Sec. 86-56

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• Time for BZA to decide appeal90 days

  the Board of zoning appeals shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of an application or appeal and decide such appeal within 90 days.

• Appeal period for zoning decisions30 days

  Such an appeal shall be taken within 30 calendar days after the decision appealed from...

• Time to appeal BZA decision to court30 days

  may present to the circuit court of the county a petition specifying the grounds on which aggrieved within 30 calendar days after the filing of the decision in the office of the board.

• Maximum civil penalty per violation10,000 dollars

  the director may provide for the issuance of an order against such person for the one-time payment of civil charges for each violation in specific sums, not to exceed $10,000.00 for each violation.

• Time to challenge construction after permit15 days

  suit may be filed within 15 days after the start of construction by a person who had no actual notice of the issuance of such permit.

• Maximum criminal fine for zoning violation1,000 dollars

  Any such violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

• Maximum criminal fine for uncorrected violation2,000 dollars

  any such failure during any succeeding ten-day period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten-day period punishable by a fine of not more than $2,000.00.

• Maximum fine for violation of unrelated persons rule2,000 dollars

  Any conviction resulting from a violation of provisions regulating the number of unrelated persons in single-family residential dwellings shall be punishable by a fine of up to $2,000.00.

• Maximum fine for uncorrected unrelated persons violation7,500 dollars

  any such failure during any succeeding ten-day period shall constitute a separate misdemeanor offense for each ten-day period punishable by a fine of up to $7,500.00.

• Advance notice for varianceVariancePermission to depart from a specific dimensional rule, granted on a showing of hardship. to abutting owners10 days

  This notice shall be mailed a minimum of ten days prior to the date of the public hearing.

• Minimum period between charges for same violation10 days

  Specified violations arising from the same operative set of facts shall not be charged more frequently than once in any ten-day period.

• Time limit for administrative review of zoning administrator decision60 days

  In no event shall a written order, requirement, decision or determination made by the zoning administrator or other administrative officer be subject to change, modification, or reversal by any zoning administrator or other administrative officer after 60 days have elapsed...