(1) In case any structure is or is proposed to be located, erected, constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, changed, maintained, or used or any land is or is proposed to be used in violation of this code, or any amendment or supplement thereto, City Council, the city's legal counsel, the Zoning Administrator, City Manager, City Engineer, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be especially damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies provided by law, may institute injunction, mandamus, abatement, or any other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove such unlawful location, erection, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use.
(2) The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies provided by law.
(3) Opportunity to Cure
If any person receiving a notice of violation under this section responds to such notice with a written statement of intent or desire to cure the violation, the Zoning Administrator shall respond to such statement and shall, in writing, give such person a reasonable time to cure the violation. The length of time given for a cure shall be taken into consideration the nature of the violation (with a shorter time period if there is a safety issue involved), the apparent difficulty of the cure (allowing more time for a more difficult or more expensive remedy), and the history, if any, of other zoning violations on the zone lot (allowing only a very short time to cure on a zone lot on which there have been multiple or repeated violations). The time to cure shall be at least 10 days, except in cases of an immediate danger to the public, and shall be no more than 60 days.
(4) Appeals
Any adverse decision by the Zoning Administrator or other authorized officer relative to this section may be appealed to the BZA in accordance with § 154.03(M). Upon appeal, the Board may, for good cause shown, grant a period of time to cure a violation that is longer than 60 days.
(Ord. 5-14, passed 3-17-2014)