[Amended 6-8-2021 ATM by Art.
9]
Except where specified, the penalty for violation of this article
shall be no less than $100 nor more than $1,000 for each violation.
Each day that a violation occurs or continues shall be considered
a separate offense. Fines collected for violation of this article
shall be recovered for use of the Town of Ogunquit.
[Added effective 3-3-1984]
For the purpose of enforcing this article, boundary lines as
shown on the Town's Tax Maps shall be prima facie evidence of those
boundaries.
This article shall not apply to:
A. The normal
operation of vehicles in the ordinary course of transportation;
B. Noise generated
by ordinary pedestrian traffic;
C. Noise necessary
for public health, safety and welfare such as fire and burglar alarms
and police, fire and rescue sirens; or
D. Noise created
by human voices, unamplified by electronic or other means, in the
course of ordinary conversation.
The Town's regular and special police officers and Code Enforcement
Officer are authorized to enforce the provisions of this article and
regulations thereunder.
[Amended 6-8-2021 ATM by Art.
9]
Whoever violates any of the provisions of this article shall
be liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 nor more than
$1,000 for each violation, in addition to being subject to injunctions
issued by a court of law. Civil penalties shall inure to the benefit
of the Town. Each day of violation and each occurrence shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense. Prosecutions for violation of this
article shall not prevent prosecutions or appropriate administrative
actions for violations of other ordinances.
This article shall not affect the provisions of any other ordinance except that the existing Noise Ordinance found in Title II, Chapter
4, shall be renamed the "1982 Noise Ordinance" and renumbered as Subchapter 4.A.
The invalidity of any provision of this article shall not invalidate
any other provision thereof.
This article shall become effective on March 3, 1984.