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a civil action in the name of the County in the 60 <br /> appropriate division of the General Court of <br /> Justice for recovery of the penalty. Any sums <br /> recovered shall be deposited in the County's <br /> general fund. <br /> c) Injunction and Abatement: <br /> If a building or structure is erected, constructed, <br /> reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, moved <br /> • or maintained, or any building, structure or land <br /> is used in violation of this Ordinance, the Zoning <br /> • Officer, in addition to other remedies, may <br /> • institute any appropriate action or proceedings to <br /> prevent the unlawful erection, construction, <br /> reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, <br /> moving, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or <br /> abate the violation, to prevent occupancy of the <br /> • building, structure or lands, or to prevent any <br /> illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about <br /> the premises. <br /> Stop Work Orders: <br /> If a building or structure is erected, constructed, <br /> reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, moved <br /> or maintained, or any building, structure or land <br /> is used in violation of a Stop Work Order, the <br /> Zoning Officer, in addition to other remedies, may <br /> institute Any appropriate action or proceedings to <br /> prevent the unlawful erection, construction,, <br /> reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion,. <br /> moving, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or <br /> abate the violation, to prevent occupancy of the <br /> building, structure or lands, or to prevent any <br /> illegal Act, pagdagt, business or use in or about <br /> the premises. <br /> Notice of a Stop Work Order shall be in writing, <br /> directed to the person(s) conducting the violating <br /> activity and/or the property, owner, and shall state <br /> the reasons for the issuance of the order,, and the <br /> conditions under which activity may be resumed. <br /> Notice shall be given lay registered or certified <br /> mail. Upon issuance of such order, and posting of <br /> same on the site of the violation, all work on the <br /> site of the violation shall cease, except those <br /> activities necessary to bring the site into <br /> compliance with this ordinance. <br /> The person(s) conducting the violating activity <br /> and/or' the property owner may appeal the Stop, Work <br /> Order to the Board of Adjustment pursuant to <br /> Article 2.3 of this Ordinance. <br /> e) Each day's continuing violation of any provision of <br /> this ordinance is a separate and distinct offense. <br />