A. 1. Any person who shall violate any provision of this chapter, including the Fire and Life Safety Code adopted by reference, or who shall fail to comply therewith; who shall violate or fail to comply with any order made thereunder; who shall build in violation of any detailed statement of specification or plans submitted and approved hereunder, or any certificate or permit issued thereunder and from which no appeal has been taken; or who shall fail to comply with an order as affirmed or modified by the City Council or by a court of competent jurisdiction within the time fixed herein, shall severally for each and every violation and noncompliance, respectively, be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500.
2. The imposition of 1 penalty for any violation shall not excuse the violation or permit it to continue; and all these persons shall be required to correct or remedy the violations or defects within a reasonable time.
3. When not otherwise specified, each 10 days that prohibited conditions are maintained or permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.
B. The application of the penalties prescribed in the foregoing paragraph shall not be held to prevent the enforced removal of prohibited conditions.