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North Smithfield
Town of North Smithfield Zoning Ordinance
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§ 18.20

Penalties

Sec. 18.20. Penalties.

  • 18.20.1. Revocation of suspension of approval. The approval of a SWPPP under this Section may be revoked or suspended by the Building Official or his or her designee and all work on the project halted for an indefinite time period by the Building Official or his or her designee after written notification is transmitted by the Building Official or his or her designee to the developer for one or more of the following reasons:

    • (1) Violation of any condition of the approved plan or specifications pertaining thereto.

    • (2) Violation of any provision of this chapter or any other applicable law, ordinance, article, rule, or regulation related to the work or site of work.

    • (3) The existence of any condition or the performance of any act constituting or creating a nuisance, hazard, or endangerment to human life or the property of others or contrary to the spirit or intent of this chapter.

  • 18.20.2. Other penalties. In addition, thereto, whenever there is a failure to comply with the provisions of this Section, the Town shall have the right to notify the applicant/owner that he must cease work immediately and/or has twenty-four (24) hours from the receipt of notice to temporarily correct the violations and thirty (30) days from receipt of notice to permanently correct the violations. Should the applicant/owner fail to take the temporary corrective measures within the twenty-four (24) hour period and the permanent corrective measure within the thirty-day (30) period, the Town shall then have the right to take whatever actions it deems necessary to correct the violations and to assert a lien on the subject property in an amount equal to the costs of remedial actions. The lien shall be enforced in a manner provided or authorized by law for the enforcement of common law liens on personal property. The lien shall be recorded with the records of land evidence of the Town, and the lien shall incur legal interest from the date of recording. The imposition of any penalty shall not exempt the offender from compliance with the provisions of this Section, including revocation of the performance bond or assessment of a lien on the property by the Town. A reinspection fee shall be required ARTICLE IV. DEFINITIONS