A. A board of county commissioners may provide for enforcement of its regulations and establish fines, penalties or other remedies for any offense in violation of its regulations, which shall be recoverable together with costs of suit.
B. 1. In addition to other powers and duties prescribed by law, a board of county commissioners shall have the power to establish and enforce fines and penalties for violation of its zoning, subdivision, storm water and floodplain regulations, including the issuance of citations by designated county personnel for violations of its zoning, subdivision, storm water and floodplain regulations. A board of county commissioners may additionally establish that any person who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued within the period permitted for its correction may be assessed a fine or penalty for each ensuing day during which such failure or violation continues.
2. In issuing a citation pursuant to this subsection, the county employee shall proceed as follows:
3. If a person fails to appear in district court at the designated time, a warrant for arrest shall be issued.
4. Violations and penalties shall be deemed misdemeanor offenses, punishable by a fine of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). Jurisdiction is hereby conferred upon the district court within the county.
5. Fines and penalties collected pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the appropriate county fund.
6. Issuance of citations and/or payment of fines or penalties shall in no way preclude other remedies or appropriate action or proceedings to prevent or remove a violation.
Added by Laws 2009, c. 271, § 3.