Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the North Carolina Fire Code or this chapter adopted by the City Council or fail to comply therewith, or who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder, or who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved there under or any certificate or permit issued thereunder, and from which no appeal has been submitted within the 30-day period of interpretation, or who shall fail to comply with an order as affirmed or modified by the Fire Marshal or by a court of competent jurisdiction, within the time fixed therein shall severally for each violation and noncompliance respectively, be subject to penalties as specified in the service and permit fee schedule approved by the City Council. These penalties shall be recovered by the city in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalties within a period of 30 days after the issuance of the notice of violation. The notice of violation shall be in writing, signed by the Fire Marshal and/or the fire official charged with the enforcement of the North Carolina Fire Code or this chapter, and shall be delivered or mailed to the offender either at his or her residence or place of business or at the location where the violation occurred. Each day’s continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Any action to recover the penalties may be joined in an action for appropriate equitable remedy, including injunctions and orders of abatement and including an action to recover damages by the city in abating, correcting, limiting and otherwise dealing with the harmful effects of the offending action.
(Ord. O-02-08, passed 6-5-2008) Penalty, see § 151.999