2010 New York Code
TWN - Town
Article 16 - (261 - 285) ZONING AND PLANNING
268 - Enforcement and remedies.

§  268.  Enforcement  and  remedies.  1. The town board may provide by
  local law or ordinance for the enforcement of this article  and  of  any
  local  law, ordinance or regulation made thereunder. A violation of this
  article or of such local law, ordinance or regulation is hereby declared
  to be an offense, punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred fifty
  dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months,  or  both
  for  conviction  of  a first offense; for conviction of a second offense
  both of which were committed within a period of five  years,  punishable
  by  a fine not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than seven
  hundred dollars or imprisonment for a period not to exceed  six  months,
  or  both;  and, upon conviction for a third or subsequent offense all of
  which were committed within a period of five years, punishable by a fine
  not less than seven hundred dollars nor more than one  thousand  dollars
  or imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or both. However,
  for  the  purpose  of  conferring  jurisdiction upon courts and judicial
  officers generally, violations of this article or  of  such  local  law,
  ordinance  or  regulation  shall  be  deemed  misdemeanors  and for such
  purpose only all provisions of law relating to misdemeanors shall  apply
  to  such  violations. Each week's continued violation shall constitute a
  separate additional violation.
    2.  In  case  any  building  or  structure  is  erected,  constructed,
  reconstructed,  altered,  converted  or  maintained,  or  any  building,
  structure or land is used, or any land is divided into lots, blocks,  or
  sites  in  violation  of  this article or of any local law, ordinance or
  other regulation made under  authority  conferred  thereby,  the  proper
  local  authorities  of  the  town,  in  addition  to other remedies, may
  institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful
  erection,   construction,   reconstruction,   alteration,    conversion,
  maintenance, use or division of land, to restrain, correct or abate such
  violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure, or land
  or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such
  premises;  and  upon the failure or refusal of the proper local officer,
  board or body of the town to institute any such  appropriate  action  or
  proceeding  for a period of ten days after written request by a resident
  taxpayer of the town so to proceed, any  three  taxpayers  of  the  town
  residing  in the district wherein such violation exists, who are jointly
  or severally aggrieved by such violation, may institute such appropriate
  action or proceeding in like manner as such local officer, board or body
  of the town is authorized to do.