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ORDINANCE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PLANNING BOARD 17 <br />VII -E-4.3 Amount <br />The Planning Director may impose a penalty of W-t-e ene <br />five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day of violation. <br />For purposes of assessing the amount of a civil penalty, each day the violation remains <br />uncorrected after receipt of the final notice of violation, or correction order, shall <br />constitute a separate violation that subjects the violator to additional civil penalty. <br />VII -E-4.4 Settlement of Claims <br />The Planning Director is authorized to determine the amount of payment that will be <br />accepted in full and final settlement of some or all of the claims the governing body may <br />have in connection with the violation. The Planning Director shall indicate in writing the <br />claims from which the violator is released. If the violation has not been remedied, <br />payment shall not release a violator from potential criminal prosecution or a claim for <br />injunctive relief and /or an order of abatement. <br />VII -E-4.5 Continuina Violations <br />The Planning Director may issue a Civil Penalty Citation for a violation that continues <br />without being corrected. The violator in such cases may be assessed a penalty for each <br />day of the continuing violation. An initial Civil Penalty Citation for a single violation must <br />be issued before a Civil Penalty Citation for a continuing violation is issued. If the violator <br />has failed to pay the penalty and correct the violation after the initial Civil Penalty Citation, <br />the violator is subject to a Civil Penalty Citation for a continuing violation with a daily <br />penalty. <br />The Planning Director may give a single notice of a Civil Penalty Citation for a continuing <br />violation. The notice must contain a copy of the notice of violation and must state the <br />violation is continuing, that a daily penalty of a specified amount is being imposed, and <br />that the penalty is cumulative. <br />GACurrent Planning Div \Tking \Feb 24 PH \Ordinance as Recommended by Planning Board <br />