The Town Council is authorized and directed to institute appropriate actions to put an end to any violations of this chapter.
A.
Initial violation.
(1)
Defined. An "initial violation" is the first time that any person or corporation:
(a)
Shall violate any provision of this chapter;
(b)
Shall fail to comply with any requirements of this chapter;
(c)
Shall fail to comply with the conditions of the approval of site or subdivision plans, variances, conditional uses, or other development-related permits; or
(d)
Shall build, alter, or use any building in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved under this chapter.
(2)
Penalty. An entity who commits a initial violation shall be charged with such violation and shall be liable to a fine of not more than $100.
B.
Subsequent violation.
(1)
Defined. A "subsequent violation" is defined as each and every day, following the initial violation, that any person or corporation:
(a)
Shall violate any provision of this chapter;
(b)
Shall fail to comply with any requirements of this chapter;
(c)
Shall fail to comply with the conditions of the approval of site or subdivision plans, variances, conditional uses, or other development-related permits; or
(d)
Shall build, alter, or use any building in violation of any detailed statement or plan submitted and approved under this chapter.
(2)
Penalty. An entity who commits a subsequent violation shall be charged with such violation and shall be assessed for a violation in the amount of $100 each day without the necessity of a separate citation or summons issued by the municipality. The person in violation will be allowed a fourteen-day grace period from the date of violation before the fine begins. On the 15th day, the $100 fine per day will begin.
The owner or owners of any building or premises, or part of such building or premises, where anything in violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall exist, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, person, or corporation employed in connection with such building or premises and who has assisted in the commission of any such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as hereinbefore provided.