15-1
All departments, officials, and public employees of this jurisdiction which are vested
with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions
of this ordinance. They shall issue permits for uses, buildings, or purposes only
when they are in harmony with the provisions of this ordinance. Any such permit, if
issued in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, shall be null and void.
15-2
Any person, firm, or corporation, whether as principal, agent, employed or otherwise,
violating, causing, or permitting the violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, may be fined not less
than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). If the violation
is uncollected at the time of the conviction, the court shall order the violator to
abate or remedy the violation in compliance with the Zoning Ordinance within a time
period established by the court. Failure to remove or abate a zoning violation within
the specified time period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense punishable
by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than one thousand dollars
($1,000.00), and any such failure during any succeeding thirty (30) day period shall
constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten (10) day period punishable
by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand,
five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
(Ord. of 6-8-99)
