Any of the following shall be a violation of this Ordinance
and shall be subject to the enforcement remedies and penalties provided
by this Article and by state law.
11-1.1 To engage
in any development, use, construction, remodeling or other activity
of any nature upon the land and improvements thereon subject to the
jurisdiction of this Ordinance without all required permits, certificates
or other forms of authorization as may be set forth in this Ordinance
to conduct or engage in such activity.
11-1.2 To engage
in any development, use, construction, remodeling, or other activity
of any nature in any way inconsistent with any permit, certificate,
or other form of authorization granted for such activity.
11-1.3 To violate,
by act or omission, any term, condition, or qualification placed by
the City Council upon any required permit, certificate or other form
of authorization for the use, development or other activity upon land
or improvements thereon.
11-1.4 To erect,
construct, reconstruct, alter, repair, convert, maintain or use any
building or structure or to use any land in violation or contravention
of this Ordinance, or amendment thereto, or any other regulation made
under the authority conferred thereby.
11-1.5 To continue
any of the above-stated violations.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-2.1 Any
violation or attempted violation of this Ordinance or of any condition
or requirement adopted pursuant hereto may be restrained, corrected
or abated by injunction or other appropriate proceeding pursuant to
state law.
11-2.2 This
Ordinance may be enforced by any one or more of the remedies authorized
by this Article.
11-2.3 Each
day’s continuing violation is a separate and distinct offense.
11-2.4 The
City of Greenville may seek enforcement as provided by state law and
this Ordinance.
(A) The
City of Greenville may seek criminal penalties as may be provided
by state law and this Ordinance.
(B) The
City of Greenville may withhold or deny any permit, certificate or
other form of authorization on any land, structure, or improvement
in which there is an uncorrected violation of a provision of this
Ordinance or of a condition or qualification of a permit or certificate
or other authorization previously granted.
(C) The
City of Greenville may, in lieu of withholding such authorization,
condition such authorization upon the correction of the deficiency.
(D) The
City of Greenville may stop work on any building or structure on any
land when there is or has been an uncorrected violation of a provision
of this Ordinance or of a permit or other form of authorization issued
hereunder. Such action shall be in accordance with state law.
(E) The
City of Greenville shall have such other remedies as are and as may
be provided for or allowed by state law.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-3.1 Any
person who violates any provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject
to a criminal penalty.
11-3.2 Upon
conviction, any person violating the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be fined a sum not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
per violation.
11-3.3 For
each day the violation is not corrected, the violator will be guilty
of a new and separate offense and subject to additional criminal penalty.
The total penalties imposed shall be limited in accordance with state
law.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-4.1 In addition
to other enforcement provisions contained in this Article, the City
of Greenville may exercise any and all enforcement powers granted
to it by state law.
11-4.2 Nothing
in this Ordinance shall prohibit the continuation of previous enforcement
actions undertaken pursuant to valid resolution and law.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-5.1 Any
property owner owning property in any district, where such property
owner may be affected by a violation of the terms of this Ordinance,
may bring suit in a court having proper jurisdiction.
11-5.2 Such
property owners shall have all remedies as may be available at law
and equity in the protection of the property owner’s rights.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-6.1 No presently
illegal use shall be deemed to have been legalized unless such use
falls within a use district where the actual use is a conforming use.
Otherwise, such uses shall remain nonconforming uses where recognized,
or an illegal use, as the case may be.
11-6.2 No offense
committed and no liability, penalty or forfeiture, either civil or
criminal, incurred prior to zoning ordinance repeal shall be discharged
or affected by such repeal.
11-6.3 Prosecution
and suit for offenses, liabilities, penalties and forfeitures may
be instituted or causes presently pending may proceed in all respects
as if ordinance repeal has not occurred.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)
11-7.1 All
such remedies provided herein shall be cumulative.
11-7.2 To the
extent that state law may limit the availability of a particular remedy
set forth herein for a certain violation or a part thereof, such remedy
shall remain available for other violations or other parts of the
same violation.
(Ordinance 08-059, ex. A, adopted 5/27/08)