§ 152.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Whoever violates any provision of the building code or any lawful order issued by any public official or public employee pursuant to the building code shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. It shall be a separate offense for each successive day the violation continues.
   (B)   Any person who neglects or refuses to obey a proper order issued by the Planning Director or his or her authorized representative shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day the unlawful condition is permitted to exist after the time specified for abatement shall constitute a separate offense.
   (C)   Any person who violates § 152.03 or who erects, constructs, alters, or repairs a building or structure in violation of a permit shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. It shall be a separate offense for each successive day the violation continues.
      (1)   The owner of a building or structure and an architect, builder, contractor, or agent who may have assisted in the commission of a violation shall be guilty of a separate offense and on conviction shall be fined as provided above.
      (2)   The imposition of penalties as provided in this section shall not preclude the city attorney from instituting an appropriate action to prevent an unlawful erection, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to restrain, correct, or abate a violation, or to prevent occupancy of a building or structure, or to prevent an illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about any premises.
   (D)   Whoever violates any other provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. It shall be a separate offense for each successive day the violation continues.
(1980 Code, § 152.99) (Ord. 2223, passed 8-1-1966; Am. Ord. 4042, passed 10-6-1980; Am. Ord. 8781, passed 7-15-2019)