A.
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs or is alleged to have
occurred, any person may file a written complaint.
B.
Such complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall be
filed with the Zoning Inspector. The Zoning Inspector shall record
properly such complaint, immediately investigate, and act thereon
as provided by this chapter.
A.
A violation of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply
with any requirement thereof, shall constitute a municipal infraction.
Each day on which a violation of this chapter exists shall constitute
a separate violation. The violation of each section or provision of
this chapter shall constitute a separate offense. Any person found
to have violated any section or provision of this chapter shall pay
a fine of $250 for the first violation. The fine for each subsequent
violation shall be the maximum amount authorized and prescribed by § 6-102
of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
as amended from time to time. A subsequent violation of this chapter
shall mean a violation of a section or provision of this chapter which
has occurred more than 24 hours, but not more than 30 days, after
the occurrence of a violation of the same section or provision of
this chapter upon the same parcel or piece of real property as that
of the previous violation, and for which subsequent violation the
same person is charged as was charged with the previous violation.
Once the person charged with the first violation has received the
municipal infraction citation for that first violation, it shall not
be necessary to deliver a municipal infraction citation for a subsequent
violation of the same section or provision of this chapter before
issuing a municipal infraction citation for any further subsequent
violation of the same provision or section of this chapter.
B.
The Town may enforce this chapter by civil action for declaratory
judgment and/or injunction, in addition, or as an alternative to citing
the violator for a municipal infraction. In the case of a civil action
for declaratory judgment and/or injunction, the Town may recover its
legal fees and court costs from the violator.
C.
The owner and/or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or
part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent or any
other person who causes, commits, participates in, assists in, or
maintains a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a separate
offense, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth above in
this section. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town from
taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy
any violations of this chapter.
