§ 8-42. Remedies.

(a)

Violation of this Ordinance is a misdemeanor punishable as prescribed in G.S. § 14-4.

(b)

Injunctive Relief:

(1)

Whenever the County Manager has reasonable cause to believe that any person is violating or threatening to violate this Ordinance or any rule or order adopted or issued pursuant to this Ordinance, or any term, condition, or provision of a license issued pursuant to this Ordinance, it may, either before or after the institution of any other action or proceeding authorized by this Ordinance, institute a civil action in the name of Orange County for injunctive relief to restrain the violation or threatened violation.

(2)

Upon determination by a court that an alleged violation is occurring or is threatened, it shall enter such orders or judgments as are necessary to abate the violation or to prevent the threatened violation. The institution of an action for injunctive relief under this section shall not relieve any party to such proceedings from any civil or criminal penalty prescribed for violation of this Ordinance.

(Ord. of 11-4-1985, § 2-1, eff. 11-4-1985: Amend. of 06-19-2012, eff. 06-19-2012; Res. 2016-046, eff. 6-7-2016)