(A) Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a basis for such judgement, write or order necessary to compel compliance with the chapter and/or to restrain and prohibit continuation of the violation, or other appropriate relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other relief or sanction herein set forth or allowed by law. Each day that an ordinance violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
(B) A violation of this chapter is a municipal civil infraction as defined by Michigan statute and shall be punishable by a civil fine determined in accordance with the following schedule:
Minimum Fine | Maximum Fine | |
1st offense | $150 | $500 |
2nd offense | 325 | 500 |
3rd offense | 500 | 500 |
(C) Additionally, the violator shall pay costs which may include all expenses, direct and indirect, which the township has incurred in connection with the municipal civil infraction.
(Ord. 97-3, passed 5-28-1997; Ord. 021-07, passed 11-10-2021)