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<section number="28-102" name="Definitions" law="code" slug="sec-28-102" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_28CIMOFIPE_DIV1ZOVI_SD1GE_S28-102DE">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Terms used in this Division are defined as follows:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Board: Board of Zoning Appeals of Prince George's County, Maryland.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Civil violation: The erection, alteration, enlargement, maintenance, or use of any building, structure, or land in violation of any provision of the Zoning Ordinance applicable to such building, structure, or land in the zone in which it is located.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Department: Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Director: Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Grace period: Extension of time granted pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance for correction, termination, or cessation of a civil violation of the Zoning Ordinance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Notice of violation: Notice issued by the Department pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Repeated civil violation: A recurring violation of the same section of the Zoning Ordinance at the same location; or a violation of the same section of the Zoning Ordinance at a different location by the same responsible party.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>Responsible party: Any person who uses property in violation of the Zoning Ordinance, or who knowingly permits another person to do so.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8.1">
      <text>Right-of-Way: As used in this Section, right-of-way is defined in Section 23-102 of this Code.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>Zoning Official: The Director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections, and Enforcement or the Director's designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>Zoning Ordinance: Zoning Ordinance of Prince George's County, Maryland, codified as Subtitle 27 of this Code.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
