A. Definitions. Whenever VIOLATE or VIOLATION is used herein, it shall be deemed to mean:
1. The performance of an act, or permitting, or causing of the performance of an act prohibited or declared to be unlawful or an offense by this Chapter or any ordinance incorporated in or referred to in this Chapter.
2. The failure to do any act required by this Chapter or any ordinance incorporated in or referred to in this Chapter.
B. Violation a misdemeanor. Any violations of this Chapter or any ordinance of the City incorporated in or referred to in this Chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor; provided, however, that any violation may be prosecuted as an infraction in the discretion of the City Attorney to serve the interests of justice.
C. Each day a separate violation. Each and every day a violation of this Chapter or any ordinance incorporated in or referred to in this Chapter shall constitute a separate offense. The person committing or permitting such offenses may be charged with a separate offense for each such violation and punished accordingly.
('65 Code, § 19-68) (Ord. No. 96- 027 § 1)
D. Punishments. Unless otherwise specified by this Code, a misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not exceeding One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), imprisonment for a term not exceeding six (6) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
('65 Code, § 19-68.1) (Ord. No. 96-027 § 2)
E. Administrative fines. Upon a finding by the City's Tax Collector, Treasury Division Manager, or any Business Tax Inspector, that a violation of Chapter 11.01 of this Code exists; an administrative fine may be imposed under the provisions of §§ 11.01.600 et seq.
(Ord. No. 2003-010 § 1; Ord. No. 2022-012 § 1 (part))