(a) Where work for which a permit is required by this chapter is started prior to obtaining such permit, the fees required by such permit shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the lawful requirements of any Ohio statute or City ordinance.
(b) Whoever violates any provision of this chapter or fails to comply with any order issued pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable under Chapter 501 of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 6025-1981. Passed 8-18-81; Ord. 9604-2009. Passed 8-18-09.)