Whoever violates any of the provisions of this Chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under authority of this Chapter, or fails to comply therewith or with any written notice or written order issued hereunder, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for the first offense, and, for a second or subsequent offense, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both, and each day such violation occurs or continues and each violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(a) Whoever causes or permits the continuation of any violation of this Chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder or fails to comply therewith or with any written notice or written order issued hereunder, subsequent to conviction therefore, shall be liable for further prosecution, conviction and punishment upon the same order or notice without the necessity of issuing a new order or notice, until full compliance has been had on such order or notice upon which the original conviction was had.
(b) The imposition of any penalty shall not preclude the Director of Law from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a court of proper jurisdiction to prevent an unlawful repair or maintenance, or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to prevent the occupancy of a building, structure or premises, or to require compliance with the provisions of this Chapter, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulation, or the orders or determinations of the Building Inspector, the Board of Building Code Appeals and the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(Ord. 7215-00. Passed 3-6-00.)
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