TOWN OF SHARON ZONING LAW* - Schoharie County

Town of Sharon Zoning Lawaddition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings toprevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration,conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, toprevent the occupancy of said building, structure, or land, or to prevent theoccupancy of said building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act,conduct, business or use in or about such building, structure or land.4. In the event that the Town of Sharon institutes any appropriate action orproceedings, pursuant to Section 25 herein, all work, repairs, costs, disbursementsand attorney’s fees thereby incurred shall be a monetary judgment and shall alsobe a lien upon the property where the violation existed, and the amount soassessed and levied shall be collected in the same manner as Town taxes.E. Appeal - All appeals for relief from the application of these Regulations or this LocalLaw in matters of interpretation or request for variance shall be directed to the Boardof Appeals which Board shall function as prescribed in Section 22 of this Code.F. Court Review - Any person or persons, jointly or severally aggrieved by any decisionof the Joint Planning Board, Board of Appeals, Town Board or any officer ordepartment of the Town concerning these Regulations or this Local Law may havethe decision reviewed in the manner provided by Article Seventy-Eight of the CivilPractice Law and Rules, provided the proceeding is commenced within thirty (30)days after the receipt of written notice of the decision. Costs shall not be allowedagainst the Town unless it appears to the Court that it acted with gross negligence orin bad faith or with malice in making the decision appealed fromSection 26 - Interpretation and EffectuationA. Interpretation - In their interpretation and application, the provision of theseRegulations or this Local Law shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted forthe promotion of the public health, morals, safety or the general welfare. Wheneverthe requirements of these Regulations or this Local Law are at variance with therequirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations or ordinances, the mostrestrictive, or that imposing the higher standard shall govern.B. Separability - The invalidity of any provision of this Local Law or Code shall notinvalidate any other provision thereof.C. Fees - A schedule of nonrefundable fees for permits and procedures under theseRegulations shall be as established by the Town Board.D. Supercession of Inconsistent Laws – The Town Board hereby declares its legislativeintent to supercede any provision of any local law, rule, or regulation or provision ofthe Town Law inconsistent with this chapter. The Town Law provisions intended tobe superseded include all of Article 16 of Town Law, and in particular Sections 26186