2-3.12 NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Whenever the Town determines that a violation of the ordinances or statues addressed by this Section has occurred or continues to exist, the Town shall serve a Notice of Violation upon the alleged violation by one of the methods describe in 2-3.13 SERVICE OF NOTICES below. Said notice shall include the following information: 1) The name of the property owner, 2) The street address, date and approximate time at which the violations were observed, 3) Number and title of all Ordinances section violated, and a description of the condition of the property that violates the stated sections, 4) All remedial action required to permanently correct outstanding violations, which may include corrections, repairs, demolition, removal or other appropriate action, 5) The specific date by which to correct the violations listed in the notice, which date shall be fourteen (14) days from the date of service, 6) An explanation of the consequences should the responsible person(s) fail to comply with the terms and deadlines stated in the Notice of Violation, which may include, but are not limited to, civil penalties (fines), revocation of permits, withholding of future municipal permits, abatement of the violation, costs, administrative fees, and any other legal remedies, 7) An explanation of how the penalty shall be paid, 8) That civil penalties will begin to accrue immediately upon expiration of the date identified in the Notice of Violation to correct the violation(s) listed, 9) The amount of the civil penalty on each violation and that the penalty will continue to accrue daily until the property is brought into compliance, 10) An explanation that payment of an assessed fine shall not excuse the failure to correct the violations, nor shall it bar further enforcement action by the Town, 11) That only one Notice of Violation is required to be issued during any twelve (12) month period for violation of a given section of ordinance or statute, and that civil penalties begin to accrue immediately upon the observation of any subsequent violations of the same section of ordinance or statute, 12) An explanation of the right to request a hearing on the violation, the procedure for requesting a hearing, the possible outcomes of the hearing process, and the consequences of failure to request a hearing, and 13) The signature of the Planning Commission Chairman. More than one notice of violation may be issued against the same responsible person(s), if the notice encompass different dates or different violations.