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<br />Ordinance, or transfers, or sells land by reference to, exhibition of, or any other
<br />use of a plat showing a subdivision of the land before the plat has been properly
<br />approved under this Ordinance, and recorded in the Office of the Register of
<br />Deeds, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable, accordingly, by
<br />fine and /or imprisonment.
<br />The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer, or other
<br />document used in the process of selling or transferring land, does not exempt the
<br />transaction from penalties.
<br />d) Judicial Action to Collect Civil Penalty:
<br />A civil action in the nature of a debt may be filed in any court of competent
<br />jurisdiction to collect an unpaid civil penalty imposed under Article VII -E-4 below.
<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 ZeaiRg- 9ffisef Planning Director, in addition
<br />to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent
<br />the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion,
<br />moving, 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 III -C -5, III- D -1 -h, and III -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 civil
<br />penalty citation, either in person, or by certified or registered mail, return receipt
<br />requested. When service is made by certified mail, a copy of the notice may also be sent
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