A. Violations; Enforcement: In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this title or other regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the proper local authorities of the village (including village board of trustees, planning and zoning commission, board of zoning appeals, village attorney, building and zoning administrator, or any other officer appointed by the board of trustees), in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of said building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. Such regulations shall be enforced by the building and zoning administrator, who is empowered to cause any building, structure, place, or premises to be inspected and examined, and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein or thereat in violation of any provision of the regulations made under authority of this title.
B. Penalty: The owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of a building or premises or part of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of this title has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation shall exist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. Each week the violation remains uncorrected shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996; amd. 2001 Code)
C. Other Remedies: In addition to the penalties hereinabove authorized and established, the village attorney shall take such other actions at law or in equity as may be required to halt, terminate, remove, or otherwise eliminate any violations of this title. (Ord. 96-21, 9-10-1996)