§ 42-17. Penalties for violation of chapter.

(a)

Violations; direct. Violation of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements, including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connections with grants of variances, registration failures (section 42-3), and including the use of any device with the intent to evade the requirements of this chapter, shall constitute a misdemeanor.

(b)

Violations; indirect. The owner or tenant of any manufactured home, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any dealer, builder, contractor, agent or other person who commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains such violation may each be found guilty of a separate offense and suffer the penalties as set forth in this section.

(c)

Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter or fails to comply with any of its requirements or attempts to evade the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished as provided in section 1-11.

(d)

Civil remedies. In case any building or structure is (or is proposed to be) moved, placed, installed, erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or any manufactured home, structure or land is (or is proposed to be) used in violation of this chapter, the building official, county attorney, or other appropriate authority of the county, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specially damaged by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate legal action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful movement, placement, installation, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion maintenance or use; or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such manufactured home, structure or land.

(Ord. No. 98-08, § 16, 6-23-1998; Ord. of 10-19-2010, § 2)

Note— Formerly numbered as § 42-14.