Any building or structure hereinafter erected, enlarged, moved or structurally altered or any use hereinafter established in violation of the provisions of this chapter by any person, firm, association, or corporation (including contractors or their agents) shall be deemed as an unlawful structure or use.
The Planning and Zoning Administrator may sign a complaint, issue directives or orders, including stop-work orders, and report the violations to the County Corporation Counsel. It shall be the duty of the Corporation Counsel to expeditiously prosecute all such violators.
A violator shall, upon conviction, forfeit to the County a penalty of not less than $50 together with the taxable cost in such action and not more than $500 and every day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Additionally, the violator will be required to bear the costs for correcting the violation and may be required to post a cash bond to cover such costs. Any cash posted that is not needed to correct the violation will be returned to the violator.