(A) If any person shall violate any provision of this code of ordinances, except any provision regulating the operation or parking of vehicles, he or she shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
(G.S. § 14-4(a))
(B) (1) Any provision of this code of ordinances may be enforced through the issuance of civil penalties. Subsequent citations for the same violation may be issued if the violation is not corrected after issuance of the civil penalties.
(2) The following civil penalties are hereby established:
Warning Citation | Correct Violation within Five Days |
First citation | $100 |
Second citation (for same offense) | $250 |
Third and subsequent citation (for same offense) | $500 for each violation thereafter |
(3) If the offender fails to pay the civil penalties which have been cited within three days after the citation, the town may recover the civil penalties in a civil action in the nature of debt.
(4) Any provision of this code of ordinances may be enforced by an appropriate equitable remedy issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction. Any provision of this code of ordinances that makes unlawful a condition existing upon or use made of real property may be enforced by injunction and order of abatement issued by the General Court of Justice.
(5) It is the town’s intent in this section to exercise any and all remedies authorized by G.S. § 160A-175. The above remedies shall be cumulative, and the town may pursue any or all of the same in its discretion.
(6) Each day that a violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(7) Unless otherwise specifically provided in other sections of this code of ordinances, the remedies specified herein shall apply to all sections, chapters and titles of this code of ordinances, whether enumerated therein or not. Specific remedy sections may also alter or add remedies not specified herein for particular violations of particular provisions.
Statutory reference:
Enforcement of ordinances, see G.S. § 160A-175