A. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to do, cause or permit to be done, whether acting as principal, agent or employee, any construction, placement, installation, enlargement, extension or structure subject to the provisions of this chapter which is not in accord with an approved permit issued under the terms of this chapter, or without first procuring a permit from the Bonner County public works department.
B. Violations of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter, shall be a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00), or by both.
C. A separate violation shall be deemed to have occurred for each construction, placement, installation, enlargement, extension or structure subject to the provisions of this chapter that is erected, constructed, placed, installed, enlarged, extended, moved or converted not in compliance with this chapter. Each day such violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
D. The prosecuting attorney may take whatever criminal action deemed necessary to enjoin any violation of this chapter. The prosecuting attorney may, with the consent of the county commissioners, bring whatever civil action deemed necessary to enjoin any violation of this chapter. Civil remedies may be sought in addition to, or in lieu of, criminal penalties.
E. Any person, whether acting as principal, agent, employee, landowner, tenant, builder, or any other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation, may be found guilty of a separate offense. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Bonner County prosecuting attorney and/or the Bonner County commissioners, or any other public official or private citizen, from taking such lawful action as is necessary to restrain or prevent any violation of this chapter.
F. Fee for investigation of work without permit. Whenever any work for which a permit is required under the terms of this chapter has commenced without first obtaining said permit, an investigation fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The payment of the investigation fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this chapter, nor from any penalty prescribed by law. A separate investigative fee shall be charged for each site visit to the subject property conducted by the Bonner County public works department. (Ord. 472, 1-13-2006)