§ 50-231. Payment of civil penalty; penalty for violation of article.

(a)

Any person violating any provision of this article, permitting conditions or stop work orders shall be liable for civil penalty of ten percent of the cost of correction as determined by the issuing authority, but in no event less than $1,000.00. Each day the violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

In addition to or in lieu of any civil penalty, the issuing authority may at its discretion order the replacement of trees by the person violating this article in order to meet the minimum requirements set out in this article.

(c)

Any civil penalties imposed pursuant to this article shall be payable to the county, shall commence on the date of issuance of any stop work order or any other order of noncompliance and shall not be affected by the filing of any appeals. However, an appellant may, upon filing an appeal, post an appeal bond with the issuing authority in an amount equal to double the cost of any and all corrective work necessary to remedy the violation, the cost of such corrective work to be determined by the issuing authority. Further, any civil penalty imposed pursuant to this article may, in the discretion of the issuing authority, be waived or reduced if, in the discretion of the issuing authority, the violator has taken sufficient and timely curative and corrective action.

(Ord. of 9-27-88; Code 1977, § 3-24.5-37; Ord. of 4-29-99)