[Amended 12-11-2000 by Ord. No. 28-00; 5-19-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-13]
A. 
Any person or entity who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any order promulgated hereunder shall, after a summons is issued under the terms hereof, upon conviction, be punishable as follows:
(1) 
For a first offense: by a fine of not less than $250 or more than $500.
(2) 
For a second offense: by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $1,000.
(3) 
For a third offense or any subsequent offenses: by a fine of not less than $1,000 or more than $2,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
B. 
Failure to comply with or a violation of any provision of this chapter shall be determined by the Hearing Board established by § 212-41 of this chapter. If a penalty is issued, such penalty shall be pursuant to the Penalty Enforcement Law, N.J.S.A. 2A:58-11.
C. 
Each violation of any of the provisions of this chapter and each day that each such violation shall continue shall be deemed to be a separate and distinct offense.
In addition to the foregoing and all other remedies available to the Borough, the Borough Treasurer, upon appropriate notification from the Mayor and Council (after appropriate certification from the Enforcement Officer), shall place a lien on any property determined by the Enforcement Officer to be in violation of the provisions of this code in the amount of any and all administrative expenses and any and all actual expenditures for work necessary in order to maintain the property and/or abate the violation. The lien placed upon such lands shall be added to and become and form a part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon said lands, the same to bear interest at the same rate as taxes, and shall be collected and enforced by the same officers and in the same manner as taxes.