Whoever violates any provision of this Zoning Ordinance or fails to comply with any of its requirements shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree the penalties for which shall be as specified in Section 501.99 of these Codified Ordinances. The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, engineer, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Municipality from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violations.
(a) Civil Action. In case any building 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 law or of this Zoning Ordinance or any amendment thereto, Council, the Director of Law, the Responsible Authority, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be especially damaged by such violation may in addition to other appropriate action, enter proceeding or proceedings to prevent, enjoin, abate, or remove such unlawful location, erection construction, reconstruction, enlargement, change, maintenance, or use
(b) Remedies Cumulative. The exercise of the rights and remedies granted in this chapter and the above paragraphs shall in no way preclude or limit the Municipality or any person from exercising any other right or remedy now or hereafter granted to them under the laws of the Municipality or the State of Ohio.
(Ord. 2007-48. Passed 12-3-07; Ord. 2010-45. Passed 12-20-10.)