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Forsyth CountyUnified Development Code

Chapter 22 — Enforcement and Legal Status Provisions, Article 1 — PREVENTIVE ACTION

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§ 22-1.1

Injunction.

If any land or building is used in violation of this Code, the director, the Director of Engineering, County Attorney, and the Board of Commissioners of Forsyth County, in addition to other remedies, may institute an action for injunction or other appropriate action to cause cessation of the violation.

§ 22-1.2

Civil Penalties.

In addition to or instead of utilization of the injunctive relief provided for in Section 22-1.1 of this Article and use of the criminal provisions of Section 21-2.1 of Article II, the Board of Commissioners, the director, the Director of Engineering, and the County Attorney may institute civil action to penalize violation of any part of this Code. The civil penalty shall not exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per day per violation. In addition to said civil penalties, reimbursement to the Board of Commissioners for reasonable attorney fees for the enforcement of the order and costs of litigation, including clerk's deposition and related costs, are authorized to be awarded by the said appropriate judicial authority.

ARTICLE II, REMEDIAL ACTIONS: