Any owner, tenant, or contractor who commits, takes part in or assists in any in violation of Section 17.60.020, building permits required, shall be assessed a late fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day that said violation continues. The zoning administrator may also take enforcement measures as given in Section 17.60.010. Payment of all fees shall be made in the office of the city zoning administrator within ten (10) days after the owner, tenant, and/or contractor in violation of Section 17.60.010 has been notified by the appropriate authorities of the city of the violation. If payment of the fee is not received at the end of a ten-day period, the city attorney shall have the power to prosecute, pursuant to SDCL 9-14-22 and 11-4-7. Any fees collected shall be deposited in the Britton general fund.

(Ord. 292, § 2301, 1980; Ord. No. 581, 8-10-2020)

(a)

For each violation of the provisions of this chapter, any owner, tenant, or contractor who commits, takes part in or assists in any violation of this chapter or who maintains any building or premises or uses of any land in violation of this chapter, shall, for each and every violation, be subject to prosecution and fines as provided in Section 1.16.010 of this Code. Whenever such person has been officially notified by the appropriate authorities of the city or by service of a summons in a prosecution, or in any other official manner, that said person has committed or is committing a violation, each day's continuance of such violation after such notification shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided in Section 1.16.010.

(b)

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this chapter, the appropriate authorities of the city may, in addition to other remedies, initiate actions for abatement, institute injunction, mandamus or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance or use, and may correct or abate such violation or prevent the occupancy of said building, structure or land.

(c)

In the event the city chooses to abate a violation of this chapter, the owner shall be responsible for all costs of abatement incurred by the city.

(Ord. 292, § 2302, 1980; Ord. No. 581, 8-10-2020)