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<section article="glu" article_name="Land Use" number="10-401" title_number="10" title_name="Baltimore City Zoning" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Implementation">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A violation of this title or a local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title is a misdemeanor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may provide by local law for the enforcement of this title and any local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require punishment by fine or imprisonment or both; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>enact or adopt civil penalties for a violation.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City may provide by local law that a violation of this title or a local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title is a civil zoning violation.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to any other available remedies, the proper authorities of Baltimore City may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>prevent the unlawful construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use of a sign, a building, a structure, or land in violation of this title or any local law enacted or regulation adopted under this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>restrain, correct, or abate the violation;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about the premises of the building, structure, or land.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
