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ARTICLE XV. ENFORCEMENT Sec. 40-181. Violations. Any of the following shall be a violation of this Chapter and shall be subject to the enforcement remedies and penalties provided by this Chapter and by state law: (a) To engage in any development, use, construction, remodeling or other activity of any nature upon the land and improvements thereon subject to the jurisdiction of the City of Portsmouth without all of the required permits, certificates or other forms of authorization as may be set forth in this Chapter to conduct or engage in such activity; (b) To engage in any development, use, construction, remodeling, or other activity of any nature in any way inconsistent with the permit, certificate, or other form of authorization granted for such activity by the city; (e) To violate, by act or omission, any term, condition, or qualification placed by the city upon a required permit, certificate or other form of authorization granted by the city to allow the use, development or other activity upon land or improvements thereon; (d) To erect, construct, reconstruct, alter, maintain or use any building or structure or to use any land in w[olation or contravention of any zoning, subdivision or general regulation of this code or any amendment thereto; (e) To continue any of the above stated violations. Each day of a violation shall be considered a separate offense. Sec. 40-182. k~forcement and Remedies. Any violation or attempted violation of this Chapter or of any condition or requirement adopted pursuant hereto may be restrained, corrected or abated as the case may be by injunction or other appropriate proceeding pursuant to the Code of Virginia. (a) The city may seek such criminal penalties as are provided below by Section 40-183. (b) The city may stop work on any building or structure on any land on which there is or has been an uncorrected violation of a provision of this Chapter or of a permit or other form of authorization issued hereunder in accordance with its powers to stop work under the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code; the director of environmental services, or any other interested official of the city, may institute any appropriate action or proceeding to prevent the unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair of any structure, or the unlawful use of any land, to restrain, abate, or correct such violations, to prevent the occupancy of such structures, or to prevent any unlawful act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. 131