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<baltimore-city-law heading="Part III – Subsequent Proceedings">
  <section prefix="§" num="19-211" heading="Remedies generally.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Administrator may seek.">If a violation is not promptly discontinued and rectified or if a violation notice is not complied with promptly, the Zoning Administrator may institute or cause to be instituted any appropriate civil or criminal action or proceeding to secure compliance.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Types of proceedings.">These enforcement proceedings include:<para num="(1)">civil court proceedings (&lt;em&gt;see &lt;/em&gt;§ 19-213);</para>
      <para num="(2)">service of citations (&lt;em&gt;see&lt;/em&gt; § 19-214; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">criminal prosecution (&lt;em&gt;see &lt;/em&gt;§ 19-215).</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="19-212" heading="Remedies not exclusive.">
    <text>In pursuing a violation, the Zoning Administrator may use any one or more available remedies or enforcement actions.  The initiation of any one remedy or enforcement action does not preclude pursuing any other remedy or enforcement action authorized by law.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="19-213" heading="Civil court proceedings.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The Zoning Administrator, on behalf of the Mayor and City Council, may file a petition in District Court to compel compliance with or obtain other relief under this Code.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Judicial relief.">In an action brought under this section, the court may compel compliance with this Code by:<para num="(1)">issuing an order to cease and desist from a violation; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">granting other injunctive relief, as appropriate to:<para num="(i)">prevent unlawful construction;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">restrain, correct, or abate a violation;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">prevent illegal occupancy of a structure or premises; or</para>
        <para num="(iv)">stop an illegal act, conduct, business, or use of a structure on or about any premises.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Civil fines and costs.">In an action brought under this section, the court may also:<para num="(1)">impose a civil fine of up to $500 for each day that a violation continues; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">award to the City reasonable enforcement costs and attorney’s fees, whether or not the attorney is a salaried employee of the City.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-171</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="19-214" heading="Enforcement by citation.">
    <text>In addition to any other civil or criminal remedy or enforcement procedure, this Code may be enforced by issuance of the following:</text>
    <para num="(1)">an environmental citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 40 {“Environmental Control Board”};</para>
    <para num="(2)">a civil citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|1"&gt;Article 1&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 41 {“Civil Citations”}; and</para>
    <para num="(3)">a pre-payable criminal citation under City Code &lt;cite data-path="|19"&gt;Article 19&lt;/cite&gt;, Subtitle 71 {“Special Enforcement Officers”}.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
  <section prefix="§" num="19-215" heading="Criminal penalties.">
    <text>Any person who violates any provision of &lt;cite data-path="|32|§19-101"&gt;§ 19-101 {“Prohibited conduct”} of this title&lt;/cite&gt; is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days or both fine and imprisonment for each offense.</text>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-015</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
