(A) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article or regulations promulgated hereunder shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense, and each day such a violation continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
(B) In addition to the above fine, and any person who knowingly interferes with or impedes the commissioner or his designee in the enforcement of this article shall be subject to arrest by a duly authorized peace officer of the department and imprisonment for a term not to exceed six months under the procedures set forth in Section 1-2-1.1 of the Illinois Municipal Code and under the provisions of the Illinois Code of Criminal Procedure,
(C) Any sidewalk café in operation without a valid sidewalk café permit or subject to Section 10-28-870(D) is subject to removal from the public way by the commissioner or his designee. The provisions of Section 10-28-010(i) of the code shall apply to the removal of any portion of a sidewalk café, from the public way, whether for unpermitted operation or for obstruction of public way; provided, however, that the amount of the fine for a violation shall be as set forth in this section.
(Added Coun. J. 3-15-00, p. 27687, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 3-9-11, p. 113789, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 190; Amend Coun. J. 6-17-15, p. 1342, § 1)