A.
No structure or land development shall hereafter be located, erected,
constructed, reconstructed, repaired, extended, converted, enlarged
or altered without full compliance with these regulations and all
other applicable regulations which apply to uses within the jurisdiction
of these regulations.
B.
Failure to obtain a permit shall be a violation of these regulations and shall be punishable in accordance with § 453-36.
C.
Permits issued on the basis of plans and applications approved by
the floodplain administrator authorize only the specific activities
set forth in such approved plans and applications or amendments thereto.
Use, arrangement, or construction of such specific activities that
is contrary to that authorized shall be deemed a violation of these
regulations.
If the floodplain administrator discovers any work does not
comply with the permit application, the issued permit, or any applicable
laws and ordinances, or if a false statement or misrepresentation
has been made by the applicant, the floodplain administrator shall
revoke the permit and report such fact to the Town Council for whatever
action it considers necessary.
Any person who fails to comply with any or all of the requirements or provisions of this chapter or the direction of the floodplain administrator or any other authorized employee of the Town of Bethany Beach shall be guilty of a violation and shall pay such fine as set out in Chapter 1, General Provisions, Article I, Penalties. Each day during which any violation of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense. In addition to the above penalties, all other actions are hereby reserved, including an action in equity for the proper enforcement of this chapter. The imposition of a fine or penalty for any violation of or noncompliance with this chapter shall not excuse the violation or noncompliance with this chapter or permit it to continue; and all such persons shall be required to correct or remedy such violations or noncompliance within a reasonable time. Any structure constructed, reconstructed, enlarged, altered or relocated in noncompliance with this chapter may be declared by the floodplain administrator inspector to be a public nuisance and abatable as such.
