(A) When any business entity or a duly authorized agent or representative of such acts as a contractor without first obtaining a license or certificate of registration from the Board as provided herein, or any individual who continues to act as a contractor after his or her license or certificate of registration has been suspended or revoked, the Director or duly appointed representative of the Director shall in the name of the County Planning and Building Department bring actions in the County Circuit or Superior Courts, for mandatory and injunctive relief in the enforcement of and to secure compliance with any order or orders made by the Director, and any such action for mandatory injunctive relief may be joined with an action to recover the penalties provided for in this chapter.
(B) Any business entity or duly authorized agent or representative which fails to renew its license or certificate of registration and continues to act as a contractor after the same has expired, shall be fined in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section.
(C) The Lake County Council establishes the following schedule of fines for violations of the Lake County building code:
(1) Building code violations (general): $500 - $2,500.
(2) Permit violations: $500 - $2,500.
(3) Stop work order violations: $750 - $2,500.
(4) Electric permit and swimming pool violations: $500 - $2,500.
(5) Plumbing permit violations: $500 - $2,500.
(6) Contractor license violations: $500 - $2,500.
(7) Unsafe building violations: $750 - $2,500.
(Prior Code, § 151.999) (Ord. 966D, passed 1-4-1982; Ord. 966-D, passed 3-13-1990; Ord. 1628, passed 6-13-1995; Ord. 1343F, passed 1-10-2012)
Cross-reference:
Ordinance violation deferral program, see Ch. 40