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Sec. 78-1613 Violations <br /> Violation of the provisions of this Ordinance or failure to comply with any of its <br /> requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection <br /> with grants of variances or conditional uses) shall constitute a misdemeanor and sha11 be <br /> punishable as defined by law. <br /> Sec. 78-1614 Authority/Enforcement Actions <br /> Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Orono from taking such other <br /> lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Such actions may <br /> include but are not limited to: <br /> (1) In responding to a suspected Ordinance violation, the Planning Director <br /> and the City of Orono may utilize the full array of enforcement actions <br /> available to it including but not limited to prosecution and fines, <br /> injunctions, after-the-fact permits, and/or orders for corrective measures to <br /> the guilty party. <br /> (2) When an Ordinance violation is either discovered by or brought to the <br /> attention of the Planning Director, the Planning Director shall immediately <br /> investigate the situation and document the nature and extent of the <br /> violation of the official control. As soon as is reasonably possible, this <br /> information will be submitted to the MCWD along with the Community's <br /> plan of action to correct the violation to the degree possible. <br /> (3) The Planning Director shall notify the suspected parly of the requirements <br /> of this Ordinance and all other official controls and the nature and extent <br /> of the suspected violation of these controls. If the structure and/or use is <br /> under construction or development, the Planning Director may order the <br /> construction or development immediately halted until a proper permit or <br /> approval is granted by the Community. If the construction or development <br /> is already completed, then the Planning Director may either: (1) issue an <br /> order identifying the corrective actions that must be made within a <br /> specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the <br /> official controls; or (2) notify the responsible party to apply for an after- <br /> the-fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not <br /> to exceed 30-days. <br /> (4) If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the Planning <br /> Director within the specified period of time, each additional day that <br /> lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this Ordinance and shall <br /> be prosecuted accordingly. The Planning Director shall also upon the <br /> lapse of the specified response period notify the landowner to restore the <br /> land to the condition which existed prior to the violation of this Ordinance. <br /> Page 16 of 22 <br />