1. Violation of any provision of this chapter may be enforced by civil action including an action for injunctive relief. In any civil enforcement action, administrative or judicial, the City shall be entitled to recover its attorney fees and costs from a person who is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have violated this chapter.
2. Violation of any provision of this chapter may also be enforced as a municipal infraction within the meaning of § 364.22, pursuant to Chapter 4 of this Code of Ordinances.
3. Enforcement pursuant to this section shall be undertaken by the enforcement officer upon the advice and consent of the City Attorney.
4. If the enforcement officer finds any work regulated by this chapter being performed in a manner either contrary to the provisions of this chapter or dangerous or unsafe, the enforcement officer is authorized to issue a stop work order. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner's agent, or to the person doing the work. Upon issuance of a stop work order, all work on site shall immediately cease. The stop work order shall state the reason for the order, and the conditions under which the cited work will be permitted to resume. Any person who shall continue any work after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be subject to penalties as stated in this chapter.
(Chapter 169 - Ord. 2011 - Jun. 20 Supp.)