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Penalties for Offenses
A. The Town Planner shall keep a record of all written and signed complaints received by the office regarding violations of this chapter. The Town Planner shall issue a monthly report on all such complaints to the Town Council, including the results of investigations and actions taken on each complaint.

B. Pursuant to Chapter XII, Section 6, of the Charter, and C.G.S. § 8-12a, as may be amended, the owner or agent of any building or premises where a violation of any provision of the regulations made under authority conferred by Chapter XII of the Charter has been commuted or exists or the owner, agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or exists or the agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any such violation exists shall be fined $35 for each day that such violation shall continue for the first five days; $85 for each day thereafter that such violation shall occur or continue; and, if the violation continues to exist for a period of 10 days after the violator is notified, in writing, of the violation or if the same violation occurs more than five times within a period of 12 months, $124 for each day thereafter that such violation shall occur or continue; provided, however, that if the offense is willful, the person convicted thereof shall be fined $150 or the maximum amount permitted under C.G.S. § 8-12, as it may be amended, for each day that such violation shall continue. The hearing procedure for any citation issued pursuant to this subsection shall be in accordance with § 1-10 of this Code.

C. The provisions of this section relating to fines and penalties shall be in addition to any other remedies available pursuant to the Town's Code of Ordinances or state statutes.

D. In addition to the fines set forth in the preceding subsections, an additional administrative fee of $2 per $10 of the amount of the fine(s) payable hereunder, or any fraction thereof, shall be payable to the Town of West Hartford by each person to whom a citation is issued.