[1969 Code § 16-1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or cause to be
removed, sand deposited by natural causes from any property within
the Borough, whether public or private, and transport or move the
same, or cause the same to be transported or moved, to any location
other than the Surf City beachfront.
[1969 Code § 16-2.1]
The owner of any parcel or lot of land in the Borough which
is below grade or which contains holes or depressions below street
grade, shall fill the same with a clean fill to the grade of the center
of the street on which the lot fronts, within 30 days after service
upon him with a notice to make such fill.
[1969 Code § 16-2.2]
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 20-2.1, the owner of any parcel or lot of land in blocks 94, 97, 98, 99, 113, 114, 115 and 116, and the southerly 1/2 of block 100, shall fill the same with a clean fill in such a manner that at the curblines such lots are graded to the crown of the street and at the rear lot line are graded to seven inches above the crown of the street on which the lot fronts, within 30 days after service upon him of notice to make such fill.
[1969 Code § 16-2.3]
In the event of failure of a property owner to make the fill
required in the time required, such fill may be made by the Borough
and in such event the cost thereof shall become a lien upon the lands
involved and shall be added to and become a part of the taxes next
to be assessed against and levied upon the land, the same to bear
interest at the same rate as taxes and be collected and enforced by
the same officers and in the same manner as Municipal taxes on real
property.
[1969 Code § 16-2.4]
The notice required to be served upon the property owner shall
be signed by the Secretary of the Board of Health and may be served
upon all owners residing in the Borough, either personally or by leaving
the same at their usual place of abode with a member of the household
above the age of 14 years. If the owner is not a resident of the Borough,
the notice may be served upon him personally, or upon his agent in
charge of the property, or upon such an occupant thereof, or mailed
to such nonresident owner at his address as shown upon the tax records
of the Borough.
[1969 Code § 16-2.5]
Proof by affidavit of the service of such notice shall be filed
in the office of the collector of taxes of the Borough.
[1969 Code § 16-3.1]
It has been clearly demonstrated that well established and protected
sand dunes, together with berms, beaches and underwater slopes of
suitable configuration and of proper grade and height, are a durable
and effective protection against high tides and flooding, and against
damage by the ocean under storm conditions, and are the natural protection
of the coastal areas adjacent thereto, and the State and its subdivisions
and their inhabitants have an interest in the continued protection
thereof, and in the right to restore them in the event of damage or
destruction.
These dunes are vulnerable to erosion by both wind and water,
but primarily by wind, since its attack against the dunes are sustained
for substantial and frequently recurring periods of time, whereas,
if protected by typical berms, beaches and underwater slopes, the
dunes are attacked by water only at infrequent intervals. The best
available means of protecting these dunes against wind erosion is
by preventing indiscriminate trespassing, construction or other acts
which might destroy or damage the dunes, and through the use of native
plantings, supplemented by sand fencing and other devices designed
to prevent free blowing sand and the maintenance of the surface tensions,
root accumulations, normal contours and other features found in typical
natural dunes.
It is the purpose of this section to define the areas so affected
and to establish regulations to assure their continued effectiveness.
This section is declared to be an exercise of the Police power in
the interest of safety and welfare and for the protection of persons
and property.
The interference with or the depletion of the beach and sand
dunes tends to permit encroachment by the sea and the conditions above
recited make it imperative that the Borough Council regulate and control
the removal of sand from the beach or dunes or any other interference
with or depletion of the protective barrier on the oceanfront of the
Borough.
[1969 Code § 16-3.2; Ord. No. 2009-08 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean that zone of the shore or beach lying between
the foreshore and dune area, and normally acted upon by waves only
during severe storms, especially when combined with exceptionally
high water.
Shall mean the zone of unconsolidated material that extends
landward from the low water line to the place where there is marked
change in material or physiographic form, i.e., dune or bulkhead and
shall include foreshore and backshore.
Shall mean the district set off by this section, to include
the dunes, beaches, strand, backshore and foreshore, and the areas
where, according to a normal beach profile the same would or should
exist. The beach-dune area, as defined herein, has been established
by Thomas J. Taylor Associates, Borough Engineers, and comprises all
that area lying eastwardly of the bulkhead and building line as hereinafter
defined.
Shall mean and include the term "walkway" or "walkover" and
shall mean a walk or promenade of planking built across the dune line
or berm(s) to connect the street ends or other property with the open
beach. These shall be perpendicular to the western boundary of the
dune zone, and in no case shall a wooden promenade parallel to or
along the beach be permitted. The height, width, length and type of
construction of these must be approved by the Department of Environmental
Protection and the Municipal Zoning Officer.
Shall mean and consist of dead bushes, trees, reeds or similar
debris collected in bundles and fixed by stakes or similar means.
Shall mean a line established by the Borough Engineer as
shown on maps of the Borough, approved by resolution of the Borough
Council and on file as public records in the office of the Borough
Clerk.
Shall mean the area actually or normally occupied by dunes
or man-made dunes. For purposes of this chapter, it shall be construed
to include its actual dimensions but not less than a minimum of 14
feet elevation above sea level at the bulkhead line, and a minimum
of 16 feet elevation above mean sea level at the oceanfront building
line.
Shall mean a row of dunes, which may blend in with a berm,
or berms, which blend in with each other, are roughly parallel to
the ocean, and serve as a protective barrier against the elements.
Shall mean a hill of sand accumulated along the beach front,
usually by natural means. It shall extend from the backshore to the
line where the normal leeward slope intersects the established grade
of the hinterlands.
Shall mean the part of the shore, lying between the crest
of the seaward berm and the ordinary low water mark, that is ordinarily
traversed by the uprush and backrush of the waves.
Shall mean and include the term sea level and shall refer
to the 1929 Sea Level Datum established by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic
Survey, or such other datum as may be established by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers or other properly authorized agencies.
Shall mean a dune created by natural forces, or one that
has developed the contours, vegetation, root systems, etc., characteristic
of dunes so created.
Shall mean and include the terms native vegetation or indigenous
vegetation. Specifically, it shall mean such plants as beachgrass
(Ammophila breviligulata), dusty miller (Artemisia stelleriana), hudsonia
(Hudsonia tomentosa), sea rock (Cakile endentula), seaside goldenrod
(Solidago sempervirens), bayberry (Myrica Pennsylvanca), or beach
plum (Prunus maritima) which normally grow, or may be planted on the
slopes of dunes or behind them. No distinction is made as to how such
plants are introduced into their location.
Shall mean the commercial variety of light wooden fence,
held together by wire and secured by posts.
Shall mean and include the term snow fence and may mean either
of two types of barricades established in a line or a pattern to accumulate
sand and aid in the formation of a dune.
Shall mean the face or surface of the dune or berm going
from its crest or plateau away from the ocean.
Shall mean the same area included within the definition of
beach.
[1969 Code § 16-3.3]
This chapter shall be applicable to the beach-dune area as hereinbefore
defined.
[1969 Code § 16-3.4]
No construction of any sort shall be allowed in the foreshore
or backshore areas thereof, except protective works undertaken by
the Borough, with the approval of the Bureau of Navigation of the
State of New Jersey and/or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as applicable.
[1969 Code § 16-3.5; Ord. No. 2009-08 § 2]
No construction of any sort shall be allowed in the remainder
of the beach-dune area except the following:
b.
Boardwalks and steps to permit access across the dunes or berms to
the open beach, without damage to the dunes themselves.
1.
Such boardwalk and/or steps must meet the standards established by
the State of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
2.
No such boardwalk and/or steps shall be constructed or placed upon
any dune or berm without having first obtained a zoning permit issued
by the Zoning Official of the Borough of Surf City. Application for
a zoning permit shall be made on forms prescribed by the Zoning Official
which shall be accompanied with a zoning permit fee in the amount
of $15. The application shall include a property survey and a State
of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (N.J.D.E.P.)
waterfront development permit or N.J.D.E.P. issued letter of no interest.
3.
Any such roll out type walkway, boardwalk, steps or pathway traversing
the dune must be paralleled by sand and a dune fence, which shall
not exceed four feet in height. Such pathway shall not exceed five
feet in width and may not be utilized for storage, sitting or lounging.
4.
All precautions must be taken to ensure the natural vegetation of
the dune is not stripped or disturbed. Under no circumstances shall
the dunes or beach sand be moved or displaced.
5.
Arrangements must be made with the Borough Superintendent of Public
Works for opening of sand or dune fence which runs parallel to the
beach.
c.
Sand fences to encourage the accumulation of sand.
d.
Pavilions or similar small platforms of less than 300 square feet
in area, provided they do not have more than 40% solid walls, are
mounted on suitable pilings, and the area for 20 feet around them
is suitably planted with beach grass or other natural vegetation capable
of stabilizing the sand in such area, provided further it shall be
established to the satisfaction of the Borough Engineer that the proposed
design and construction methods, as applied to the particular site
situation and time, will not:
1.
Unreasonably disturb the existing dunes;
2.
Be likely to create wind currents detrimental to the existing dunes;
or
3.
Be likely to create, increase or prolong any other hazard.
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The design and construction of any such pavilion or platform
shall include any feature, device or provision required by the Borough
Engineer to carry out the intent of this chapter.
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e.
A bulkhead designed to replace or supplement dunes as herein described,
provided that, before any permit shall be issued or be effective for
the construction of any such bulkhead, it shall be demonstrated by
competent engineering studies and design that such bulkhead will:
1.
In every respect provide as much protection as the dunes intended
to be in such area, in optimum condition, would provide.
2.
Create, increase, or prolong no condition likely to be detrimental
to the maintenance of an adequate dune line.
3.
Conform adequately with the overall beach protection plans of the
Borough, the Bureau of Navigation, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
f.
All construction in this area must maintain the grades and elevations as set forth in the definition of dune area in subsection 20-3.2. In addition, such construction shall be accompanied by elevations which will maintain a straight decline westwardly from the oceanfront building line to the existing elevation of the westwardly adjacent graded lot or street as the case may be; where no street or graded lot exists within 150 feet of the building line, the decline shall be to a minimum of 12 feet elevation above mean sea level along a line 100 feet westwardly from the oceanfront building line and parallel therewith. The first floor of any structure shall be at least three feet above the dune area elevation as defined above.
The Borough Council shall conduct or require such hearings,
and the production of such proofs as it shall reasonably consider
necessary to establish the foregoing.
[1969 Code § 16-3.6]
Access to the open beach in this zone shall be obtained only
across street ends or along properly constructed and authorized boardwalks
with steps. Where boardwalks and steps are constructed in street and
extensions, access should be across such boardwalks and steps only.
[1969 Code § 16-3.7]
The Borough may erect or require the construction of fencing
along the western limits of the backshore and dune areas and provide
or require suitable markings to identify the same. Persons may enter
such areas only to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Where walkways
or boardwalks exist, the same shall be suitably bordered with fences
to prevent damage to the dunes or berms which they cross.
[1969 Code § 16-3.8; Ord. No. 70-10 § 1; Ord. No. 72-4; Ord. No. 04-08 § I]
a.
No person shall authorize or participate in any manner in the moving
or displacement of sand within the beach-dune area unless a permit
therefor shall have been issued pursuant to an application in writing
to the Borough Council. The application shall contain the following
information:
1.
Name and address of applicant.
2.
Location of sand to be moved or displaced.
3.
The nature and purpose of the proposed moving or displacement.
4.
Proposed method by which the applicant desires to move or displace
the sand, including a description of the equipment, machinery or other
apparatus to be used.
5.
Estimate in terms of cubic yards as to the quantity of sand to be
moved or displaced.
6.
Such other information as may be required by the Borough Council.
b.
No such permit shall be issued without a determination by the Borough
Council based upon an inspection of the area involved and a report
thereon by the Borough Engineer, that such removal will not create
or increase a danger or hazard to life or property. No permit will
be granted if the proposed moving or disbursement will:
1.
Adversely affect the littoral drift on the beach-dune area; result in a reduction of dune protection and the dune area or defined in subsection 20-3.2 of this chapter; and
2.
Interfere with the general configuration of the beach-dune area of
the subject property or neighboring properties;
3.
Take place between June 15 and the following March 15. All work authorized
shall be finished by June 15 and may be started no earlier than March
15.
c.
A deposit of $700 shall be made by the applicant at the time of issuance
of a permit. Such deposit shall be refunded upon the Borough Engineer's
approval of the work which has been done. If the work has not been
done in compliance with the specifications contained in this subsection,
the Borough shall have the right to have the work done as so required,
charging the cost thereof against the deposit. Any portion of the
deposit remaining unused for such purpose shall be returned to the
applicant. No interest will accrue on funds deposited as a performance
guarantee.
d.
Specifications for moving or displacement of sand shall be as follows:
1.
The applicant or the applicant's contractor shall in the process
of performing work on the dune maintain the elevation of the dune
as established by the Borough Engineer.
2.
The applicant shall preserve the existing dune grass and replant
the dune grass after the final grading has been completed. In no case
will the coverage of dune grass be less than 12 inches on center in
any direction. All new plantings are to be fertilized with a suitable
fertilizer;
3.
The applicant shall place a one inch mat of salt hay over the entire
area of the dune which has been disturbed during construction.
4.
The applicant shall install new sand fence along the centerline of
the dune and position the sand fence so that it conforms with the
alignment of existing sand fence installations to the north and south.
5.
The applicant shall notify the Borough Engineer and the Borough Construction
Official 24 hours in advance of the time that construction work will
start. The applicant's contractor shall work in a diligent manner
and shall fully complete the restoration within 10 days after the
start of work.
e.
Jurisdictional Determination. No person shall be authorized to displace
sand or shall be granted a permit under this subsection until a jurisdictional
determination is obtained from the State of New Jersey, Department
of Environmental Protection stating whether or not a CAFRA permit
is required prior to work being performed. Should a CAFRA permit be
required, it must be obtained prior to the application for a municipal
permit. Evidence of receipt of a jurisdictional determination or CAFRA
permit must be submitted to the municipality prior to any application
for consideration by the Borough of Surf City.
[1969 Code § 16-3.9; Ord. No. 70-10 § 2]
No permit will be granted and it shall be unlawful for any person
to authorize or participate in:
[1969 Code § 16-3.10]
Where by action of high winds and/or tides, sand is blown or washed upon lands, including street ends, lying westwardly from the dune line, such sand shall not be removed from the lands unless a permit therefor shall have been issued pursuant to and in full compliance with the requirement set out in subsection 20-3.9.
[Ord. No. 76-4 § 3]
Each application for a permit under the provisions hereof shall
be accompanied by a fee of $150, which sum shall include payment for
inspection by the Borough Engineer and the processing of the application
for a permit. However, the property owner shall be responsible for
the retention and payment of his own licensed professional engineer
for the filing of the application in conformity with the requirement
of the application for a permit under the terms of the provisions
of this section.
[1969 Code § 16-3.12]
The Borough Engineer shall by such surveys and calculations
as he finds necessary, locate the beach-dune areas as defined in this
chapter, and plot the same on a plan of the Borough, which plotting,
or a copy thereof, shall be on file in the office of the Borough Clerk
and available for inspection. He shall make any corrections in his
findings and plottings that changes in the natural or artificial features
of the terrain may justify or require.
The Construction Official is designated as the person responsible
for the enforcement of this section.
[1969 Code § 16-3.13]
Should any provision of this chapter as applied to any specific
parcel of land be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction
to be a taking within the meaning of the statutes relating to the
exercise of the power of eminent domain, the Borough may, at its opinion,
if the public safety, welfare or need so requires, pay into court
or otherwise secure the value of such land, and proceed to take title
to the same in accordance with the procedure then provided by law.
[Ord. No. 97-2 § I]
It is the policy of the Borough of Surf City to provide to any
property owner requesting same, excess fill dirt which may be available
from time to time due to municipal construction projects. Excess fill
shall be provided to those requesting same in the following manner:
a.
Persons requesting excess fill dirt shall submit their name, address,
telephone number and location of property where fill is to be placed
to the Municipal Clerk's Office which shall be placed on a rotating
list.
b.
Said list shall be made available to the Borough Administrator and
Borough Superintendent when requested and as excess fill becomes available.
c.
Fill dirt shall be delivered, if so requested, to the property location,
or placed by the Borough upon the trucks so designated by the property
owner. The property owner or his duly authorized agent shall be responsible
to spread the fill.
d.
Property owners shall be removed from the rotating list upon the
delivery of fill.
e.
Property owner or his duly authorized agent shall be called by the
Municipal Clerk's Office prior to the delivery of excess fill
to verify location and continued need.
f.
The excess fill dirt is provided "as is," "where is" and "how is."
The Borough of Surf City and its employees make no representation
to the nature and/or quality of the fill provided by the Borough.
g.
The property owners, by requesting the excess fill dirt either personally
or through a duly authorized agent, hereby agree to indemnity and
hold the Borough of Surf City and its employees harmless from any
and all causes of action that may arise in connection with the pickup
and or delivery and the use of the excess fill dirt on the premises
in question and further agrees to indemnify, defend and save the Borough
of Surf City, its agents and employees, harmless of and from all losses,
costs, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, including reasonable
attorney's fees, penalties and fines incurred in connection with
or arising from loading, delivery and use of the excess fill dirt
by the Borough of Surf City.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
This section shall be known and cited as the "Beach and Dune
Protection Ordinance."
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
The Mayor and Governing Body of the Borough of Surf City finds
and declares that the protection of the ravages of the Atlantic Ocean's
storms, hurricanes, high tides, etc., is essential to the protection
of persons and property and for the protection of the public health,
safety and welfare of the municipality and its inhabitants. That the
beach-dune system is the front line of protection for the life and
property of the Borough. The Mayor and Governing Body further finds
and declares that contouring of the beach-dune system is essential
to proper beach and dune maintenance and that a properly maintained
contour of the beach-dune system is essential in diminishing wave
wash and wind velocity erosion. It is the purpose of this section
to protect the people and property of the Borough and to preserve
the health, safety and welfare of the Borough and its inhabitants
by regulating and promoting beach-dune system protection. That the
maintenance of the beach-dune system, when necessary on private property,
is the responsibility of the property owner(s) and, in the absence
of such maintenance, the Borough, in consultation with its Municipal
Engineer, shall take the necessary measures to restore that portion
of the beach-dune system that falls upon private property in order
to protect the interests of the Borough.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
As used in this section:
Shall mean that area which extends from the mean high water
line of the Atlantic Ocean at elevation 1.5 NAVD 1988 to a point west
of the bulkhead line at elevation 6.0 NAVD 1988.
Shall mean a line established by the Borough Engineer as
shown on maps of the Borough, and approved by resolution of the Borough
Council.
Shall mean a hill of sand accumulated along the beachfront
by natural or man-made means.
Shall mean North American Vertical Datum.
Shall mean construction, improvements, repairs, and maintenance
activities, which may include but are not limited to the placement
of beach sand, fill, geotubes or other material(s) in conformance
with the requirements of this section.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
The Municipal Engineer shall prepare a base profile map of the
beach-dune system which shall set forth the slopes, grades, contours
and elevations of the beach-dune system. The base profile map shall
be approved by resolution of the Governing Body and shall be utilized
as the basis for all beach-dune system restoration.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
The owner or owners of lands that have been diminished by wave
wash, wind or any other conditions that would reduce the beach-dune
system below the standards set by the Engineer's base profile
map shall, subject to the notice as hereinafter provided, restore
at his or her or their own proper cost and expense, the beach-dune
system in accordance with the grades, slopes and contours as set forth
in the base profile map and pursuant to the specifications of the
Borough Engineer.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
Whenever in the opinion of the Borough Engineer the conditions along the beach-dune system have been diminished so as to require beach-dune system restoration in order to maintain the necessary grades, slopes or contours as established by the base profile map, a notification of deficiency shall be made to the property owners of the affected properties or lands upon which the restoration is required. Notice shall be given by: (1) Serving a copy thereof on the property owner as shown on the said current tax duplicate, or his agent in charge of the property, or (2) Mailing a copy thereof by certified mail and regular mail to the property owner at his address as shown on the current tax duplicate. Notice to a partnership owner may be made by service upon any partner. Notice to a corporate owner may be made by service upon his president, a vice-president, secretary or other person authorized by appointment or by law to accept service on behalf of the corporation. Property owners who wish to perform their own beach-dune system restoration shall be able to do so at their own cost and expense and must apply to the Borough for a restoration permit in accordance with the provisions of subsection 20-5.7 of this chapter within 10 days of receipt of the notice of deficiency. If an owner who has received notice in accordance with the provisions of this section fails to perform the restoration activities as set forth herein, then in that event, the Borough shall have the right to perform the required restoration by or under the direction of an officer of the municipality.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
No property owner shall commence any restoration to the beachdune
system as required by this section unless he or she shall have first
obtained a restoration permit from the Borough upon application on
forms prescribed by the Borough Clerk or Borough Engineer. The application
shall include a description of the restoration activities to be performed,
the equipment to be used, and any other information which in the opinion
of the Borough Engineer is necessary to properly review the proposed
restoration work. A restoration permit application fee shall be paid
to the Borough in the amount of $25 which sum shall be used for review
of the application and inspection of the work to be performed. Property
owners performing beach-dune system restoration at their own cost
and expense shall be responsible for obtaining any and all other permits
as may be required by State or Federal law.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
Upon approval of the application for a restoration permit by the Governing Body or its designee, the Borough shall issue a notice to proceed to the property owner. All restoration work approved under the permit shall commence within 10 days of the issuance of the notice to proceed, and all work must be completed by the owner within 30 days of the issuance of the notice to proceed unless such time for commencement or completion has been extended by approval of the Governing Body. In the event that the owner fails to either commence or complete the restoration work within the approved times, then, in that event, the Borough shall have the right to perform the required restoration work, the cost of which shall be charged against the property restored in accordance with the provisions of subsection 20-5.9. In no event shall restoration take place between June 15 and the following March 15. All work authorized shall be finished by June 15 and may be started no earlier than March 15 unless otherwise approved by the Governing Body.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
In all cases where any beach-dune system restoration has been
performed by the Borough under the provisions of this section on private
lands, the Borough Engineer or Officer of the Borough in charge of
the beach-dune system restoration shall certify the costs thereof
to the Governing Body. Upon receipt of the certificate of costs, the
Governing Body shall examine the same and, if found correct, shall
cause the cost as shown thereon to be charged against the property
on which the beach-dune system restoration was performed. The amount
so charged shall become a lien upon such lands and shall be added
to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied
upon said lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as other
taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the Tax Collector of
the Borough.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, nothing in this
section shall be construed to require property owners to increase
the height or elevation of dunes found on private property as of the
date of enactment of this section provided, however, the property
owner(s) provide to the Borough a survey of the existing dune profile
setting forth the dune elevation and contours which survey shall be
performed by a licensed engineer or surveyor and submitted to the
Borough within 30 days from the enactment of this section. The survey,
when properly submitted, shall be included as part of the base profile
map of the Borough and shall be used as the basis for beach-dune system
restoration on said property unless, in the opinion of the Borough
Engineer, the existing grades, profiles, contours or elevations of
the existing beach-dune system as set forth in the survey are inadequate
for the proper protection of the beach-dune system or the Borough.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
In the event that it shall be determined that any provision
of this section shall conflict with the provisions of any other sections
or chapters of the Revised General Ordinances of the Borough of Surf
City, the provisions of this section shall control.
[Ord. No. 2006-08 § 1]
a.
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions
of this chapter shall upon conviction thereof, be punishable by a
fine of not more than $1,000, by imprisonment for a term not to exceed
90 days or by community service of not more than 90 days, or any combination
of fine, imprisonment or community service as determined in the discretion
of the Municipal Court Judge. The continuation of such violation for
each successive day shall constitute a separate offense and the person
or persons allowing or permitting the continuation of the violation
may be punished as provided above for each separate offense.
b.
The violation of any provision of this chapter shall be subject to
abatement summary judgment or a restraining order or injunction issued
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
