(a) Whenever in this Code or in any ordinance of the city an act is prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful or an offense or a misdemeanor, or wherever in such Code or ordinance the doing of an act is required, or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, and no specific penalty is provided therefor, the violation of any such provision of this Code or any such ordinance shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), except for:
(1) violations of municipal ordinances that govern fire safety, zoning, public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse, vegetation and litter violations, in which instances the maximum fine shall be two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for each offense and
(2) violations of traffic laws and ordinances which are punishable as a Class C misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00).
No penalty shall be greater or less than the penalty provided for the same or similar offense under the laws of the state.
(b) Each day any violation of this Code or of any ordinance shall continue shall constitute a separate offense.
Editor's note:
State law reference-V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, § 54.001, authorizes municipalities to adopt penalties for violations of ordinances.
Authorization of penalties for traffic violations is found in V.A.C.S., Art 6701d, Secs. 143 and 143A.