§ 22-57. Penalty for failure to obtain a permit; lien.  


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  • (a)

    Any person who fails to obtain a building permit as required by this article shall be subject to a fine of $250.00 for each day, or part thereof, that a building permit is not obtained. Such fine shall begin on the day work was commenced or, in the case of a mobile home, the day the mobile home was installed.

    (b)

    Such fine shall constitute a lien upon real property to which an improvement was made without the issuance of a building permit and shall be enforceable under applicable state statutes.

(Code 1991, § 52-6; Ord. No. 2001-05, § 52-6, 4-3-2001)