§ 90-714. Penalty for violations.

Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements or provisions of this article or directions of the floodplain administrator or any authorized employee of the County of Prince George shall be guilty of the stated violation and subject to penalties as shown:

Any such violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,000.00. If the violation is uncorrected at the time of the conviction, the court shall order the violator to abate or remedy the violation in compliance with the zoning ordinance, within a time period established by the court. Failure to remove or abate a zoning violation within the specified time period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,000.00. Any such failure during any succeeding ten-day period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten-day period punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $1,500.00.

Whenever the floodplain administrator or his designee determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provisions of this article, or of any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the floodplain administrator or his designee shall give notice of such alleged violation as hereafter provided. Such notice shall: (1) be in writing, (2) include a statement of the reasons for its issuance, (3) allow a reasonable time not to exceed a period of 30 days for the performance of any act it requires, (4) be served upon the property owner or his agent as the case may require; provided, however, that such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon such owner or agent when a copy thereof has been served with such notice by any other method authorized by state code; and (5) contain an outline of remedial actions which, if taken, will affect compliance with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. O-12-07, 4-24-2012; Ord. No. O-13-07, § 1, 5-14-2013)

(Ord. No. O-12-07, 4-24-2012; Ord. No. O-13-07, § 1, 5-14-2013)