Any person who violates a provision of this
chapter by willfully performing or allowing to be performed any work
without first obtaining an historic area work permit, failing to comply
with any conditions of such permit, failing to comply with any final
notice issued pursuant to this chapter or disobeying or disregarding
a decision of the HDC may be liable for a civil monetary fine in the
amount of $500, enforceable pursuant to the procedural provisions
of the Princess Anne Building Code,[1] for each violation. Each seven-day period a violation
is not corrected shall constitute a separate violation. The application
of such penalty shall not preclude the enforced removal or abatement
of prohibited conditions or acts through appropriate proceedings in
equity.
In the event that any owner of property within
an historic district is aggrieved by a decision of the HDC, the owner
may file an appeal with the Circuit Court within 30 days after the
date upon which the HDC's decision is published. Review of the HDC's
decision by the Court shall be based on the record of the proceedings
before the HDC.
