A. Upon inspection and discovery that any provision of the Town's Subdivision Code has been or is being violated, the Town may provide written Notice of Violation to the owner of the property that is the subject of the violation and to any other party who may be responsible for the violation.
B. The written Notice of Violation shall:
1. Indicate the nature of the violation;
2. Identify the action necessary to correct the violation;
3. Give the property owner fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of the Notice to correct the violation;
4. State the action the Town intends to take if the violation is not corrected within the fourteen (14) day period; and
5. State that the property owner may request a hearing with the planning commission if the property owner disagrees with the determinations set forth in the Notice of Violation.
C. The Notice of Violation shall be served upon the property owner and/or the violator by personal delivery, by certified mail, return receipt required, to the address listed on the County Assessor's records for the property.
D. Within fourteen (14) days of the day on which the Notice of Violation is served on the property owner, the property owner may request a hearing with the planning commission to present facts and argument as to why the property owner is entitled to relief from the Notice of Violation. The property owner shall file the request for a hearing in writing with the Town Clerk. The written request for a hearing shall set forth the property owner's position as to why the property owner is entitled to relief. The Town clerk shall notify the planning commission of the request for a hearing and the request shall be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the planning commission, but in no event later than thirty (30) days from the date the Town Clerk receives the request for a hearing. The planning commission shall review the Notice of Violation, the written request for a hearing, and any other information that the property owner or any other interested party may present and make a determination as to whether the violation set forth in the Notice of Violation has taken place or exists. The Town shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence the violation took place or exists.
E. If the property owner has not requested a hearing with the planning commission within the fourteen (14) day period, or if after a hearing on the matter the planning commission determines that the violation set forth in the Notice of Violation has taken place, the planning commission or any other person designated by the Town may record a Notice of Noncompliance on title to the property that is the subject of the Notice of Violation. The Notice of Noncompliance shall generally explain the nature of the violation, indicate that no permits or licenses, including but not limited to, a building permit, may be issued for any structure located on the subject property, and meet all other requirements for the recording of documents in the Cache County Recorder's Office.
F. If the Town subsequently determines that the violation of the Town's Subdivision Code for which a Notice of Noncompliance has been recorded has been cured or that the property which is the subject of the Notice of Noncompliance is otherwise no longer in violation, the planning commission, Town Council or other person designated by the Town shall record a release of the Notice of Noncompliance on title to the subject property.
G. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any ordinance or code of the Town, until such time as the violation for which a Notice of Noncompliance issued under this Section has been cured or otherwise resolved, the Town may withhold or deny the issuance of any permits, licenses, or connections of any kind including but not limited to, a building permit, water connection, or other similar permit or connection, for the property in violation or any structure thereon. (Ord. 22-06, 8-16-2022)