(a) Public Nuisance. Buildings erected, altered, razed, or converted (including tents, mobile homes, and trailer coaches) or uses carried on in violation of any provision of these regulations are hereby declared to be a nuisance per se, and shall be subject to abatement or other action by a court of appropriate jurisdiction.
(b) Violation. Any person, firm, corporation or agent or any employee, contractor, or subcontractor of same, who fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance or any of the regulations adopted in pursuance thereof, or who impedes or interferes with the enforcement of this Ordinance by an enforcement official shall be deemed in violation of this Ordinance.
(c) Penalties. Any violation of Title 11 of the Village Codified Ordinances, unless otherwise set forth in these regulations, shall constitute a first-degree misdemeanor. Any person who is convicted shall be subject to punishment by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment not exceeding 180 days for each offense, or both, at the discretion of the Court. Each day a violation occurs or continues shall constitute a separate offense. Furthermore, the owner or tenant of any building, structure, premise, or part thereof, and any architect, engineer, builder, contractor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains any violation of these regulations may each be found guilty of a separate offense and may be subject to the penalties provided herein. The cost of prosecution shall also be assessed against the violator. The imposition of any sentence shall not exempt the offense from meeting compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance.
(d) Authority to Pursue Court Action. The Zoning Officer is hereby empowered to commence and pursue any and all necessary and appropriate actions or proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas, or any other court having jurisdiction, to restrain or prevent any non- compliance with or violation of any of the provisions of this Ordinance, and to correct, remedy or abate such noncompliance or violation. Any person aggrieved or adversely affected by such non-compliance or violation may institute suit or join the Village in such an action to abate the violation.
(e) Other Remedies. The rights and remedies set forth above shall not preclude the use of other remedies provided by law, including any additional rights of the Village to initiate proceedings in an appropriate court of law to restrain or prevent any non-compliance with any provisions of this Ordinance, or to correct, remedy or abate such non-compliance.
(f) Rights and Remedies Preserved. Any failure or omission to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance, and failure or omission to prosecute any violations of this Ordinance, shall not constitute a waiver of any rights and remedies provided by this Ordinance, or by law, and shall not constitute a waiver nor prevent any further prosecution of violations of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 21-2020. Passed 12-14-20.)