In the event any person, corporation or other legal entity shall
violate the requirements of this chapter, the County or its designee
shall take the following action regarding such violation:
A. The alleged violator will be notified, in writing, of the portion
or portions of this chapter they are alleged to have violated and
all of the requirements necessary for them to complete in order to
comply with the terms of this chapter. Such notice shall be sent by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person or entity
at the address listed in the County tax records. If the violation
is not resolved to the satisfaction of the County within 15 calendar
days following receipt of said written notice, the violator shall
be charged with a violation of this chapter and shall be assessed
a fine in the amount of $50. A notice of the assessment of the fine
shall be sent to the violator by certified mail, returned receipt
requested, at the address set forth in the County tax records.
B. If the violator has not complied with the requirements of this chapter
within two calendar weeks from the date of the letter notifying them
of the assessment of the fine and the steps required to comply, an
additional fine of $100 per day shall be assessed beginning on the
15th day following receipt of notice sent by mail, returned receipt
requested, the County may elect, at its option, to deliver the notice
by hand delivery to one of the property owners or another adult person
in or upon the property at the time of the delivery. If and when a
fine of $100 per day begins to accrue, it shall continue to accrue
at that rate until the violation of this chapter has been cured and
the property is in compliance with this chapter. A properly authenticated
photograph of the subject property, showing the absence of the information
required by this chapter shall be considered sufficient proof of noncompliance
in any enforcement action.
C. Fines and penalties assessed for a violation of this chapter shall
be considered civil penalties, and any action brought for the recovery
of the penalties by the County shall be brought in the Justice of
the Peace Court under the jurisdictional statue contained in 10 Del.
C. § 9301.
D. In addition to the fines and penalties set forth in this section
of this chapter, a person adjudged to have violated the terms of this
chapter shall, in addition to any fines and penalties assessed, pay
all court costs and assessments levied by the Justice of the Peace
Court.