1177.08 REMEDY FOR VIOLATIONS; EMERGENCY ACTION.

   (a)    The imposition of any penalty shall not preclude the Director of Law or his or her assistants from instituting an appropriate action or proceeding in a court of proper jurisdiction to prevent, restrain, correct or abate a violation, or prevent the use of a building, temporarily or permanently, for child care purposes, or to require compliance with the provisions of this chapter, or other applicable laws, ordinances, rules or regulations or orders or determination of any city official or the Zoning Board of Appeals.

   (b)    Notwithstanding the existence of any other remedies, penalties or legal actions provided for herein, if the Building Commissioner determines that an emergency condition exists, which is immediately hazardous to the health or well-being of the children attending a child care center, he shall order the child care center immediately closed and shall post thereon, in a conspicuous place, a sign closing such child care center until further direction of the Building Commissioner or legal action is taken.

(Ord. 2002-111. Passed 9-3-02.)