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Article 8 — Enforcement, Violation and Appeals

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§ 8.1

ENFORCEMENT

It shall be the responsibility of the Department to enforce this Ordinance. The Director or his/her designee shall have the authority to revoke, suspend, or void any Clearing, Clearing and Grubbing, Grading, Development or Building Permit or to withhold issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, and shall have the authority to suspend all work on a site or any portion thereof, where tree removal or damage occurs in violation of this Ordinance or the provisions of the approved Tree Preservation/Replacement Plan for the site.

§ 8.2

VIOLATION AND PENALTY

Any person violating provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of violating a duly adopted Ordinance of The City of Sugar Hill, and upon conviction by a court of competent jurisdiction, may be punished either by a fine not to exceed $500, or confinement in the County jail not to exceed 60 days, or both. The Court shall have the power and authority to place any person found guilty of a violation of this Ordinance on probation and to suspend or modify any fine or sentence. As a condition of said suspension, the Court may require payment of restitution or impose other punishment allowed by law which may include mandatory attendance at an educational program regarding tree preservation. The owner of any property wherein a violation exists, and any builder, contractor, or agent who may have assisted in the commission of any such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense.

City of Sugar Hill 8.1

§ 8.3

APPEALS AND WAIVERS

8.3.1 Variance from the Zoning Ordinance

The preservation of trees may be considered as a condition peculiar to a piece of property in support of a request for a Variance from the literal application of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, under the procedures and requirements contained therein.

8.3.2 Appeals

Appeals of the interpretation of the requirements of this Ordinance by the Director shall be filed and processed in accordance with the appeal procedures as set forth in the Development Regulations.

8.3.3 Waivers

Waiver requests of the requirements of this Ordinance shall be filed and processed in accordance with the waiver procedures as set forth in the Development Regulations.

City of Sugar Hill 8.2 AMENDMENTS