It shall be the duty of the Town Solicitor,
on authorization by the Town Council wherever a violation or a contemplated
violation of this Ordinance is brought to its attention, to institute
due legal proceedings to compel compliance with said Ordinance and
to restrain the erection, alteration or use of any building, structure
or other thing erected or used in violation of the provisions of this
Ordinance.
The Town may also cause suit to be brought in
the supreme or superior court, or any municipal court, including a
municipal housing court having jurisdiction, in the name of the Town,
to restrain the violation of, or to compel compliance with, the provisions
of this zoning ordinance. The Town may consolidate an action for injunctive
relief and/or fines under the ordinance in the superior court.
Any person, firm or corporation, and any architect
or engineer, building contractor or other person, employed by an applicant
or developer, who shall violate or assist in the violation or fail
to comply with the requirements of any provision of this Ordinance,
or for a violation of any terms or conditions of any action imposed
by the Zoning Board of Review or of any other agency or officer charged
in this ordinance with enforcement of any of its provisions, upon
conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense and each day of the existence
of any such violation shall be deemed a separate offense, all such
fines shall inure to the benefit of the Town.
