Judicial aid in enforcement

• 30.1 The supreme court and the superior court, within their respective jurisdictions, or any justice of either of those courts in vacation, shall, upon due proceedings in the name of the town, instituted by its town solicitor, have power to issue any extraordinary writ or to proceed according to the course of law or equity or both:

  • 30.1.1 To restrain the erection, alteration, or use of any building, structure, sign, or land erected, altered, or used in violation of the provisions of any zoning ordinance enacted under the authority of the act, and to order its removal or abatement as a nuisance;

  • 30.1.2 To compel compliance with the provisions of any zoning ordinance enacted under the authority of the act;

  • 30.1.3 To order the removal by the property owner of any building, structure, sign, or improvement existing in violation of any zoning ordinance enacted under the provisions of the act and to authorize some official of the town, in the default of the removal by the owner, to remove it at the expense of the owner;

  • 30.1.4 To order the reimbursement for any work or materials which shall have been done or furnished by or at the cost of the town;

  • 30.1.5 To order restoration by the owner, where practicable; and/or

  • 30.1.6 To issue fines and other penalties.

(Ord. No. 2024-5, 6-18-2024)