Any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
unlawful. When necessary, to determine compliance with this chapter,
the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall investigate alleged
violations. After confirmation that a violation exists, the Land Use
Planning and Zoning Department shall pursue compliance of the violation.
A.
Any violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction
of the landowner shall be brought into compliance upon notification
by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department or the Land Use Planning
and Zoning Committee or the County Corporation Counsel.
B.
The County Corporation Counsel shall have the authority to use all
legal remedies necessary to pursue compliance with the provisions
of this chapter. After consultation with the Land Use Planning and
Zoning Department and/or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee,
the Corporation Counsel shall determine which legal remedy or legal
remedies are in order to pursue compliance with the provisions of
this chapter.
C.
Any landowner who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to, upon conviction, a forfeiture
of not less than $10 nor more than $50 per offense, together with
the taxable costs of action. Each day that the violation exists shall
constitute a separate offense.
D.
In addition to the Corporation Counsel having the authority to pursue compliance per Subsection B above, the designated staff of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the authority and may prepare, sign and issue citations in order to commence action to achieve compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
A.
No land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning
Department is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation
of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the
landowner that requires issuance of a land use permit pursuant to
this chapter, and such a permit has not been obtained, the Land Use
Planning and Zoning Department may issue a stop-work order requiring
any such activity to be immediately stopped and enjoined.
B.
Land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation of the provisions
of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner for which
a land use permit was issued and the actual activity deviates from
that land use permit, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
may issue a stop-work order requiring the activity to be immediately
stopped and enjoined.
C.
The stop-work order shall be mailed to the subject landowner's property
tax bill mailing address or the mailing address as stated on the land
use permit application and/or to any person signing the land use permit
application.
D.
The stop-work order card issued and posted by the Land Use Planning
and Zoning Department shall be posted at the subject site in plain
view from a non-trespass location off the subject property. A stop-work
order card shall remain posted until compliance of the violation occurs.
Every violation of this chapter is a public nuisance, and the
creation thereof may be enjoined and the maintenance thereof abated
pursuant to § 87.30, Wis. Stats.