If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held to be invalid such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sentences or clauses be declared invalid.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

    Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole, or any part thereof other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)

    This chapter shall be in full force and effective henceforth from December 1, 1992. This chapter was duly adopted by the Pasquotank County Board of Commissioners on November 23, 1992, with an effective date of December 1, 1992.

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   (A)   Violations of the provisions of this chapter or failure to comply with any of its requirements, including violations of any conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of variances or special use permits, shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine in the amount of $75 or a maximum 30 days imprisonment as provided by G.S. § 14-4.

   (B)   Any act constituting a violation of this chapter or a failure to comply with any of its requirements, including violations of any conditions and safeguards established in connection with the grants of variances or special use permits, shall subject the offender to a civil penalty of $50 for each day the violation continues. If the offender fails to pay this penalty within 15 days after being cited for a violation, the penalty may be recovered by the county in a civil action in the nature of debt. A civil penalty may not be appealed to the Board of Adjustment if the offender was sent a final notice of violation in accordance with § 157.190 and did not take an appeal to the Board of Adjustment within the prescribed time stated in § 157.214.

   (C)   This chapter may also be enforced by any appropriate equitable action.

   (D)   Each day that any violation continues after notification by the Enforcement Officer that such violation exists shall be considered a separate offense for purposes of the penalties and remedies specified in this section.

   (E)   Any one, all, or any combination of the foregoing penalties and remedies may be used to enforce this chapter.

(Ord. passed 6-21-2021)