(A) It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter. Each separate act in violation of this chapter, or each and every day or portion thereof during which any separate act in violation of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted, shall be deemed a separate offense.
(B) Violations of this chapter shall be punished as follows, and such penalties shall not be waived, reduced or deferred by the Municipal Court:
(1) First offense in any 12-month period: $1,500;
(2) Second offense in any 12-month period: $2,650; and
(3) Third offense in any 12-month period: mandatory appearance in the Municipal Court and the general penalty provided in § 1-4-1 of this code.
(C) Town police officers and code enforcement officers are authorized to issue a summons and complaint for a violation of this chapter.
(D) The penalties in this section shall not be the town’s exclusive remedies for addressing encroachments on a stream tract, and nothing in this section shall preclude any other remedy or penalty for addressing encroachments on town owned property. A person may be charged with a violation of this chapter as well as trespass or any other applicable criminal violation.
(Ord. 6(2015) § 1; Ord. 12(2019) § 1)