Any violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner shall be brought into compliance upon notification by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee or the County Corporation Counsel.

The County Corporation Counsel shall have the authority to use all legal remedies necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter. After consultation with the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department and/or the Land Use Planning and Zoning Committee, the Corporation Counsel shall determine which legal remedy or legal remedies are in order to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

Any landowner who violates or refuses to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $500 per offense, together with the taxable costs of action. Each day that the violation exists, after receiving notice of the violation from the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department by certified or registered mail, or personal service per § 801.11 Wis. Stats., shall constitute a separate offense.

In addition to the Corporation Counsel having the authority to enforce the provisions of this chapter per Subsection B above, the designated staff of the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall have the authority to and may prepare, sign and issue citations in order to commence action to enforce compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

No land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner that requires issuance of a land use permit pursuant to this chapter, and such a permit has not been obtained, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may issue a stop-work order requiring any such activity to be immediately stopped and enjoined.

Land use permit obtained. When the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department is notified or becomes aware of any activity in violation of the provisions of this chapter by or under the direction of the landowner for which a land use permit was issued and the actual activity deviates from that land use permit, the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department may issue a stop-work order requiring the activity to be immediately stopped and enjoined

The stop-work order shall be mailed to the subject landowner's property tax bill mailing address or the mailing address as stated on the land use permit application and/or to any person signing the land use permit application.

The stop-work order card issued and posted by the Land Use Planning and Zoning Department shall be posted at the subject site in plain view from a nontrespass location off the subject property. A stop-work order card shall remain posted until compliance of the violation occurs. In the event that a stop-work order has been removed from its posted location by persons other than Department staff, the property owner(s) and/or other agents, upon conviction, shall be subject to a $300 fine plus court costs. The fine shall increase by $300 after each offense and be cumulative. For example: $300 first offense, $600 for second offense, $900 for third offense, and so on. If a property owner removes a stop-work order sign three times they shall be subject to $1,800 ($300 + $600 + $900) in fines plus court costs.

An action filed pursuant to § 350-63 of this chapter to the County Board of Adjustment or to any court shall stop work during and until the final outcome of the action has been reached or until so ordered by a Court of appropriate jurisdiction.