In accordance with G.S. § 153A-123, unless provided otherwise in this subchapter, a violation of this subchapter shall be considered a Class 3 misdemeanor under the provisions of G.S. § 14-4, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding $50 or by imprisonment not exceeding 30 days and shall be further subject to a civil penalty of a $50 per day for each of the first 15 days such violations continue after written notice of the violation has been issued, $100 per day for the sixteenth through the thirtieth day such violation continues after the initial written notice and $500 per day or the maximum amount authorized under the provision of the North Carolina General Statutes, for each day after 30 days that such violation continues after initial written notice.
(Ord. passed 1-19-2016)