<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 78-85. - Remedies and penalties.</div>
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               The remedies and penalties provided for violations of this article, whether civil
               or criminal, shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy provided by law,
               and may be exercised in any order.
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Remedies.</span>
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                  a.
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                  <span class="ital">Withholding of certificate of occupancy.</span> The stormwater administrator or other authorized agent may refuse to issue a certificate
                  of occupancy for the building or other improvements constructed or being constructed
                  on the site and served by the stormwater practices in question until the applicant
                  or other responsible person has taken the remedial measures set forth in the notice
                  of violation or has otherwise cured the violations described therein.
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                  b.
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                  <span class="ital">Disapproval of subsequent permits and development approvals.</span> As long as a violation of this article continues and remains uncorrected, the stormwater
                  administrator or other authorized agent may withhold, and the planning board or board
                  of commissioners may disapprove, any request for permit or development approval or
                  authorization provided for by this article or the zoning, subdivision, and/or building
                  regulations, as appropriate for the land on which the violation occurs.
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                  c.
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                  <span class="ital">Injunction, abatements, etc.</span> The stormwater administrator, with the written authorization of the county manager,
                  may institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for a mandatory or prohibitory
                  injunction and order of abatement to correct a violation of this article. Any person
                  violating this article shall be subject to the full range of equitable remedies provided
                  in the General Statutes or at common law.
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                  d.
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                  <span class="ital">Correction as public health nuisance, costs as lien, etc.</span> If the violation is deemed dangerous or prejudicial to the public health or public
                  safety and is within the geographic limits prescribed by N.C.G.S. Â§ 160A-193, the
                  stormwater administrator, with the written authorization of the county manager, may
                  cause the violation to be corrected and the costs to be assessed as a lien against
                  the property.
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                  c.
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                  <span class="ital">Stop work order.</span> The stormwater administrator may issue a stop work order to the person(s) violating
                  this article. The stop work order shall remain in effect until the person has taken
                  the remedial measures set forth in the notice of violation or has otherwise cured
                  the violation or violations described therein. The stop work order may be withdrawn
                  or modified to enable the person to take the necessary remedial measures to cure such
                  violation or violations.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Civil penalties.</span> The stormwater administrator may assess a civil penalty against any person who violates
                  any provision of this article or of a permit or other requirement pursuant to this
                  article. Civil penalties may be assessed up to the full amount of penalty authorized
                  by N.C.G.S. 143-215.6A.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Criminal penalties.</span> Violation of this article may be enforced as a criminal matter under North Carolina
                  law.
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               (Ord. of 4-4-2023)
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