Zoneomics Logo
search icon

Levelland City Zoning Code

§ 9.521

Penalties.

(a) 
Any person, land owner, building owner or occupant, who shall violate any o£ the provisions of this article or who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or who shall build, alter, or occupy any building, structure or land in violation of any statement or plan submitted and approved hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined as provided for in the general penalty provision found in Section 1.106 of this code. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue, shall constitute a separate offense, and shall be punishable as such hereunder.
(b) 
The owner or owners of any building or property or part thereof where anything in violation of this article shall be caused to exist, and any architect, building contractor, agent, attorney, person, firm, or corporation employed in connection therewith and who have assisted in the commission of such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined as provided for in the general penalty provision found in Section 1.106 of this code.
(c) 
In addition to the remedies provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Administrator may, in case any building or structures are erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this article, institute on behalf of the City of Levelland any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent any illegal act, conduct business or use in or about such premises.
(Ordinance 635, sec. 21, adopted 11/17/81)