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Sec. 59-A-1.3. Violations, penalties, and enforcement.
   (a)   Any violation of this Chapter may be punished as provided in State law.
   (b)   In addition to all other remedies provided by law, any violation of this Chapter may, as an alternative, be punished by a civil fine equal to the maximum allowed by Article 28 § 7-116(h) of the Maryland Code as amended and any penalty allowed by regulation adopted under method 2.  Each day a violation continues is a separate offense.
   (c)   In addition to any other remedy provided by law, any violation of a Planning Board Action, as defined in Section 50-41, may be enforced under subsection (b) or under Section 50-41, at the discretion of the Planning Board.
   (d)   The Planning Board may assign a hearing officer designated by the Planning Board, including a Hearing Examiner from the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings, to conduct a public hearing and submit a report and recommendation on any alleged violation of this Chapter or any other Planning Board Action as defined in Section 50-41.  The hearing officer must submit the required report and recommendation to the Planning Board not later than 60 days after the hearing record closes, but the hearing officer may by order extend the time to file the report.
(Legislative History: Ord. No. 9-90, § 1; Ord. No. 12-1, § 1; Ord. No. 12-41, § 1; Ord. No. 15-64, § 1; Ord. No. 16-48, § 1; Ord. No. 16-59, § 1.)
   Editor’s note-The above section is cited in Miller v. Maloney Concrete Company, 63 Md.App. 38, 491 A.2d 1218 (1985).