§ 174-5. Enforcement; penalties for offenses.  


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  • A. 
    General enforcement.
    (1) 
    A lot hereafter created by subdivision of a larger tract of land within the Town of Canandaigua shall not be transferred or sold and no permits for developing such lots shall be issued unless a plat which shows such lot and which bears the final approval of the Town has been duly filed in the office of the Ontario County Clerk.
    (2) 
    The subdivision of any parcel of land, by the use of a metes-and-bounds description for the purpose of sale, transfer or lease, with the intent of evading these regulations shall not be permitted.
    B. 
    Unless as specified herein, interpretation and enforcement of this chapter shall be the duty of the Zoning Officer.
    C. 
    Violations. Any person, association or corporation failing to comply with or violating any of these regulations shall be guilty of an offense and subject to the penalties of that offense or offenses as set forth in Town Law § 268 and § 334 of the New York State Real Property Law, as amended.
    D. 
    Civil enforcement. Appropriate actions and proceedings may be taken at law or in equity proceedings to prevent or cease any violation of these regulations, to prevent unlawful conveyance or construction, to recover damages, to restrain, correct or abate a violation or to prevent illegal occupancy of a building structure or premises. These remedies shall be in addition to the penalties described above.