<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 30-124. - Sanctions.</div>
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               In addition to the remedies described in this article and consistent with G.S. 153A-123,
               the planning board may seek enforcement of this article through the board of commissioners
               by assessing a civil penalty, to be recovered by the county in a civil action in the
               nature of debt, if the offender does not pay the penalty in a prescribed period of
               time after being cited for violation of this article. Said violation may be enforced
               by an appropriate equitable remedy issuing from a court of competent jurisdiction.
               The court may issue an injunction and order of abatement commanding the defendant
               to correct the unlawful condition upon or cease the unlawful use of the property.
               The action shall be governed in all respects by the laws and rules governing civil
               proceedings, including the Rules of Civil Procedure in general and Rule 65 in particular.
               If the defendant fails or refuses to comply with an injunction or with an order of
               abatement within the time allowed by the court, the defendant may be cited for contempt
               and the county may execute the order of abatement. The county shall have a lien on
               the property for the cost of executing an order of abatement in the nature of a mechanic's
               and materialman's lien. The defendant may secure cancellation of an order of abatement
               by paying all costs of the proceedings and posting a bond for compliance with the
               order. The bond shall be given with sureties approved by the clerk of superior court
               in an amount approved by the judge before whom the matter is heard and shall be conditioned
               on the defendant's full compliance with the terms of the order of abatement within
               a time fixed by the judge. Cancellation of an order of abatement shall not suspend
               or cancel an injunction issued in conjunction therewith. Enforcement of this article
               may be by any one, all or a combination of the remedies authorized in this article.
               Each day's continuing violation shall be a separate and distinct offense.
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               (Ord. 8-21-2001, Â§ 506)
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