(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99.
(B) (1) Violations of the provisions of § 150.02 of this chapter shall subject the offender to a civil penalty as hereinafter enumerated. These ordinances shall be referred to as property numbering ordinances. Civil penalties may be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within 30 days of the issuance of notice as prescribed by § 150.02 of this chapter. In accordance with G.S. § 160A-175(b), a violation of these ordinances shall not be subject to the penalty provision of G.S. § 14-4 and shall not be considered a breach of the penal laws of the state.
(2) The following penalties shall be imposed for the following violations.
(a) For failure to purchase and display a property number as prescribed in § 150.02(A) and (B) of this chapter, the penalty shall be $50.
(b) For defacing a property number as prescribed in § 150.02(D) of this chapter, the penalty shall be $50.
(1987 Code, § 7-1-50)