(A) A violation of any provision of §§ 50.001 through 50.008, or 50.055, or 50.056 shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 and/or imprisonment of not more than 20 days. Pursuant to G.S. § 160A-175(b), a violation of any provision of §§ 50.020 through 50.023, or 50.035 through 50.040 shall not be a misdemeanor, and all criminal penalties for these violations as set out in G.S. § 14-4 are hereby removed.
(B) Upon a determination by the Administrator pursuant to §§ 50.020 through 50.023 that conditions constituting a public nuisance exist on property, and after proper notice is given pursuant to § 50.036, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty of $50. Upon the issuance of the second nuisance notice of violation within 12 months of the first nuisance notice of violation, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty of $100. For each subsequent nuisance notice of violation occurring prior to the expiration of a 12-month period following issuance of the first nuisance notice of violation, the violator shall be subject to a civil penalty of $200. If any such civil penalty is not paid within 30 days of the issuance of the citation, then the city may recover from the violator any such unpaid civil penalty in a civil action in the nature of a debt, pursuant to G.S. § 160A-175(c).
(C) Each day that any violation of any provision of this chapter continues after a person has been notified that such violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(D) This chapter may also be enforced by any appropriate equitable action, including injunctions or orders of abatement.
(E) The city may enforce this chapter by any one or any combination of the foregoing remedies, in addition to any other remedy available to it by law or by equity.
(Code 2019, § 8-16)
(Code 2019, § 8-15)
(Ord. passed 8-9-2010; Ord. passed 1-28-2019)