Sand Lake, N.Y., Code of Ordinances ch. 185 (eCode360 ed. 2026) § 185-7

A. In addition to those penalties prescribed by state law, any person, owner, firm or corporation who violates any provision of the Uniform Code, the Energy Code or this chapter, or any term or condition of any building permit, certificate of occupancy/certificate of compliance, temporary certificate, stop-work order, operating permit or other notice or order issued by the Code Enforcement Officer pursuant to any provision of this chapter or other applicable Code provision, shall be liable for a civil penalty of a mandatory minimum fine not less than $100 each day or part thereof the violation is found to exist and not more than $1,000 for each day or part thereof during which such violation continues. (1) First offense of the violation. Additionally, a mandatory minimum fine of $1,500 for a first-time violation. The owner is required to remedy the violation within 30 days of the conviction date for the code violation or a second offense will be charged. (2) Second offense of the same violation. Additionally, a mandatory minimum fine of $2,500 for a second violation of the same offense. The owner is required to remedy the violation within 30 days of the conviction date for the code violation or a third offense will be charged. (3) Third offense of the same violation and subsequent same violations. Additionally, a mandatory minimum fine of $5,000 for a third or subsequent violation of the same offense. The owner is required to remedy the violation within 30 days of the conviction date for the code violation or a subsequent offense will be charged. (4) The civil penalties provided by this chapter shall be recoverable in the name of the Town of Sand Lake. B. If a fine that is imposed is not paid within 30 days or such time period established by the court, then following mailing of a notice described herein, the unpaid fines shall be assessed by the Town as a lien against the debtor's real property in the Town and added to the current tax roll by the Town as an unpaid charge attributable to real property. Prior to assessing this lien for unpaid fines, the Town shall mail a notice of the unpaid fine to the debtor at his/her last known address by regular first-class mail stating that unless the unpaid fines are paid within 15 days of the notice date, such unpaid fines will be assessed and collected as an unpaid charge attributable to the real property. C. The alternative or additional remedy specified hereafter may be taken in addition to a proceeding for violation penalties. The Town of Sand Lake may negotiate appropriate remediation and restoration measures by entering into an enforceable settlement agreement or consent order with any violator and/or owner, which may include payment by the violator and/or owner of a monetary penalty which may include exemplary or punitive damages, plus recovery of actual costs incurred by the Town in connection with the enforcement proceeding, including actual attorneys' fees, disbursements and, in appropriate cases, reimbursements for the actual costs to be incurred in rectifying any circumstance or condition necessary to restore the premises into compliance, all and any of which may, if not voluntarily paid by the violator and/or owner, constitute the basis of a lien charge attachable to the premises as a special assessment or charge assessable and collectable on the tax bill associated with the subject premises. D. Remedies are not exclusive; no remedy or penalty specified in this section shall be the exclusive remedy or penalty available to address any violation described in this section, and each remedy or penalty specified in this section shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the other remedies or penalties specified in this section, in the section detailing stop-work orders in the Town Code, in any other section of the Town Code, or in any other applicable law or statute. Any remedy or penalty specified in this section may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, simultaneously with, or after the pursuit of any other remedy or penalty specified in this section, in Article XV , § 250-157 (Stop-work order) of the Zoning Code of the Town, in any other section of local law, or in any other applicable law. In particular, but not by way of limitation, each remedy and penalty specified in this section shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for or limitation of, the penalties specified in Subdivision 2 of § 382 of the New York State Executive Law, and any remedy or penalty specified in this section may be pursued at any time, whether prior to, simultaneously with, or after the pursuit of any penalty specified in Subdivision 2 of § 382 of the Executive Law.