code: the real property on which construction will occur; the proposed building or structure; and the use of the real property on which construction will occur.
(2) The Town shall not issue a building permit if, at the time of application, the applicant owns any other real property within the Town that is not in full compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code.
(3) The Town shall not issue a building permit if, at the time of application, the applicant maintains any activity on any property within the Town that is not in full compliance with all applicable requirements of this Code.
(4) The Town shall not issue a building permit if the applicant is delinquent in any payments to the Town, including without limitation taxes, fines and penalties.
(5) For purposes of this Section, if the applicant is a corporation, company, trust or similar entity, "applicant" includes any of its members, directors, trustees or principals who have a possessory interest in the property that is the subject of the application.
(C) Not exclusive. In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, extended, moved or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this title, any person may file a written complaint in the Town Municipal Court alleging said violation. The filing of a complaint to the Municipal Court shall be an additional remedy, and shall not preclude the imposition of any other civil or administrative action or sanction.
(D) Liability. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provisions of this title has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part in, or who assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist, shall be guilty of a violation of this code and subject to penalty as provided in § 1-4-1 of this code for each and every day that such violation continues. The correction of a violation shall not restrain imposition of these penalties. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
(Ord. 50(1978) § 22; 1997 Code; Ord. 5(2003) § 20; Ord. 16(2023) § 1)