This Part 5 shall not repeal, annul or in any
way impair or remove the necessity of compliance with any other ordinance,
law regulation or bylaw. Where this Part 5 imposes a higher and/or
stricter standard, the provisions of this Part 5 shall prevail.
The Town Council, the Planning Board, the Commission
or the public itself may initiate action to amend this Part 5. The
request to amend shall be referred to the Commission for a report
within 90 days thereof. The Commission shall hold a joint public hearing
with the Planning Board at least 10 days before the report is made
to the Town Council. Notice of the hearing shall be made by notice
in a daily newspaper of general local circulation at least two times,
with the date of the first publication at least 12 days before the
public hearing and the date of the second at least seven days before
the public hearing. The notice of the proposed amendment shall be
posted in the Town Hall at least 13 days before the public hearing.
It shall be deemed a violation of this Part 5 if an applicant fails to comply with the plans and conditions as approved by the Historic Preservation Commission when it issued the certificate of appropriateness, and/or any activity listed in § 181-135 is carried on without first obtaining a certificate of appropriateness which permits the activity to proceed. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer to enforce the provisions of this Part 5. If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that any provision of this Part 5 has been violated, he shall send a written notice to the person responsible for such violations, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it. The Code Enforcement Officer shall order the removal of illegal buildings or structures or of additions, alterations or structural changes thereto; order the discontinuance of any illegal work being done; or shall take any other action authorized by this Part 5 or state law to ensure compliance with or to prevent a violation of this Part 5. When violation of any provision of this Part 5 shall be found to exist, the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the municipal officers, who shall initiate any and all actions to be brought in the name of the Town. The fines and penalties set forth in 30-A M.R.S.A. § 4452 shall apply to violations of this Part 5.
