The city manager shall enforce all of the provisions of these regulations through the building, zoning and code enforcement division.

(Ord. No. 02-4357, 4-29-02; Ord. No. 25-5583, § 2(Exh. A), 11-17-25)

(a)

Whenever a violation of these land development regulations occurs or is alleged to have occurred, any person may file a complaint. Such complaint, stating fully the causes and basis thereof, shall be filed with the director of development services.

(b)

Violation of the provisions of these land development regulations, including violation of conditions and safeguards established in connection with a grant of variance or specially permitted use, and agreements related to affordable housing density bonuses and historic preservation transfer of development rights, shall be punishable in accordance with section 1-11, general penalties, of the Code of the City of Sarasota or in accordance with the section 2-309 (code enforcement). Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the city from taking such other lawful action, including but not limited to resort to equitable action, as is necessary to enforce any such provision, condition or safeguard.

(c)

In addition to other remedies provided by these regulations and other applicable laws, the director of neighborhood and development services shall, when a violation has been determined to exist:

(1)

Refrain from issuing any subsequent development approvals for the developer until the violation has been corrected; and

(2)

Inform the violator that no further work under an existing approval may proceed until the violation has been corrected.

(d)

In the event that any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or that any building, structure, or land is used in violation of these regulations, the director of neighborhood and development services, or other proper authority of the city, or any person the value or use of whose property is or may be affected by such violation, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding in the circuit court:

(1)

To prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use of the building, structure, or land;

(2)

To prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land;

(3)

To prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about the premises; or

(4)

To restrain, correct, or abate the violation.

(Ord. No. 02-4357, 4-29-02; Ord. No. 09-4838, § 2(att. 1), 2-17-09; Ord. No. 25-5583, § 2(Exh. A), 11-17-25)

Any prosecution arising from a violation of any prior zoning code, ordinance or regulation of the city superseded by these land development regulations, which prosecution was pending as of June 28, 2002, or any prosecution which may be begun by June 28, 2002, in consequence of any violation of any prior zoning code, ordinance or regulation superseded hereby, which violation was committed prior to June 28, 2002, shall be tried and determined exactly as if such prior zoning code, ordinance or regulation had not been superseded.

(Ord. No. 02-4357, 4-29-02)