§ 8.2. Violations.

A.

Administration of enforcement. The provisions of these land use regulations shall be administered by the mayor, or his/her duly authorized representative, as designated herein, who shall have the power to make inspections of buildings or premises necessary to carry out their administrative duties in the enforcement of these regulations. The Town of St. Francisville Police Department shall enforce the provisions of these regulations. The mayor or his/her duly authorized representative may call upon the police to furnish the necessary personnel to carry out enforcement.

B.

Violations and enforcement proceedings. In case any structure is erected or structurally altered or maintained, or any structure or land is used or altered or is not maintained, in violation of these regulations, any proper town official or his or her duly authorized representative may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful construction or alteration or use or other violations, to restrain, to correct or to prevent any illegal act, conduct any business or maintain any use in or about such premises. Furthermore, any resident of the community who believes that a violation of any of the provisions of these regulations is occurring may file a written complaint with the Town of St. Francisville. Such complaint shall fully set forth the acts or omissions constituting the alleged violation and the site or sites at which such violation or violations are alleged to be occurring. The building official shall record properly such complaint, promptly investigate the allegations underlying said complaint, and take action on such complaint as provided by these regulations.

C.

Responsibility for violations. Whenever the building official, on the basis of a written complaint, has reason to believe that a violation of these regulations may exist, he may require any person owning the structure or land or operating a use thereon to provide, within thirty (30) days of notification or the next available Town of St. Francisville Court date, information as may be necessary, in his judgment, to determine the existence or extent of any violation.

D.

Penalty. Any person violating any provision of these regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and deemed a public nuisance and upon conviction shall be punished for each separate offense by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day any violation of any provision of these regulations shall continue to constitute a separate offense.