(A) Except as provided in subsection (E) below, any violation of this article shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $50. Violators shall be issued a written citation which must be paid within 72 hours from the time it is issued and served.
(B) Each day’s continuing violation shall be a separate, and distinct, offense.
(C) Notwithstanding subsection (A) above, provisions of this article may be enforced through equitable remedies issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(D) In addition to, or in lieu of, remedies authorized in subsections (A) and (C) above, violations of this article may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor in accordance with G.S. § 14-4.
(E) In accordance with G.S. § 160A-314(b) through (d), the town shall have the power to collect delinquent accounts by any remedy provided by law for collection, and enforcing, private debts, but it shall not have the authority to seek to collect on delinquent accounts through the assessment of civil penalties.
(Ord. 5-86, passed 2-17-1986)