A. 
The Mayor and Council shall establish (by resolution) a schedule of fees, charges, and expenses, and a collection procedure, for zoning certificates, appeals, variances, conditional uses, amendments, and other matters pertaining to this chapter. (The schedule of fees shall be posted in the Town offices and may be altered or amended from time to time by the Mayor and Council.)
B. 
No certificate, conditional use, or variance shall be issued unless or until such costs, charges, fees, or expenses have been paid in full, nor shall any action be taken on proceedings before the Board of Appeals unless or until preliminary charges and fees have been paid in full.
A. 
The regulations, restrictions and boundaries set forth in this chapter may from time to time be amended, supplemented, changed, or repealed by the Mayor and Council. Where the purpose and effect of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning classification, the Mayor and Council shall make findings of fact in each specific case including, but not limited to, the following matters: population change, availability of public facilities, present and future transportation patterns, compatibility with existing and proposed development for the area, the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, and the relationship of such proposed amendment to the Comprehensive Plan of Federalsburg. The Mayor and Council may grant the amendment based upon a finding that there was a substantial change in the character of the neighborhood where the property is located or that there was a mistake in the existing zoning classification.
B. 
Any proposed amendment, supplement or change shall be referred by the Mayor and Council to the Planning and Zoning Commission for an investigation and recommendation. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall cause such investigation to be made as it deems necessary and may require the submission of all pertinent data and information by any person concerned; may hold such public hearings as provided by its own rules; and shall submit its report and recommendations to the Mayor and Council within a reasonable length of time.
C. 
After receiving the recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Mayor and Council shall hold a public hearing in relation to the proposed amendment, at which parties in interest and citizens shall have an opportunity to be heard. At least 15 days' notice of the time, place and nature of such hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the community, and in the case of a change in classification of a particular piece of property, said property shall be posted.
D. 
Whenever a petition requesting an amendment, supplement, or change has been denied by the Mayor and Council, such petition, or one substantially similar, shall not be reconsidered sooner than one year after the previous denial.
E. 
Whenever an application requesting a change in classification for a piece of property has been granted for a particular usage, the applicant must commence the construction of structures intended for such usage, or the occupancy and intended use of the premises if the structure is located on the property at the time of the application, within a period of one year or the classification will revert to the former classification prior to the granting thereof; additionally, any deviation in usage from the specific usage granted by the Mayor and Council shall be deemed a violation of this chapter.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be minimum requirements, adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals or general welfare. Wherever the requirements of this chapter are at variance with the requirements of any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, deed restrictions or covenants, the most restrictive or that imposing the higher standards shall govern.
A. 
Violation of this chapter shall be a municipal infraction, subject to a fine assessed according to the following schedule in Chapter 1, Article I.
B. 
Each day that a violation continues after a municipal infraction citation has been served shall be deemed a separate offense. The declaration that violation of this chapter is a municipal infraction shall in no way limit or prohibit the Town of Federalsburg from pursuing other enforcement alternatives such as injunctive relief or abatement to enforce this chapter. Application of this section shall be in accordance with Article 23A, § 3(b), of the Maryland Annotated Code.
C. 
The owner or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent, or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties herein provided.
D. 
Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation.
A. 
Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs, or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint. Such complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall be filed with the Zoning Administrator. The Zoning Administrator shall record properly such complaint, immediately investigate, and take action thereon as provided by this chapter.
B. 
The Mayor and Council of Federalsburg, the Board of Appeals, the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Zoning Administrator, or any person whose property is affected by any violation of these regulations or any order validly issued hereunder, including abutting or adjacent property owners, whether or not specially damaged, may maintain an action in the Circuit Court for Caroline County for an injunction in joining the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, enlargement, repair or use of buildings or other structures and land otherwise than in conformity therewith.