It shall be the duty of the Zoning Enforcement
Officer to enforce the provisions of this chapter or of any determination
of the Board of Appeals or Planning Board.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter,
and the owner and occupant of any premises on which a violation is
committed, and any person who shall locate, erect or structurally
alter a structure contrary to any statement, specification or plan
upon which any certificate or permit was issued shall be guilty of
an offense punishable by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 15 days, or both.
Penalties/adult use entertainment establishments. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein to the contrary, any violation of § 165-14 shall cause the following penalties to apply:
Any person, firm, corporation or entity found
to be violating any provisions of Local Law No. 2 of the year 1996
shall be served with a written notice by the Code Enforcement Officer,
stating the nature of the violation and providing the immediate correction
thereof.
Any person, firm, corporation or entity who
shall violate any portion of this local law shall be guilty of a violation
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed
$500 for each violation. The continuation of a violation of the provisions
of this law shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued,
a separate and distinct offense hereunder.
Any person, firm, corporation, or entity violating
the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the Town for
any expense or loses or damage occasioned the Town by reason of such
violation.
In the alternative, the Town may maintain an
action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to restrain
by injunction any violation of this chapter.