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ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING BOARD 16
<br />e) Stop Work Order
<br />If a building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired,
<br />converted, moved or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in
<br />violation of a Stop Work Order, the Zoning Officer, in addition to other remedies,
<br />may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent the unlawful
<br />erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, moving,
<br />maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate the violation, to prevent
<br />occupancy of the building, structure or lands, or to prevent any illegal act,
<br />conduct, business or use in or about the premises.
<br />Notice of a Stop Work Order shall be in writing, directed to the person(s)
<br />conducting the violating activity and /or the property owner, and shall state the
<br />reasons for the issuance of the Order, and the conditions under which activity
<br />may be resumed. Notice shall be given by registered or certified mail. Upon
<br />issuance of such Order, and posting of same on the site of the violation, all work
<br />on the site of the violation shall cease, except those activities necessary to bring
<br />the site into compliance with this Ordinance.
<br />The person(s) conducting the violating activity and /or the property owner may
<br />appeal the Stop Work Order to the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to
<br />Articles 111 -C -5, III-D-1-h, and 111 -D -5 of this Ordinance.
<br />VII -E-4 Civil Penalty
<br />VII -E-4.1 General
<br />Any person who proceeds to develop land as authorized by an approved preliminary plat
<br />and who fails to carry out such development according to the provisions of the plat, and
<br />all specific conditions of approval, shall be in violation of this Ordinance and shall be
<br />punished by fine.
<br />The Planning Director may impose one (1) or more civil penalties and issue one (1) or
<br />more Civil Penalty Citations for a violation as provide below. If the violator does not pay
<br />the penalty, the Planning Director may collect it in a court through a civil action in the
<br />nature of a debt.
<br />VII -E-4.2 Notice
<br />The Planning Director shall give the responsible person(s) written notice of the violation,
<br />either in person, posting the notice at the property in violation, or by certified or registered
<br />mail, return receipt requested. When service is made by certified mail, a copy of the
<br />notice may also be sent by regular mail. Service shall be deemed sufficient if the notice
<br />by certified mail is unclaimed or refused, but the notice by regular mail is not returned by
<br />the post office within ten (10) days after mailing, provided that a notice of violation is
<br />posted in a conspicuous place on the premises affected. The notice shall include a copy
<br />of the notice of violation, the amount of the penalty, information about where to pay the
<br />penalty, the deadline for payment, which shall be ten (10) days from the date of the
<br />notice, and the possibility of civil and /or criminal enforcement.
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