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2008 SESSION
HB 679 Zoning ordinance; civil penalties for violations.
Introduced by: Robert D. Hull | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance. Requires the general district court, upon a finding of liability, to order a violator of a zoning ordinance to abate or remedy the violation in compliance with the zoning ordinance within a period not to exceed 30 days. In addition, the bill provides that should the violator choose to waive trial, admit liability, and pay the civil penalty, the violator will have to first agree in writing to abate or remedy the violation within a specified timeframe. The bill also provides that when civil penalties for a zoning ordinance violation total $5,000 or more, the violation may be prosecuted as a criminal misdemeanor. This bill incorporates HB 1090.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance. Provides that if civil penalties total $5,000 or more for zoning violations, criminal sanctions may also be pursued.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Civil penalties for violations of zoning ordinance. Requires the general district court, upon a finding of liability, to order a violator of a zoning ordinance to abate or remedy the violation in compliance with the zoning ordinance within a period not to exceed 30 days. In addition, the bill provides that should the violator choose to waive trial, admit liability, and pay the civil penalty, the violator will have to first agree in writing to abate or remedy the violation within a specified timeframe.