[Adopted 2-28-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-09]
The penalty for a violation of any provision
of this Code which refers to this article or for which no other penalty
is provided shall be as set forth herein.
A.
The person, firm or corporation violating any provisions
of the Township Code or any ordinance of the Township of Montville
for which no other penalty is provided shall be subject to imprisonment
in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by a period
of community service not exceeding 90 days, or by a fine not exceed
$2,000, or by any combination thereof.
B.
There shall be a minimum penalty for the violation
of any provision of this Code or any Township ordinance for which
no other penalty is provided of a fine of $100.
C.
The court before which any person is convicting of
violating any ordinance covered by this article shall have the power
to impose any fine, term of imprisonment, or period of community service
not less than the minimum and not exceeding the maximum set forth
in this section.
Any person who is convicted of violating any
ordinance within one year of the date of a previous violation of the
same ordinance, and who is fined for the previous violation, shall
be sentenced by the court to an additional fine as a repeat offender.
The additional fine imposed by the court upon a person for a repeat
offense shall be not less than $100 nor more than $2,000, but shall
be calculated separately from the fine imposed for the violation of
the ordinance.
The maximum fine for the violation of any housing
or zoning code shall be $1,250 unless the owner is provided with a
thirty-day period in which they are given an opportunity to cure or
abate the condition after being afforded an opportunity for a hearing
before the court and an independent determination concerning the violation.
In the event the court determines that the abatement has not been
substantially completed within the thirty-day period, a fine not to
exceed $2,000 may be imposed.
Each day that any Township ordinance shall be
violated shall be construed to be a separate and distinct violation
subjecting the person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating
the ordinance to separate and cumulative penalties under this article.
