Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance – September 2018

ARTICLE 10: ENFORCEMENT..................................................................................................... 10-1 Section 10.1. General Provisions.........................................................................................................10-1 10.1.1. Purpose ...........................................................................................................................................................................10-1 10.1.2. Compliance Required ..................................................................................................................................................10-1 Section 10.2. Violations and Responsible Persons..............................................................................10-1 10.2.1. Violations Generally ....................................................................................................................................................10-1 A. Failure to Comply with Ordinance or Term or Condition of Approval Constitutes Ordinance Violation.. 10-1 B. Permits or Permit Approvals Only Authorize Development Approved ............................................................ 10-1 10.2.2. Specific Violations ........................................................................................................................................................10-1 10.2.3. Responsible Persons .....................................................................................................................................................10-1 Section 10.3. Enforcement Responsibility and Procedures ..................................................................10-1 10.3.1. Responsibility for Enforcement................................................................................................................................... 10-1 10.3.2. Complaints Regarding Violations.............................................................................................................................. 10-2 10.3.3. Inspections ......................................................................................................................................................................10-2 10.3.4. Enforcement Procedure................................................................................................................................................10-2 A. Notice of Violation and Opportunity for Correction............................................................................................ 10-2 B. Administrative Hearing ...............................................................................................................................................10-3 C. Application of Remedies and Penalties................................................................................................................... 10-3 D. Emergency Enforcement without Notice................................................................................................................... 10-3 E. Repeat Violations.........................................................................................................................................................10-3 F. Authority to Require Statements ............................................................................................................................... 10-3 Section 10.4. Remedies and Penalties.................................................................................................10-4 10.4.1. Remedies ........................................................................................................................................................................10-4 A. Issuance of Stop Work Order ................................................................................................................................... 10-4 B. Revocation of Permit or Approval............................................................................................................................ 10-4 C. Denial or Withholding of Related Permits.............................................................................................................. 10-4 D. Removal of Illegal Signs from Town-Maintained Streets .................................................................................... 10-4 E. Injunction.........................................................................................................................................................................10-4 F. Order of Abatement ...................................................................................................................................................10-4 G. Equitable Remedy........................................................................................................................................................10-5 10.4.2. Citations and Civil Penalties....................................................................................................................................... 10-5 A. Violations of Riparian Buffer Regulations............................................................................................................... 10-5 B. Violations of Stormwater Management Regulations ............................................................................................ 10-5 C. Violations of Special Event Permit Regulations...................................................................................................... 10-5 D. Violation of Tree Protection Standards................................................................................................................... 10-5 E. Other Violations............................................................................................................................................................10-6 F. Citation ...........................................................................................................................................................................10-6 10.4.3. Criminal Penalties .........................................................................................................................................................10-6 A. Violations of Riparian Buffer Regulations............................................................................................................... 10-6 B. Violations of Stormwater Management Regulations ............................................................................................ 10-7