In case any building or structure is erected,
constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or
any building, structure or land is used, or any land is divided into
lots, blocks, or sites in violation of this chapter or of any ordinance
or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper
local authorities of the Town, in addition to other remedies, may
institute any appropriate legal action or proceedings in a court of
competent jurisdiction to prevent such unlawful erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, use or division
of land, to restrain, correct or abate such violation, to prevent
the occupancy of said building, structure, or land or to prevent any
illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises
Upon the failure or refusal of the proper local
officer, board, or body of the Town to institute any such appropriate
legal action or proceeding for a period of 10 days after written request
by a resident or taxpayer or the Town to so proceed, any three residents
or taxpayers of the Town residing in the district wherein such violation
exists, who are jointly or severally aggrieved by such violation,
may institute such appropriate legal action in a court of competent
jurisdiction to compel compliance with or to restrain by injunction
the violation of this chapter.
If there is any damage to property or land due
to a violation of this chapter, the person, firm, partnership, corporation
or other party responsible shall be notified and shall cause such
damage to be corrected within 36 hours of notice. If it is not so
corrected the Town may cause such correction to be undertaken, and
the cost shall be paid to the Town by the party who failed to correct
the damage. Such cost shall be a debt owed to the Town, which, if
unpaid for more than 30 days after demand for payment, shall be a
lien on the real property upon which the damage occurred. Such lien
shall be collected by a levy added to the next real property tax levy
otherwise payable to the Town.
The remedies provided herein shall be cumulative
and shall be in addition to other remedies provided by law.