§ 8.16.080. Violations—Penalties.

A.

Any Person violating any of the provisions of this chapter unless noted otherwise, shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100) per infraction up to a maximum fine of five hundred dollars ($500).

B.

Violations under this chapter, unless otherwise noted, shall be deemed municipal infractions pursuant to this Code and state law, and fines levied hereunder shall be payable to the city and mailed to the Department of Finance within twenty (20) days of service of the municipal infraction citation. Notice and service of a citation shall be as directed under the Local Government Article of the Maryland Annotated Code § 6-101, et seq. and § SC5-1(38), as amended, concerning municipal infractions.

C.

With respect to violations of Section 8.16.050 Scavenging, any Person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a municipal infraction and shall be subject to a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

D.

With respect to violations of Section 8.16.060(D) Collection rules and regulations, Containers, the following procedure will apply:

1.

For an initial violation, a dated adhesive notice shall be posted on the container.

2.

For a second violation, written notice shall be sent to the Owner's address on file with the City and a copy of said notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property.

3.

For a third violation, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fine for a municipal infraction shall be issued to the Owner. In buildings containing more than one dwelling unit, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fine for a municipal infraction shall be issued to the Owner as a common area Refuse violation.

4.

For a fourth and any subsequent violation, the City of Salisbury is authorized to remove the Refuse container from the property. A service charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid in advance for return of the Refuse container. Written notice shall be sent to the Owner's address on file with the City.

5.

With respect to any property, if six (6) months have elapsed since the last date of an enforcement procedure, then the enforcement procedure shall begin anew with subsection (B)(1) of this section.

6.

When requested by City enforcement personnel, Owners shall provide names of all tenants responsible for the property.

7.

All Owners and occupants of an Owner's property locations, shall be jointly and severally liable for payment of a fine for municipal infraction.

(Ord. 1707, 1999)

(Ord. No. 2270, 11-25-2013; Ord. No. 2446, § 10-9-2017 )