Stanhope City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXVII
Violations and Penalties
§ 100-194 Definitions.
§ 100-195 Use of property.
A.
No person shall use or occupy any land or structure in violation of any provision of this chapter or in violation of the permitted zoning uses for the zone district in which the land or structure is located unless such use or structure is a lawful preexisting nonconforming use or has otherwise been allowed by a variance or approval granted by the Land Use Board or any predecessor thereto.
B.
No person shall use or occupy any land or structure which use or occupancy requires site plan approval pursuant to the provisions of this chapter without first having obtained said site plan approval from the Land Use Board unless said use or occupancy is a lawful preexisting nonconforming use.
C.
No person shall use or occupy any land or structure in violation of any site plan approval granted by the Land Use Board or any predecessor thereto.
D.
No person shall rent, lease, solicit, advertise for, offer, permit, allow or fail to discontinue use or occupancy of any dwelling unit for a period for 30 days or less. Nothing shall prevent lawful occupancy of a dwelling unit for a rental period of more than 30 days.
[Added 6-25-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-09]
§ 100-196 Violations and penalties.
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punishable by a fine not exceeding $1,250 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days, or any combination thereof. Each violation of any provision of this chapter, each violation of any provision of site plan approval and each day that such violation shall continue shall be deemed to be separate and distinct offenses.