In addition to any and all other remedies set forth in this chapter for a violation thereof, the Town Council may, for any violation of this chapter, levy a fine against the violator of up to $50. The Town Council shall notify the violator in writing of such fine. The violator shall pay the levied fine through the Ordinance Violations Bureau. The Town Council may levy a fine for each day the violation is continued. As to any person who violates § 153.35 by erecting a sign requiring a permit or any person who, with knowledge of such violation, aids and abets such violation as by hiring a person to erect a sign without a permit, the Town Council may elect, in lieu of the fine set forth above, but in addition to all other remedies set forth in this chapter, to seek a fine for such violation in a court of competent jurisdiction in an amount up to the maximum permitted by I.C. 36-1-3-8. In the event that the town seeks the enforcement of this chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction, the town shall be entitled to its attorney fees, expenses, and costs, in addition to the amount of the fine.
(2011 Code, § 153.24) (Ord. 2004-01, passed 4-5-2004)
Cross-reference:
Ordinance Violations Bureau, see Chapter 33