[Amended 4-15-2008 by Ord. No. 924-08]
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
The Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the primary
responsibility for enforcing all provisions of this chapter. The Land
Use Planning and Zoning Department is hereby empowered to cause any
building, other structure, lot or parcel of land to be inspected and
examined for suspected or potential violations of this chapter after
proper notification. If permission to enter the property is withheld,
the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may seek a court order
to require inspection of the property.
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 enforce 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 enforce the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
C.
Any landowner who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than
$50 nor more than $500 per offense, together with the taxable costs
of action. Each day that the violation exists, after receiving notice
of the violation from the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department
by certified or registered mail, or personal service per § 801.11
Wis. Stats., shall constitute a separate offense.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
D.
In addition to the Corporation Counsel having the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter per Subsection B above, the designated staff of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the authority to and may prepare, sign and issue citations in order to commence action to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
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 nontrespass location off the subject property. A stop-work
order card shall remain posted until compliance of the violation occurs.
In the event that a stop-work order has been removed from its posted
location by persons other than Department staff, the property owner(s)
and/or other agents, upon conviction, shall be subject to a $300 fine
plus court costs. The fine shall increase by $300 after each offense
and be cumulative. For example: $300 first offense, $600 for second
offense, $900 for third offense, and so on. If a property owner removes
a stop-work order sign three times they shall be subject to $1,800
($300 + $600 + $900) in fines plus court costs.
[Amended 3-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2-2019]
Every violation of this chapter is a public
nuisance, and the creation thereof may be enjoined and the maintenance
thereof abated pursuant to § 59.69(11), Wis. Stats.