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"" ." , a. Granting the exception will not confer upon the applicant any special privileges that are denied by this chapter to other property owners in the overlay district; b. The exception request is not based upon conditions or circumstances that are self-created or self-imposed, nor does the request arise from conditions or circumstances either permitted or nonconforming that are related to the adjacent parcels; c. The exception request is the minimum necessary to afford relief; d. The exception request will be in harmony with the purpose and intent of this chapter, and not injurious to the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to water quality or the public welfare; and e. Reasonable and appropriate conditions are imposed which will prevent the exception request from causing a degradation of water quality. (5) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Planning Commission regarding the denial of a requested exception may appeal the decision to the Circuit Court of Virginia. The aggrieved party must file the appeal to the circuit court within 30 days from the date of such decision to appeal and notify the director of planning of the appeal. Sec. 9.1-13. Enforcement. (a) Any person who: (i) violates any provision of any such ordinance or (ii) violates or fails, neglects, or refuses to obey any final notice, order, rule, regulation, or variance or permit condition authorized by the City under such ordinance shall, upon such finding by an appropriate circuit court, be assessed a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each day of violation. Such civil penalties may, at the discretion of the court assessing them, be directed to be paid into the City treasury for the purpose of abating environmental damage to or restoring Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas therein, in such a manner as the court may direct by order, except that where the violator is the city itself or its agent, the court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury. (b) With the consent of any person who: (i) violates any provision of this chapter or (ii) violates or fails, neglects, or refuses to obey any local governmental body's or official's notice, order, rule, regulation, or variance or permit condition authorized under such ordinance, the City may provide for the issuance of an order against such person for the one-time payment of civil charges for each violation in specific sums, not to exceed $10,000 for each violation. Such civil charges shall be paid into the City treasury for the purpose of abating environmental damage to or restoring Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas therein, except that where the violator is the city or its agent, the civil charges shall be paid into the state treasury. Civil charges shall be in lieu of any appropriate civil