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<br />complete a project with one year after work has commenced shall be a violation of this <br />article and shall be punishable as provided in section 40-183. <br /> <br />Sec. 40-54.7. Certificate of appropriateness; enforcement and remedies. <br /> <br />(a) Any violation or attempted violation of this article or of any condition or <br />requirement adopted pursuant hereto may be restrained, corrected or abated by injunction <br />or other appropriate proceeding pursuant to the Code of Virginia. <br /> <br />(b) After the issuance of a certificate of appropriateness, city zoning inspectors <br />shall from time to time inspect the alteration or construction approved by such certificate <br />and shall give prompt notice to the applicant of any work not in accordance with such <br />certificate or in violation of any ordinances of the city. If violations are not corrected in a <br />timely manner, the certificate and building permit may be revoked. <br /> <br />(c) The zoning administrator, building official and designated city staff are <br />authorized to order that work be stopped and that an appropriate application be filed or <br />reviewed in any case where, in the inspector or designated staff s opinion, the work being <br />performed is inconsistent with the character of the present structure or the prevailing <br />character of the surroundings and the historic district or when it appears that the work <br />exceeds the scope of an approved certificate of appropriateness. The commission, upon <br />review of the application may require the property owner to remedy such violations by <br />restoring the affected property to its previous appearance. <br /> <br />Sec. 40-54.8. Certificate of appropriateness; violations; civil penalties <br /> <br />(a) In accordance with section 15.2-2209 of the Code of Virginia, the <br />following uniform schedule of civil penalties for violations of specified provisions of the <br />zoning ordinance is adopted. The offenses does not include any zoning violation resulting <br />in injury to any persons, and the existence of these civil penalties shall not preclude <br />action by the zoning administrator under provision 4 of Section 15.2-2286 or action by <br />the governing body under Sections 15.2-2208. <br /> <br />(1) Failure to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal and/or <br />installation of roofing materials <br /> <br />Initial Offense $100.00 <br />Continuing Offense $500.00 <br />Repeat Offense $500.00 <br /> <br />(2) Failure to obtain a Certificate of Appropriateness for the removal and/or <br />installation of wall siding materials <br /> <br />Initial Offense $100.00 <br />Continuing Offense $500.00 <br />Repeat Offense $500.00 <br />