[Adopted as Ch. 1, § 1-11, of the 1990 Code)]
Whenever in this Code or any other ordinance of the Town, or
rule or regulation promulgated by any officer thereof under authority
vested in him by law or ordinance, any act is prohibited or is declared
to be unlawful or an offense, or the doing of any act is required,
or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, where no
specific penalty is provided, the violation of such ordinance, rule
or regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $250. Each
day any such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate
offense.
The imposition of any punishment hereunder shall not prevent
the enforced abatement of any lawful condition by the Town.
In all cases where the same offense is made punishable or is
created by different clauses or sections of this Code, the Board of
Selectmen may elect under which to proceed.
Any condition caused or permitted to exist in violation of any
of the provisions of this Code officially designated as such and each
day that such condition continues shall be regarded as a new and separate
offense.
The purpose of this article is to establish a citation hearing
procedure in accordance with Connecticut General Statutes §§ 7-148(c)(10)(A),
7-152b and 7-152c, to be followed in all instances when citations
are issued by Town of Middlefield ("Town") municipal officials.
The fine, penalty, cost or fee imposed under this article for
any single violation shall not exceed the amount of $250, unless otherwise
specifically provided by the Connecticut General Statutes. This section
shall not preclude each day of noncompliance after service of the
citation from constituting a new violation for which a fine may be
imposed.
All monies received pursuant to the procedure set forth above
shall be remitted to the office of the Town Treasurer.