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DRAFT <br /> 21 <br /> Management Department finds that the conditions causing the violation have been <br /> corrected. <br /> C. A licensee whose license has been revoked may appeal the revocation to the Board <br /> by giving written notice of the appeal to the Solid Waste Management Department <br /> within ten (10)working days of receiving notice of revocation from the Solid Waste <br /> Management Department. After a hearing on the appeal, the Board shall either <br /> affirm the revocation or direct the Solid Waste Management Department to reinstate <br /> the license. <br /> D. A total of five (5) instances of violation of this ordinance within a single year shall <br /> result in revocation of a collection license for a period of one year. The holder of a <br /> revoked regulated recyclable material collection license may reapply after one year.of <br /> the date of revocation for a new license. Any person whose license was previously <br /> revoked.and who subsequently received a new license will have that license revoked <br /> upon the receipt by that person of a single additional violation. <br /> 2. Criminal Penalty. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor <br /> punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred ($500) dollars or imprisonment for not more <br /> than thirty (30) days, or both. Each day's continuing violation is a separate and distinct <br /> offense. Each violation is a separate and distinct offense. <br /> 3. Civil Penalty. Any person who is found in violation of this ordinance shall be subject to a <br /> civil penalty of not to exceed five hundred ($500) dollars as provided in N.C.G.S. § 153A- <br /> 123.Each violation incident is a separate and distinct offense. <br /> 4. Remedies. This ordinance may be enforced by equitable remedies. Any unlawful condition <br /> existing or in violation of this ordinance may be enforced by injunction and order of <br /> abatement in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 153A-123. . <br /> 5. In addition to and independent of any criminal penalties and other sanctions provided in this <br /> ordinance, a violation of this ordinance may also subject the offender to the civil penalties <br /> hereinafter set forth. <br /> A. The Solid Waste Management Director may issue to any person known to have <br /> violated the provisions of this ordinance, a citation giving notice of the alleged <br /> violation(s) and the civil penalty imposed. Citations so issued may be delivered in <br /> person or mailed by first class mail to the person charged if that person cannot readily <br /> be found. The following civil penalties shall be assessed for each violation of this <br /> ordinance: <br /> (1) Failure to obtain a regulated recyclable material collection license <br /> (2) Failure to recycle regulated recyclable material as defined in this ordinance: <br /> Number of Prior Amount <br /> Violations <br /> 0 $50 <br /> 1 $100 <br /> 2 $200 <br /> 3 $400 <br /> 4 or more $500 <br /> 21 <br />