§ 20. Ordinances; enforcement
(a) The violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw adopted by the City, including zoning and subdivision bylaws adopted pursuant to 24 V.S.A. chapter 117, as the same may be amended from time to time, may be prosecuted as a civil action in the Vermont Superior Court, Vermont Environmental Court, or other appropriate forum.
(b) All penalties collected for the violation of an ordinance, regulation, or bylaw shall be paid over to the City except for any surcharge allowed by law to be retained by the court.
(c) A Superior Court or Environmental Court judge shall have the jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of an ordinance or rule, but the election of the City to proceed under this subsection shall not prevent its proceeding under subsection (a) of this section. (Amended 2009, No. M-23 (Adj. Sess.), § 21, eff. May 20, 2010.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Title 24 Appendix - Municipal Charters
Chapter 11 - City of St. Albans
App § 1. General law application
App § 3. General corporate powers
App § 15. Conflict of interest
App § 16. Ordinances; authority to enact
App § 17. Ordinances; introduction; first and second readings; public hearings
App § 18. Ordinances; authority enumerated
App § 19. Ordinances; City Council to establish penalty
App § 20. Ordinances; enforcement
App § 21. Ordinances; court authorized to order abatement
App § 22. Ordinances; offenders may be liable in damages
App § 24. School District; transfer of fund to
App § 27. Taxes; sidewalk, water, and wastewater assessment arrearages
App § 28. Construction and maintenance of roads and walks
App § 29. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes