Upon finding the existence of any violation of this Code, the City Council, or its designee, will have the authority and duty to take or direct all actions necessary or appropriate to punish and abate such violation. (Ord. O-22-017, 5-19-2022)

   A.   Stop and Cease-and-Desist Orders: Upon finding the existence of any violation of this Code, the Development Administrator will notify, in writing, the person responsible for such violation, indicating the nature of the violation and ordering the action necessary to correct it; specifically, the Development Administrator will order the discontinuance of any illegal use of land or structures; the removal of illegal structures, additions or alterations; and the discontinuance of illegal work being done.

   B.   Legal Actions: In the enforcement of this Code, the City Council will exercise all the powers authorized by the statutes of the State of Illinois and the codes and ordinances of this City to ensure compliance with, or to prevent or abate any violation of, the provisions of this Code, and in particular, will, where necessary or appropriate, institute or cause to be instituted by the City Attorney in the name of the City of Wood Dale any and all actions, legal or equitable, including appeals, that may be required for the enforcement of this Code.

   C.   Abatement; Liens: Where authorized by state statute, the City Council may order any work necessary to abate any violation of this Code and shall assess the cost of such work to the property owner. Upon the failure of the owner to pay such cost, the Development Administrator will file a lien for such costs, and for all costs of collection, against the property in question.

   D.   Revocation of Permits: The violation of any provision of this Code, or of any permit or approval granted pursuant to it, or of any condition imposed pursuant to it will be grounds for the revocation of any rezoning, permit, variation, or approval granted pursuant to this Code and affecting the property involved in the violation. The Development Administrator may recommend and the City Council may order such revocation; provided, however, where the original rezoning permit, variation, or approval was granted following a public hearing required pursuant to this Code, the revocation will be preceded by a similar hearing.

   E.   Fines: In the enforcement of this Code, the Development Administrator will, where necessary and appropriate, order the issuance and enforcement of citations to recover fines and penalties for the violation of this Code as authorized by state law and this Code. (Ord. O-22-017, 5-19-2022)

Any person who shall violate, disobey, omit, neglect, or refuse to comply with, or who shall resist enforcement of, any provision of this Code will be subject to a fine in the amounts as specified in the Master Fee Schedule. Each day violation continues to exist shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. O-22-017, 5-19-2022)

Nothing in this Article 10 will be interpreted to prevent any person entitled to relief in law or equity by reason of a violation of the provisions of this Code from bringing an appropriate action to secure such relief. (Ord. O-22-017, 5-19-2022)