(A) Any structure erected, altered, razed or converted or any land use carried out in violation of this Zoning Ordinance is hereby declared to be a nuisance per se.
(B) Any owner and/or agent in charge of a structure or land use that violates any provision of this chapter is responsible for a municipal civil infraction set forth in Chapter 131 of this code, subject to payment of a civil fine as specified in village’s Municipal Civil Infraction Ordinance, plus costs and other sanctions for each infraction. Repeat offenses shall be subject to increased fines. Each act of violation and every day upon which the violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense.
(C) The owner or occupant of any structure or premises, or part thereof, where any condition in violation of this chapter shall exist, and any person who has assisted knowingly in the commission of the violation shall each be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction thereof shall be liable for the fines set forth in this section.
(D) Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating a provision of this chapter shall become liable to the village for any expense, loss or damage incurred by the village as a result of the violation including, but not limited to, actual attorney, filing and witness fees.
(E) Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Village of Pinckney from taking the other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
(F) The penalties provided for herein are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(Ord. 37, passed 8-28-2005; Ord. 117, passed 3-11-2013)