§ 59-20. Penalties.


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  • A. 
    The owner of any building, structure or part thereof or the owner of the land where any violation of this chapter shall be placed or shall exist and any architect, builder, subcontractor or other person who may be employed or assist in the commission of any such violation and all persons who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or fail to comply therewith or with any requirements thereof or who shall violate or fail to comply with any detailed order or rules made thereunder or who shall install work or materials in violation of any detailed statement of specifications or plans submitted and approved thereunder shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance respectively forfeit and pay a penalty as provided in § 32-13 of Chapter 32 hereof.
    B. 
    Any person who, having been served with a notice, as in this chapter described, to remove any violation or comply with any requirement of this chapter or with any order or rule made thereunder, shall fail to comply with said notice within 10 days after such service, or who shall continue to violate any requirement of this chapter in the respect named in such notice, shall forfeit and pay a penalty as provided in § 32-13 of Chapter 32 hereof. In addition thereto any such violation of this chapter shall constitute disorderly conduct, and any person violating the same shall be a disorderly person. Each day that the violation is permitted to exist after the service of such notice shall constitute a separate offense.
Amended 4-1-1980 by L.L. No. 2-1980