A. Violation of Erosion and Sedimentation Control. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any soil erosion and sedimentation control provision of this Ordinance, or rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to the soil erosion and sedimentation control provisions of this Ordinance, or who knowingly or willfully initiates or continues a land-disturbing activity for which a soil erosion and sedimentation control plan is required, except in accordance with the terms, conditions, and provisions of an approved plan, shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor that may include a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
B. All Other Violations. Any violation of this Ordinance may be enforced as a Class 3 misdemeanor as provided for by Sections 14-4 and 160A-175 of the North Carolina General Statutes, subject to a maximum fine of $500.
(Ord. 2020-36, passed 12-2-2019)