(a) Unless otherwise provided, a person who violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions set forth in the PMC is responsible for a Class D Municipal civil infraction and shall be subject to the civil fines provided in Section 202.98.
(b) In addition to the penalty provided in Section 202.98, this chapter may be enforced by suit for injunction, action for damages or any equitable relief appropriate to the enforcement of the PMC.
(c) Upon conviction for a violation of the PMC which is subject to the general Code penalty provisions of Section 202.99, the court may, in addition to such fine and/or imprisonment, place the person on probation for any period of time, subject to any conditions permitted by State law. The court may also, as a condition of probation or as part of a convicted person's sentence, order the person to reimburse the City for all costs of enforcement attributable to the violation for which such person was convicted, including, but not limited to, the costs of inspection, prosecution and administration. The court may also order repairs as part of any probation, or, if authorized by State law, as part of a sentence.
(Ord. 7-95. Passed 3-21-95; Ord. 08-2016. Passed 6-21-16.)
(d) In addition to any other remedy available to the City under law, including City ordinances, an owner, tenant, or other occupant who fails to vacate a dwelling, dwelling unit or structure after having been given notice of an order to vacate under this chapter or who occupies a condemned dwelling, dwelling unit, or structure, is responsible or guilty as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), where the order to vacate is not based upon an imminent danger to life, limb or property of the occupant or the public at large, then an owner or tenant who fails to vacate after notice of an order to do so is responsible for a Class D Municipal Civil Infraction. Each day that the person fails to vacate after the date indicated on the notice is a new violation.
(2) Where the order to vacate is based upon an imminent danger to life, limb or property of the occupant or the public at large, then the person who fails to vacate after notice of the order to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day that the person fails to vacate after the date indicated on the notice is a new violation.
(3) Anyone other than an owner or tenant of a dwelling, dwelling unit, or structure that has been ordered vacated, who fails to vacate, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(4) A responsible party or tenant who has filed an appeal in accordance with the provisions of the PMC is not subject to the provisions of subsection (a) when the PMC provides for the stay of an order of vacation during such action.
(5) Anyone who occupies a dwelling, dwelling unit, or structure that has been posted condemned is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 15-07. Passed 10-16-07; Ord. 08-2016. Passed 6-21-16.)