Whenever a violation of this chapter occurs or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a written complaint.

Such complaint stating fully the causes and basis thereof shall be filed with the Zoning Inspector. The Zoning Inspector shall record properly such complaint, immediately investigate, and act thereon as provided by this chapter.

A violation of any provision of this chapter, or failure to comply with any requirement thereof, shall constitute a municipal infraction. Each day on which a violation of this chapter exists shall constitute a separate violation. The violation of each section or provision of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.

Any person found to have violated any section or provision of this chapter shall pay a fine of $300 for the first violation. The fine for each subsequent violation shall be the maximum amount authorized by § 6-102 of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended from time to time. A subsequent violation of this chapter shall mean a violation of a section or provision of this chapter which has occurred more than 24 hours, but not more than 30 days, after the occurrence of a violation of the same section or provision of this chapter upon the same parcel or piece of real property as that of the previous violation, and for which subsequent violation the same person is charged as was charged with the previous violation. Once the person charged with the first violation has received a municipal infraction citation for that violation, it shall not be necessary to deliver a notice of municipal infraction for a subsequent violation of the same section or provision of this chapter before issuing a municipal infraction citation for any subsequent violation of the same section of this chapter.

The Town may enforce this chapter by civil action for declaratory judgment and/or injunction, in addition, or as an alternative to citing the violator for a municipal infraction. In the case of a civil action for declaratory judgment and/or injunction, the Town may recover its legal fees and court costs from the violator.

The owner and/or tenant of any building, structure, premises, or part thereof, and any architect, builder, contractor, agent or any other person who causes, commits, participates in, assists in, or maintains a violation of this chapter shall be guilty of a separate offense, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth above in this section. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the Town from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violations of this chapter.