A. Building Official: It shall be the duty of the building official to enforce the provisions of these regulations pertaining to the use of land, erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure.
B. License Enforcement: It shall be the duty of the city clerk and all officials charged with the issuance of licenses to enforce the provisions of these regulations pertaining to the use of land or buildings for which any such license is required by any other ordinance of the city.
C. Health Department: It shall be the duty of the health department of Clark County to enforce the provisions of these regulations pertaining to the maintenance and use of property, structures and buildings so far as matters of health are concerned.
D. Chief Of Police: It shall be the duty of the chief of police and all officers of the city otherwise charged with the enforcement of the law to enforce these regulations and all the provisions of the same.
E. City Attorney: It shall be the duty of the city attorney to prosecute any criminal or civil action necessary to enforce the provisions of these regulations under such statutes and ordinances as are applicable.
F. Zoning Inspector: It shall be the duty of the zoning inspector, concurrent with the authority of the building official, to enforce the provisions of these regulations pertaining to the use of land, location, use or addition to any building or structure.
G. Penalties For Violation: Any person, whether as principal, agent, employee or otherwise, violating any provisions of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the city jail for a term not exceeding six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of these regulations is committed, continued or permitted by such person and is punishable as herein provided.
H. Abatement Proceedings: Any building or structure set up, erected, built, moved or maintained and/or any use of property contrary to the provisions of these regulations and/or any conditions attached to the granting of any conditional use permit or variance permit pursuant thereto is unlawful and a public nuisance and the city attorney shall, upon order of the city council, immediately commence action or actions, proceeding or proceedings for the abatement, removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner provided by law and shall take such other steps to grant such relief as will abate and remove such building, structure or use and restrain and enjoin any person from setting up, erecting, building, moving or maintaining any such building or structure or using any property contrary to the provisions of these regulations.
I. Cumulative Remedies: All remedies provided herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive.
J. Penalty: All violations of prior land use regulations that have occurred in the city as of the effective date of these regulations shall continue to be violations and shall not be considered to be legal nonconforming situations under this section. The city shall have the same authority to secure civil remedies for violations of such regulations to the same extent that it may secure civil remedies for violations of the UDO. (Ord. 172, 9-24-1996, eff. 10-31-1996)