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11 <br />c) Injunction and Abatement: <br />If a building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, <br />repaired, converted, moved or maintained, or any building, structure of <br />land is used in violation of this ordinance, the Zoning Officer, in <br />addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or <br />proceeding&tcr Pwv=t the�mlawful:ercction, cons t=iau, <br />reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, moving, maintenance or <br />use, to restrain, correct or abate the violation, to prevent occupancy of <br />the building, structure or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct <br />business or use in or about the premises. <br />Amended d) Stop Work Orders: <br />10/17-89 <br />If a building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, <br />repaired, converted, moved or maintained, or any building, structure or <br />land is used in violation of a Stop Work Order, the Zoning Officer, in <br />addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or <br />proceedings to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, <br />reconstruction,. alteration, repair, conversion, moving, maintenance or <br />use, to restrain, correct or abate the violation, to prevent occupancy of <br />the building, structure or lands, or to _prevent any illegal act, conduct, <br />business or use in or about the premises. <br />Notice of a Stop Work Order shall be in writing, directed to the <br />person(s) conducting the violating activity and/or the property owner, <br />and shall state the reasons for the issuance of the order, and the <br />conditions under which activity may be resumed. Notice shall be given <br />by registered or certified mail. Upon issuance of such order, and posting <br />of same on the site of the violation, all work on the site of the violation <br />shall cease, except those activities necessary to bring the site into <br />compliance with this ordinance. <br />The person(s) conducting the violating activity and/or the property <br />owner may appeal the Stop Work Order to the Board of Adjustment <br />Pursuant to Article 2.3 of this Ordinance. <br />e) Each day's continuing violation of any provision of this ordinance is a <br />separate and distinct offense. <br />f) Any combination of the foregoing penalties and remedies may be used <br />to enforce this ordinance. <br />