(A) Filing complaint on violations of Zoning Code. Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint with the Building Official during regular business hours. The complaint shall state fully the causes and basis of the complaint, including location, date and time of violation and other specific information to document the nature of the violation. The Building Official shall record properly such complaint, promptly investigate the complaint, make a determination of violation(s) that may exist and take appropriate steps to correct the violation(s) that may exist on the property, including legal action through a court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) Penalties. It shall be unlawful to erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain or use any building or structure or to use any land in violation of any regulation in this chapter. Any person, firm, association or corporation who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses to comply with or resists the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine, together with the costs of such action, up to the maximum limits established by law; and every day of violation shall constitute a separate offense. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises or part thereof, and any architect, engineer, contractor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided. Compliance therewith may also be enforced by injunctive process at the suit of the Town or the owner(s) of real estate within the district affected by the regulation of this chapter.
(C) Remedies. In case any building or other structure is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, extended or converted, or any building or other structure or land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this chapter, the Building Official or other appropriate authority of the Town government or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be especially damaged by such violation may, in addition to other remedies, may institute injunction, mandamus or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion or use, to correct or abate such violation or to prevent the occupancy of such building or other structure or land. Where a violation of these regulations exists with respect to a building or other structure or land, the Building Official may, in addition to other remedies, notify all public utilities and municipal service departments of such violation and request that initial or reestablishment of service be withheld therefrom until such time as the building or other structure or premises are no longer in violation of these regulations, and each such utility or department shall comply with such request.
(D) Validity. No invalidity of any part of this chapter shall affect the validity of any remaining part, it being declared that all such remaining parts would have been passed irrespective of the validity of any part found to be invalid.
(`00 Code, § 11-1009)