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10-120. Penalties for Violation. Misdemeanor. Violation of the provisions of this Chapter or failure to comply with any of its uirements, including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants of iances or special uses, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as defined by law. Additional Actions. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City from taking such other lawful ion as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Such actions may include but are not limited A. In responding to a suspected ordinance violation, the City may utilize the full array of enforcement actions available to it including but not limited to prosecution and fines, injunctions, after -the -fact permits, orders for corrective measures, or a request to the National Flood Insurance Program for denial of flood insurance availability to the guilty party. The City must act in good faith to enforce these official controls and to correct ordinance violations to the extent possible so as not to jeopardize its eligibility in the National Flood insurance Program. B. The City shall immediately investigate the situation when an ordinance violation is either discovered by or brought to the attention of the City. The nature and extent of the violation of the official control shall be documented. As soon as is reasonably possible, this information shall be submitted to the appropriate Department of Natural Resources and Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Office along with the City's plan of action to correct the violation to the degree possible. C. The City shall notify the suspected party of the requirements of this Chapter and all other official controls and the nature and extent of the suspected violation of these controls. If the structure and/or use is under construction or development, the City may order the construction or development immediately halted until a proper permit or approval is granted by the City. If the construction or development is already completed then the City may either: 1. Issue an order identifying the corrective actions that must be made within a specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the official controls, or 2. Notify the responsible party to apply for an after -the -fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to exceed thirty days. D. If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the City within the specified period of time, each additional day that lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this Chapter and shall be prosecuted accordingly. The City shall also upon the lapse of the specified response period notify the landowner to restore the land to the condition which existed prior to the violation of this Chapter. (Ord. No. 581, 6-11-91; Code of 2001) Amendments. (1) 1he flood plain designation on the Official Zoning Map shall not be removed from flood plain areas unl s it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the area has been filled to or above the Leg! atory flood protection elevation e€the regiexel flood and is contiguous to lands outside the flood plair. Special exceptions to this rule maybe permitted by the Commissioner of Natural Resources if the Com missioner determines that lands are adequately protected for the intended use through other (2) M1 amendments to this Chapter, including amendments to the Official Zoning Map, must be subflitted to and approved by the Commissioner of Natural Resources prior to adoption. Changes in the (Underline reflects new language, StiketlsretTh reflects deleted language)