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<br />hearings to consider an amendment to this Section and the notiee shall include a drati of the Scction <br />amendment or technical study under consideration. <br />1335.34 Enforcement and Penalties for Violation. . <br />Subd. ] <br /> Misdemeanor. Violation of the provisions of this Section or failure to comply <br />with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in <br />connection with grants of variances or conditional uses) shall constitute a misdemeanor and <br />shall be punishable as defined by state law. <br />Subd.2 Other Remedies. Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the City from <br />taking any other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Such <br />actions may include but shall not be limited to: <br />A. ]n rcsponding to a sw'-pccted Code violation, thc City Administrator and City <br /> Counci) may utilize the full array of enforcement actions available to it. <br /> including but not limited to, prosecution and fines. injunctions. atier-lhe-fact <br /> permits, orders for correctivc measures or a request to lhe National Flood <br /> Insurance Program for denial of flood insurance availability to the guilty party. <br /> The City shall act in good faith to l'11force these official controls and to correct <br /> Code vio)ations to thc cxtent possible so as not to jeopardize its eligibility in the <br /> National Flood Insurance Program. <br />B. When a Codc violation is either discovered by or brought to the attention of the <br /> City Administrator. the City Administrator shall immediately investigate the <br /> violation of the official control. As soon as is rcasonably possible. this <br /> information shall be submitted to the appropriate Department of Natural <br /> Rcsources' and Federal Emergency Managemcnt Agency Rcgional Office along <br /> with the City's plan of action to correct the vio)ation to the degree possibk. <br />C. The City Administrator shall notify the suspected party of thc requirements of <br /> this Section and all other Official Controls and the nature and extent of the . <br /> suspected violation of these contro)s. ]f the structure and/or use is under <br /> cO!1struction or development, thc City Administrator may order the construction <br /> or developmcnt immediately halted until a proper permit or approval is granted <br /> by the City. ]f the construction or development is already completed. then the <br /> City Administrator may cither: <br /> I. Issue an order identifying the corrective actions that shall be' made within <br /> a spccified time period to bring the use of structure into compliance with <br /> the official controls. or <br /> 2. Notify the responsible party to apply for an aticr-lhe-fact <br /> permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to <br /> exceed thirty (30) days. <br />D. If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the City Administrator <br /> within the specified period of time, each additional day lhat lapses shall <br /> constitute' an additional violation of this Section and shall be prosecuted <br /> Section 1335- Flood (>Iains <br /> Pagel8oft9 <br /> . <br />