(A) Liabilities for Violations: Any person who erects, constructs, reconstructs, demolishes, alters, repairs, converts, or maintains any building or structure in violation of this Ordinance, and any person who uses any building, structure, or land in violation of the Ordinance, shall be subject to civil and criminal penalties in accordance with this Section.
(1) Civil Penalties: Violation of this Ordinance through the acts listed in Subsection (A) above shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each day the violation continues, to be recovered by the Village in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within the prescribed period of time after he or she has been cited for violation;
(2) Criminal Penalties: In addition to, or in lieu of, such civil penalties or other remedies listed above, violation of this Ordinance shall constitute a misdemeanor, pursuant to North Carolina NCGS §160A-175 and North Carolina NCGS §14-4, as amended, punishable for each day the violation continues by a fine of up to five hundred ($500) dollars and/or incarceration for up to thirty (30) days.
(B) Each Day A Separate Violation: Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct violation or offense;
(C) Stop Work Orders For Any Plan Violations: In addition to the civil and criminal penalties listed above, the Planning and Inspections Department has the authority to issue a stop work order for any construction, reconstruction, demolition, grading, alteration, or repair to a building, structure, plant or landscaping in violation of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 14-35, passed 09-24-2014)