GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2008-41
SENATE BILL 2126
AN ACT relating to zoning ordinance violations in the city of winston-salem.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 24 of Chapter 677 of the 1947 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"SEC. 24. Violations-Penalty. Any person, firm or
corporation who may violate any of the provisions of the zoning ordinance of
the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, within the one mile area surrounding
the corporate limits of the City of Winston-Salem, or within the three mile
area surrounding such city limits if the board of county commissioners shall
have approved such zoning provisions, shall, upon conviction, be fined fifty
dollars ($50.00) not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or
imprisoned not more than thirty (30) days; any person, firm or
corporation who shall continue to violate or shall permit any land, structure
or building to continue to exist or to be used in violation of the zoning
ordinance of the City of Winston-Salem, pursuant to the authority given by this
Act, or who shall cause, permit or continue to exist any occupancy or use of
any land, structure or building in violation of any of said ordinances, resolutions,
regulations or restrictions for as long a period as ten as five days
after notice of such violation, issued by the Building Inspector or
Administrative Officer of the City of Winston-Salem, or his designee, and
served upon him by any police officer of the City of Winston-Salem or by any
police officer of Forsyth County, or by personal service, by registered or
certified mail in conjunction with regular mail and posting, shall be
guilty of a separate offense for each day he permits such violation to continue
after the expiration of ten five days from such notice, and shall
be punished as above set forth. The Judge of the Municipal Court of the City
of Winston-Salem shall have the power to lessen the fine, penalty or term of
imprisonment imposed for any such violation.If the regular mail is not
returned within 10 days of its mailing, and the certified or registered mail is
returned refused or unclaimed, service by regular mail shall be deemed
sufficient. If regular mail is used, a notice of the violation shall be posted
in a conspicuous place on the premises in violation."
SECTION 2. This act applies to the City of Winston-Salem only.
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 3rd day of July, 2008.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives