Enforcement
A. Zoning inspector. A zoning inspector who shall be a resident of the town shall be appointed by the town council. It shall be the duty of the zoning inspector to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and to record all amendments to this ordinance on the record copy of the zoning ordinance and map.
B. Zoning certificate. No building, structure or sign shall hereafter be erected, enlarged, or relocated and no nonstructural use shall be initiated until the zoning inspector has certified, in writing, that the proposed use, structure or sign conforms to the provisions of this ordinance. The zoning inspector may require that copies of plans, specifications and such other information as he may deem necessary, be filed with the application for such certificate.
The zoning inspector shall issue the following copies of each certificate:
| Applicant | Town Clerk |
| Building/Zoning Inspection Department | |
No certificate may be issued by the zoning inspector for any use not specifically permitted in this ordinance, except where the inspector receives a statement in writing from the zoning board of review, indicating the granting of an appeal, special use permit or variance or a statement in writing, from the town council, indicating an amendment to this ordinance.
C. Violation. Any person or persons who violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or any safeguard or condition attached to the granting of a special use permit or variance may be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense and each day of the existence of any such violation shall be deemed a separate offense, such fine to inure to the Town of Scituate. Immediately upon request of the zoning inspector, the town solicitor shall institute appropriate action in the Supreme or Superior Court to restrain the violation of, or to compel compliance with the provisions of this ordinance.