(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) (1) Any violation of §§ 151.01 and 151.02 shall subject the offender to a warning letter sent by the town to the offender by U.S. first-class mail for the first offense, and then to a civil penalty in the amount of $15 for the second offense, $25 for the third offense, $50 for the fourth offense, $100 for the fifth offense, $200 for the sixth offense, and $500 for the seventh offense, to be recovered along with court costs by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within a period of 72 hours after he or she has been cited for violation of said provisions.
(2) Citation shall be in writing signed by the Town Manager, the Town Enforcement Officer, or the Planning Director and shall be delivered or mailed to the offender either at the offender’s residence or place of business or at the place where the violation occurred. Each day’s continued violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Any eighth offense shall constitute a misdemeanor, and such person, upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with G.S. § 14-4.
(Prior Code, § 22-3)
(C) Any violation of § 151.03 shall be a misdemeanor punishable under G.S. § 14-4.
(Prior Code, § 22-5)
(D) Violation of any provision of § 151.04 shall subject the offender to a civil penalty in the amount of $100, to be recovered by the town in a civil action in the nature of debt if the offender does not pay the penalty within a period of 72 hours after he or she has been cited for violation of the chapter. Citation shall be in writing, signed by the Town Manager, and shall be delivered or mailed to the offender either at his or her residence or at his or her place of business or at the place where the violation occurred. Each day’s continued violation shall be separate and distinct offense. Any action to recover such civil penalty may be joined in an action for appropriate equitable or other legal remedy including injunctions and orders of abatement and including an action to recover damages owing to the town by reason of expenses incurred by the town and abating, correcting, limiting, and otherwise dealing with the harmful effects of the offending action.
(Prior Code, § 22-4)
(Ord. 2-98, passed 2-5-1998; Ord. 11-09, passed 5-14-2009; Ord. 26-10, passed 9-9-2010)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see G.S. § 14-4