In applying to the Zoning Administrator for a zoning certificate, the applicant shall submit a plat in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the name of the person making the application, the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, as shown by a survey, the size, shape and location of the building to be erected and such other information as may be necessary to provide for the enforcement of this chapter. This subsection is also applicable to the construction of signs.

If the proposed excavation or construction, as set forth in the application, is in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and other ordinances of the Town of Walkersville, the Zoning Administrator shall issue a zoning certificate for such excavation or construction. If a zoning certificate is refused, the Zoning Administrator shall state such refusal in writing, with the cause, and he shall grant or deny the certificate within 10 days of the date of application, provided that he has received comment from any agency involved or having jurisdiction with regard to said certificate. A record of plats and action shall be maintained in the office of the Zoning Administrator.

Whenever townhouses, apartments, or multifamily developments are to be constructed or an institutional, commercial or industrial establishment is to be constructed, a site plan of the intended development ("site plan") shall be submitted to the Planning Commission requesting approval by it. No zoning certificate and building permit will be issued, and no structure or use will be established except in conformity with a site plan unconditionally approved by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission shall either approve, approve subject to specific changes, modifications or conditions, disapprove or continue the site plan for a specified period of time. After a site plan has been approved and construction of the development has been completed, in accordance with the site plan, a change in use for the property subject to the site plan and/or a change in the approved improvement plans or in the site plan (other than minor remodeling or changing of permitted signs as determined by the Zoning Administrator) will require another site plan review and approval by the Planning Commission. Approval of a site plan submitted under the provisions of this article shall expire one year after the date of such approval unless visible, substantial and progressive construction activities toward completion of the structure for the use approved by the site plan (beyond excavation, grading and/or utilities installation) have begun as determined by the Planning Commission. If the Planning Commission conditionally approves a site plan subject to changes, modifications or conditions, said changes, modifications or conditions must be completed, satisfied and resubmitted to the Planning Commission in sufficient time for the site plan to be reviewed by the Zoning Administrator for verification of the completion and satisfaction of such changes, modifications, and/or conditions and to be signed by the Planning Commission Chairman within 60 days of the Planning Commission meeting when it received conditional approval or the conditional approval is no longer valid and the site plan must be resubmitted to the Planning Commission as a new submission.

In addition to the penalties and remedies provided in Subsections A and B above, any violation of any provisions of this zoning chapter may, by the nature and circumstances of such violation, be determined to be a municipal zoning infraction. If, after investigation, the zoning violation is determined to be, by its nature and the circumstances of said violation, a civil violation and not a misdemeanor, the Zoning Administrator or her authorized agent shall deliver a citation or warning to the property owner and other person or persons responsible for said violation. If such person or persons are unable to be located after a reasonable effort has been made, the Zoning Administrator or her authorized agent may post the citation or warning in a conspicuous place on the property and mail a copy of the same, postage prepaid, to such person or persons, which shall be sufficient for delivery under this subsection. The citation as provided for in this subsection shall be in writing and contain the following:

Whenever an alleged or possible municipal zoning infraction is brought to the attention of the Zoning Administrator, the Zoning Administrator shall:

A fine of $100 is hereby imposed upon each person responsible for a municipal zoning infraction. Each day such violation is permitted to exist shall be considered a separate infraction, except that where a warning has been issued, the penalty shall commence from the date when the violation was to be corrected or abated, the day following such date being the first day of which a fine is imposed. All fines shall be payable to the Town of Walkersville.

Any person receiving a citation may elect to stand trial for the violation by filing with the Zoning Administrator a notice of intention to stand trial, said notice must be given at least five days prior to the date when payment must be made as set forth in the citation. Upon receipt of said notice of intention to stand trial, the Zoning Administrator shall forward to the Clerk of the District Court for Frederick County, Maryland, a copy of the citation and the notice of intention to stand trial. Upon receipt of said citation, the Clerk shall schedule said case for trial, notifying the defendant and the Zoning Administrator of the trial date. All fines, penalties or forfeitures collected by the District Court in such cases shall be remitted to the Town of Walkersville.

If any person cited for a violation fails to pay the fine by the date of payment set forth in the citation and fails to file a notice of his intention to stand trial for the offense, a formal notice of the violation will be mailed, postage prepaid, to the person's last known address. If the citation has not been paid within 15 days from the date of the notice, the person shall be liable for an additional fine of $100 for each infraction, for a total fine of $200 per infraction. If the citation has not been satisfied within 35 days from the date thereof, the Zoning Administrator may request adjudication of the case through the District Court. The District Court shall thereupon schedule the case for trial and summon the defendant to appear. A failure to respond to such summons shall be contempt of court.

Adjudication of a violation under this subsection is not a criminal conviction and does not impose any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by a criminal conviction.

In a proceeding before the District Court, the violation shall be prosecuted in the same manner and to the same extent as set forth for municipal infractions contained in § 6-102 et seq. of the Local Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended; however, the Attorney for the Town of Walkersville is hereby authorized to prosecute violations under this subsection.

Any person found to have committed a violation by the District Court shall be liable for all costs of such proceedings.

The Zoning Administrator, after consultation with the attorney for the Town of Walkersville and the designated Commissioner of the Town of Walkersville, shall have discretionary authority to reduce or suspend all or any portion of any fine payable for any violation.

The Burgess and Commissioners of Walkersville hereby empower the Walkersville Zoning Administrator to administer and enforce the provisions of this subsection.

Nothing contained in this subsection shall prohibit or prevent the Zoning Administrator, the Commissioners of Walkersville or any person from seeking other lawful remedies, such as injunctive relief, criminal prosecution or damages, in a civil action pursuant to §§ 11-101 to 11-103 of the Land Use Article of the Annotated Code, as amended.