(A) General penalty.
(1) Injunction. No person shall erect, construct, alter or repair or maintain any building or structure, or use any land in violation of this chapter or the regulations enacted pursuant thereto. In the event of any such violation, or imminent threat thereof, upon the request of the Mayor or Council, the Village Solicitor, on behalf of the village, shall institute a suit for injunction to prevent or terminate such violation.
(2) Violation of Planning Commission regulation. Whoever willfully violates any rule or regulation adopted by the Council or the Planning Commission shall forfeit and pay not less than $10 nor more than $50 to be recovered with costs in a civil action brought by the Solicitor in the name of the village for the use thereof. Each day such violation shall continue and shall constitute a separate forfeiture.
(3) Transfer of common land prohibited. When common land, a street, recreation area, part or other open land has been set aside, with the approval of the Planning Commission for the exclusive use, in common by abutting or other owners or occupants of land, the sale, transfer or change of use of such land or any part thereof is prohibited, unless the Planning Commission has given its prior consent thereto, which shall be confirmed by action of the Council. Whoever willfully violates this division (A)(3) shall forfeit and pay to the village not less than $10 nor more than $50 as determined by the Council. Such sum shall be recovered, with costs, in an action brought by the Solicitor in the name of the village and for the use thereof.
(4) Penalties. Any person who shall:
(a) Use or occupy any land or place, build, erect, alter, remodel, restore or rebuild thereon any building or structure, or permit any building or structure to remain on such land or use, occupy or operate such building or structure, in any way or for any use or purpose which is not permitted by the provision of this chapter;
(b) Aid, assist or participate with any person placing, building, erecting, altering, remodeling, restoring or rebuilding any building or structure which is not permitted by the provisions of this chapter;
(c) Violate or fail to perform any condition, stipulation or safeguard set forth in any permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or continue to use or occupy the premises or building as previously authorized by such permit beyond the duration limit therein stated;
(d) Refuse to permit the Building Department or his or her assistant to enter any premises in the village to investigate a reported violation of the provisions of this chapter;
(e) Knowingly make any materially false statement of fact in an application to the Building Department or his or her assistants for a permit or in any plans or specifications submitted in relation to any application under this chapter; or
(f) Being an owner or lessee of any premises, knowingly suffer or permit a violation of this chapter to occur or exist on such premises shall be guilty of a misdemeanor by each such action or omission and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50. Each day during which such act, violation or omission shall be done, committed, omitted or continued shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) Parking of vehicles. Whoever violates § 155.30(L) shall be fined not more than $100, or imprisoned for not more than ten days, or both.
(Ord. 656-70, passed 2-16-1970; Ord. 797-80, passed 8-18-1980)