Morrisville Unified Development Ordinance - June 2017

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