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! depending upon whether the use or structure is in the Floodway, Flood Fringe or General Flood Plain District, respectively. 9.22.12 ipen~lties for Violation. iSu~d. I Violation of the provisions of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements (including violations of conditions and safeguards established in connection with grants ~of valances or conditional uses) shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable aS d~efin~d by law. Any person who violates this ordinance or fails to comply with any of its requir¢~ent~ shall upon conviction thereof be responsible for all City costs incurred in processing the ~cas~. iSuhid. 2 Nothing herein contained shall prevent the City of Ramsey from taking such other la.v~ul ~iction as is necessary to prevent or remedy any violation. Such actions may include but Ne!not limited to: ia. In responding to a suspected ordinance violation, the Zoning Administrator ~ and Local Government may utilize the full array of enforcement actions available to it including but not limited to prosecution and fines, injunctions, after-the-fact permits, orders for corrective measures or a request to the ~ National Flood Insurance Program for denial of flood insurance availability ! to the guilty party. The community must act in good faith to enforce these , official controls and to correct ordinance violations to the extent possible so i as not to jeopardize its eligibility in the National Flood Insurance Program. ib. When an ordinance violation is either discovered by or brought to the attention of the Zoning Administrator, the Zoning Administrator shall immediately investigate the situation and document the nature and extent of ~ the violation of the official control. As soon as is reasonably possible, this information will be submitted to the appropriate Department of Natural i Resources' and Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Office along with the Community's plan of action to correct the violation to the degree possible. c, The Zoning Administrator shall notify the suspected party of the requirements of this ordinance and all other Official Controls and the nature and extent of the suspected violation of these controls. If the structure and/or use is under construction or development, the Zoning Administrator may order the consmaction or development immediately halted until a proper permit or approval is granted by the Community. If the construction or development is already completed, then the Zoning Administrator may either (1) issue an order identifying the corrective actions that must be made within a specified time period to bring the use or structure into compliance with the official controls, or (2) notify the responsible party to apply for an after-the- ' fact permit/development approval within a specified period of time not to exceed 30-days. id. If the responsible party does not appropriately respond to the Zoning Administrator within the specified period of time, each additional day that lapses shall constitute an additional violation of this ordinance and shall be prosecuted accordingly. The Zoning Administrator shall also upon the lapse of the specified response period notify the landowner to restore the land to the condition which existed prior to the violation of this ordinance. 9.2 2.13 iAmendments. The flood plain designation on the Official Zoning Map shall not be removed fr6m fl~od plain areas unless it can be shown that the designation is in error or that the