HomeMy WebLinkAboutUDO Text Amendment - Penalties & Fines UDO Text Amendment - Penalties & Fines Amendment for ReviewA LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
BE IT ENACTED, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga Springs, in consideration of changes in the
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) as follows: SECTION 1. Subsection 20.2(E) of the Unified
Development Ordinance, entitled “Penalties and Fines”, is hereby amended to read (new material
underlined; old material in brackets):
E. PENALTIES AND FINES
Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, the following penalties apply:
1. First violations of this Ordinance are punishable by a fine of not more than $50.00 for each
day the violation continues [and/or imprisonment of up to five days].
2. Second violations of this Ordinance are punishable by a fine of not more than $100.00 for
each day the violation continues [and/or imprisonment of up to 15 days].
3. Third and subsequent violations of this Ordinance are punishable by a fine of not more than
$250.00 for each day the violation continues [and/or a jail sentence of up to 30 days].
4. These fines [and/or imprisonment] are exclusive of any additional civil fees or remedies.
SECTION 2. Subsection 20.2(G) of the Unified Development Ordinance, entitled “Court Action”,
is hereby amended to read (new material underlined; old material in brackets):
G. COURT ACTION
The imposition of fines [and/or imprisonment] do not preclude the City from instituting an action for
injunction or other legal action to prevent any unlawful use or activity, or to correct or abate a violation,
or to prevent the illegal occupancy of a building, land or premises. In the event the City prevails in this
action, the City has the authority to seek all reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by or on behalf of the
City, together with all the costs and disbursements of the litigation