§ 86-67. Penalty.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to construct any improvement or any part of an improvement within a right-of-way or easement dedicated to the county without a valid right-of-way/easement permit issued for such construction or providing the appropriate bond for activities under the provision of this article. Any person found guilty of violating this article or guilty of constructing an improvement or any part of an improvement without a valid right-of-way/easement permit shall be punished as provided pursuant in section 1-7 of this Code. Each day a person constructs any improvement or part of an improvement without a valid permit constitutes a separate offense under this article.

(b)

Any person damaging any county road or easement shall be required to either restore the road or easement to its condition prior to the damage, or shall pay to the board of county commissioners the sum of money determined by the road and bridge department to be necessary to restore the road or easement to its condition prior to the damage.

(c)

No person shall knowingly affix, install, place, attach, maintain, or fail to remove an unauthorized attachment to county-owned infrastructure or other property of the county on demand by the county or any authorized representative thereof.

(d)

No person shall use an attachment on county-owned infrastructure or other property of the county to provide a service not authorized by a right-of-way/easement permit.

(e)

It is a violation of this article to fail to pay the costs to remove abandoned improvements from the right-of-way as required in section 86-108.

(f)

Each unauthorized attachment or use is a separate offense. Each day a violation of this article continues is a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 2006-16, § 2, 4-11-06; Ord. No. 2017-015, § 3, 7-11-17)