(A) Any person violating any provision of this code for which no specific penalty is provided shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) (1) After failure of the owner, tenant, or person in charge of any real property to abate any specified nuisance after notification by the Town Administrator, it shall be the duty of the Town Administrator or his agent to initiate proceedings against the owner, occupant, tenant or person in charge of any real property in Municipal Court. Upon conviction of a violation of §§ 51.15 through 51.17, such owner, tenant, or person shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 (plus any costs that may have been expended to correct the nuisance) and/or 30 days in jail.
(2) Each and every 14-day period following the initial "Courtesy Summons" which any owner, tenant, or person in charge of any real property in the town limits permits a violation to continue to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) An owner, tenant, or person in charge of any real property who objects to the proposed removal or abatement set forth in this chapter shall present his objections in writing to the Town Administrator within 5 days after the mailing of such notice and should request a hearing. Upon the failure to object and request a hearing, the owner, tenant, or person in charge shall be deemed to have consented to the determination that the conditions of the property constitute a menace to the public health or a nuisance.
(4) After hearing the owner, tenant, or person in charge of the property, the Town Administrator may revise, modify or abandon the proposed action.
(S.C. Code Ann. § 5-7-80)
(C) Anyone violating § 51.33 will be fined a minimum of $50 and up to $400 per occurrence.
(Ord. passed 6-18-2002; Am. Ord. passed 6-16-2009)