[Amended 6-23-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-04]
Unless the provision in question specifically provides for other
penalties, any person who violates a provision of a chapter of this
Code shall be fined $200 for the first offense and $350 for each subsequent,
or continuing, offense.
Any fine associated with the violation of any section of the
Code, as set forth above, may be paid directly to the Town of Georgetown
by the due date stated in the notice of violation. If fines are not
paid and/or violations are not remedied, the Town may seek enforcement
in a Delaware Court of competent jurisdiction.
The amount due to be paid directly to the Town shall be the minimum amount due as set forth in §
1-13 above.
The Town shall keep a complete record of all payments made to
the Town in accordance with this chapter.
[Amended 9-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05; 8-11-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-06]
A. Code Enforcement Officers are authorized to issue a summons to enforce
the minimum fines due for violations of the following chapters of
the Code.
B. A noticed code violator shall agree to a schedule for correction
and compliance that is no longer than the time to correct outlined
below. If compliance cannot reasonably be completed within the specified
time, then the violator must initiate the process within the specified
time and come into compliance within a reasonable period of time as
shall be determined in writing by the Code Enforcement Officer for
each specific case. If the violation requires immediate correction,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall set forth in the notice of deficiency
the maximum time to correct the cited violation(s).
Chapter Title
|
Chapter Number
|
Time to Correct
|
---|
Animals
|
52
|
Immediate
|
Building Construction
|
61
|
10 days
|
Burning, Outdoor
|
70
|
Immediate
|
Circuses, Carnival and Exhibitions
|
79
|
Immediate
|
Farming
|
94
|
10 days
|
Hotels and Motels
|
114
|
10 days
|
Housing Standards
|
116
|
Immediate - imminent danger; 10 days - all other
|
Ice Cream Peddlers
|
119
|
Immediate
|
Junkyards
|
123
|
10 days
|
Licensing of Businesses
|
130
|
5 days
|
Littering and Dumping
|
135
|
Immediate
|
Noise
|
144
|
Immediate
|
Peace and Good Order
|
157
|
Immediate
|
Property Maintenance
|
165
|
Immediate - imminent danger; 10 days - all other
|
Sewers
|
176
|
Immediate
|
Solid Waste
|
185
|
Immediate
|
Street and Sidewalks
|
190
|
10 days
|
Trailers
|
206
|
10 days
|
Trees
|
208
|
Immediate - imminent danger; 10 days - all other
|
Vehicles, Abandoned or Inoperable
|
212
|
15 days
|
Vehicles and Traffic
|
215
|
Immediate
|
Water
|
222
|
Immediate
|
Yard Sales
|
225
|
Immediate
|