16.28.040 Occupation of premises without certificate.

   (A)   Any occupation of a building before a certificate of occupancy thereon is properly issued and posted under this chapter is a misdemeanor under § 1.12.020. Inducing or causing such occupation to occur is also a misdemeanor under § 1.12.020.

   (B)   Any person convicted of such misdemeanor shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each such person is guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person.

(`78 Code, § 16.28.040.) (Ord. 1522 § 2 (part), 1978.)