3-1-7: FAILURE TO ABATE; PENALTIES:
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in section 3-1-6 of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and upon being found liable therefor shall be subject to an infraction penalty of fifty dollars ($50.00) each day. Each day that a violation of this chapter exists may be charged as a separate infraction or misdemeanor violation, as appropriate. Any nuisance which violates this chapter and which constitutes an immediate hazard to the public health or which continues to exist after a finding of guilt or liability in two (2) or more prior infraction proceedings shall constitute a misdemeanor. In addition, any person who creates a nuisance, causes a nuisance, commits an act which constitutes a nuisance or maintains a nuisance shall bear the cost of preventing, removing or abating such nuisance, including attorney fees, if any. (Ord. 271, 7-1-2008; amd. Ord. 430, 11-17-2020)