Section 11-A305. PENALTIES

 

305.1 As provided in § 10 of the Zoning Act, the owner or person in charge of or maintaining any building or land, or any other person who erects, constructs, reconstructs, alters, converts, maintains, or uses any building or structure, or part of a building or structure, or land in violation of the provisions of this title shall, upon conviction for that violation, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each and every day the violation continues.

 

305.2 The Office of the Attorney General of the District of Columbia, or any neighboring property owner or occupant who would be specially damaged by any violation of this title, may, in addition to all other remedies provided by law, institute injunction or other appropriate action or proceedings to prevent the unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, or use; or to correct or abate a violation; or to prevent the occupancy of the buildings, structure, or land.

 

305.3 Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as alternative sanctions for any infraction of the provisions of this subchapter, or any rules or regulations issued under the authority of these sections, pursuant to Chapter 18 of Title 2 of the District of Columbia Official Code.

 

 

authority

§ 1 of the Zoning Act of 1938, approved June 20, 1938 (52 Stat. 797, as amended; D.C. Official Code § 6-641.01 (2012 Repl.)).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 2447, 2623 (March 4, 2016 – Part 2).