(A) The Planning Director or their designee shall enforce this Zoning Code. It shall be the duty of all officials and employees of the municipality to assist the Planning Director by reporting to them any new construction, reconstruction, or land uses or apparent violations.
(B) In case any building is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, or maintained, or used, or any lot is or is proposed to be used in violation of this chapter or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Planning Director or the legal representative of the municipality may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, on any other appropriate action, actions, proceeding, or proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use.
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation violating any regulation in or any provision of this chapter or any amendment or supplement thereto, shall be fined not more than $500 for each offense. Each day during which such illegal location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use continues, may be deemed a separate offense. If the offender has previously been convicted of any violation of this chapter, then any such subsequent violation shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(Ord. 9098, passed 6-12-2023)