Fulton Penalties ordinance (§ 120-237)
Chapter 120: Zoning · Article VI. Administration
In short: Zoning violations carry fines of $10.00 to $100.00 per day, or $100.00 to $250.00 per day if willful, and ignoring a removal order for ten days adds a $250.00 civil penalty.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any provision of the regulations of this chapter has been committed or shall exist, or the lessee or tenant of an entire building or entire premises where such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which such violation has been committed or shall exist, or the general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any such violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation shall exist, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 and not more than $100.00 for each and every day that such violation continues, but if the offense be willful on conviction thereof, the punishment shall be a fine of not less than $100.00, or more than $250.00 for each and every day that such violation shall continue, or by imprisonment for ten days for each and every day such violation shall continue, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Any such person who, having been served with an order to remove any such violation, shall fail to comply with said order within ten days after such service, or shall continue to violate any provision of the regulations made under authority of this act in the respect named in such order, shall also be subject to a civil penalty of $250.00.
Official source: City of Fulton official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 120-237
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.