§ 240-15. Violations and penalties.

A. 

Notice of violation. No structure owner shall be charged with a violation of this article unless written notice of a violation personally is delivered to the structure owner or is sent by regular first class mail and simultaneously by certified mail, return-receipt requested, to the structure owner at the structure owner’s address as appears on the tax records of the City of North Wildwood and the structure owner then is afforded 10 calendar days (weekends and legal holidays included) from the date of the personal delivery of the notice of violation to the structure owner or from the date of the mailing of the notice of violation to the structure owner, as the case may be, to bring the subject structure into compliance.

B. 

Penalties. Any structure owner that violates any of the provisions of this article, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine of up to $1,250 and/or 90 days in the county jail for each day of offense or violation. Each day that a violation continues after the ten-calendar-day notification period expires shall constitute a separate offense. Upon conviction, a structure owner shall be ordered to make restitution to the City of North Wildwood in an amount equal to the sum of money expended by the City of North Wildwood in connection with the providing of the written notice of violation to the structure owner.