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August 12, 2026 (8) Make any materially false, misleading, or incomplete statement or submission to the Town in connection with an application, approval, inspection, certification, transfer, decommissioning obligation, security instrument, or required compliance filing; or (9) Violate any other requirement of this chapter. C. Notice of violation and order to remedy. Upon determining that a violation exists, the Code Enforcement Officer or other authorized enforcement official may issue a written notice of violation and order to remedy to the applicant, landowner, owner, operator, lessee, successor, assign, or other responsible party. The notice shall identify the nature of the violation, the corrective action required, and the time within which the violation must be corrected. Notice may be served by personal delivery, certified mail, overnight delivery, or such other method reasonably calculated to provide notice to the responsible party at the address provided to the Town. D. Cure period. Unless a shorter period is necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare, property, the environment, public infrastructure, emergency access, or the Town’s financial interests, the responsible party shall correct the violation within 30 days after service of the notice of violation. The Town may require a shorter cure period where the violation involves an immediate or ongoing risk, including but not limited to unsafe electrical equipment, damaged fencing, blocked emergency access, stormwater failure, road damage, fire hazard, failure to maintain required security, or abandonment or inoperability of the Solar Energy System. E. Stop-work order; suspension of work. The Code Enforcement Officer may issue a stop-work order where any work, construction, installation, clearing, grading, repair, modification, or decommissioning activity is being performed in violation of this chapter, an approved plan, a permit condition, the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code, the New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code, or any other applicable law. Upon issuance of a stop-work order, all affected work shall immediately cease except work expressly authorized by the Town to stabilize the site, protect public safety, prevent environmental damage, preserve emergency access, or correct the violation. F. Town corrective action; use of security. If a responsible party fails to correct a violation within the time required by the Town, or if immediate action is necessary to protect public health, safety, welfare, property, the environment, public infrastructure, emergency access, or the Town’s financial interests, the Town may, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity: (1) Enter upon the property to inspect, stabilize, secure, repair, correct, remove, restore, or otherwise remedy the violation to the extent permitted by law and by any applicable approval, agreement, easement, security instrument, or court order; (2) Draw upon or make demand against any escrow, letter of credit, bond, cash deposit, or other financial security provided pursuant to this chapter; (3) Apply such funds to the Town’s engineering, legal, administrative, inspection, enforcement, stabilization, repair, decommissioning, removal, restoration, mitigation, and related costs; and (4) Require the responsible party to replenish any escrow or security drawn upon by the Town within 15 days after written demand. G. Reimbursement of Town costs. All costs and expenses incurred by the Town in connection with investigation, inspection, consultant review, legal review, enforcement, corrective action, emergency action, decommissioning, removal, site restoration, or collection under this chapter shall be reimbursed by the applicant, landowner, owner, operator, lessee, successor, assign, or other responsible party within 30 days after written demand by the Town. Such reimbursable costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, engineering fees, legal fees, planning consultant fees, environmental consultant fees, fire safety consultant fees, administrative costs, testing costs, inspection costs, emergency response costs, and costs of labor, materials, and equipment. H. Assessment and lien. If any amount due to the Town under this chapter is not paid when due, the Town may assess such amount against the real property on which the Solar Energy System is or was located, and such amount shall become a lien upon the property and shall be collected in the same manner as real prope rty taxes, to the extent permitted by law. This remedy shall be in addition to, and not in limitation of, the Town’s right to recover such amounts from the applicant, owner, operator, landowner, lessee, successor, assign, or other responsible party by civil action or any other lawful means. I. Civil and criminal penalties. Any person or entity who violates this chapter or any condition of approval issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 225 of the Town Code and an y other applicable penalty provision of the Town Code. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. The imposition of a penalty shall not relieve any person or entity from the obligation to correct the violation, reimburse the Town, restore the property, decommission the Solar Energy System, or comply with any 24