TITLE 45
Towns and cities
CHAPTER 45-24
Zoning Ordinances
SECTION 45-24-60
§ 45-24-60 Administration
Violations.
(a) A zoning ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter provides for a penalty
for any violation of the zoning ordinance, or for a violation of any terms or
conditions of any action imposed by the zoning board of review or of any other
agency or officer charged in the ordinance with enforcement of any of its
provisions. The penalty for the violation must reasonably relate to the
seriousness of the offense, and not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for each
violation, and each day of the existence of any violation is deemed to be a
separate offense. Any fine inures to the city or town.
(b) The city or town may also cause suit to be brought in the
supreme or superior court, or any municipal court, including a municipal
housing court having jurisdiction, in the name of the city or town, to restrain
the violation of, or to compel compliance with, the provisions of its zoning
ordinance. A city or town may consolidate an action for injunctive relief
and/or fines under the ordinance in the superior court of the county in which
the subject property is located.
History of Section.
(P.L. 1991, ch. 307, § 1.)
