Any violation or attempted violation of this subchapter of any condition or requirement adopted pursuant hereto may be restrained, corrected, or abated, as the case may be, by injunction or other appropriate proceedings pursuant to city codes and state law.
(A) The Building Official, Building and Zoning Department Inspectors and Code Enforcement Officers for the city are authorized to inspect all signs and to issue notices of violations and a summons to appear at a hearing conducted pursuant to the provisions of the local ordinance court of the city. The official issuing the notice of violation and summons shall photograph the violation as proof thereof and preserve said photograph for the hearing.
(B) In the event that any person, business, commercial or industrial establishment fails to pay any fine imposed, after a hearing and conviction for a violation of this subchapter, within 30 days of the date of the imposition of the fine, the business registration and license for the establishment shall be immediately suspended until payment is made.
(C) (1) In the event the licensee of any business or commercial establishment is convicted of three or more violations of this subchapter for violations occurring within any 90-day period, the licensee of the establishment shall be required to appear before the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals for a hearing to show cause why the business registration and license should not be suspended or revoked. After such hearing the Planning and Zoning Board of Appeals may recommend to the Mayor and Aldermen of the city suspension or revocation the license.
(2) If the City Council finds sufficient cause to suspend or revoke the establishment’s business registration and license, the establishment shall cease operations for the period specified by the City Council.
(Prior Code, § 166.130) (Ord. 2014-040, passed 7-8-2014; Ord. 2021-043, passed 9-14-2021) Penalty, see § 165.999