Appeals; enforcement; penalties

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  • (a) Any applicant or property owner aggrieved by a determination of the Historic Preservation Commission may, within thirty days of receiving notice of such a decision by the Historic Preservation Commission, file a written notice of appeal with the Board of Land Use Appeals, and thereafter to the District Court in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 270 of this title.

  • (b) Any building or structure located in any Control District or listed in the Registry which is set up, erected, constructed, altered, enlarged, converted, moved, or maintained contrary to the provisions of this subchapter, is unlawful and a public nuisance.

  • (c) Any person who has been notified of a violation of the provisions of this subchapter by the Commissioner of Planning and Natural Resources or the Historic Preservation Commission and has been ordered to comply with the same, shall be allowed a period of thirty (30) days within which to comply with the order of the Commissioner or the Historic Preservation Commission. Any person who has been so notified and has wilfully failed to comply shall upon conviction of the same be fined not more than $25. Each seven day period of continuing violation after such conviction shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable by a similar fine.

  • (d) The Attorney General shall prosecute all actions required for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter.

  • (e) If any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained, or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this subchapter, the Attorney General, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful action, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land or any illegal act or use in or about such premises.


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