(a) Whenever a person does an act that is forbidden, fails to perform an act that is required, or commits an act that is made an offense by any provision of this code or of any ordinance, rule, or regulation of the city and no specific penalty is provided for a violation of the provision, the violation is punishable by a fine:
(1) not to exceed $500;
(2) not to exceed $2,000 if the provision violated governs fire safety, zoning, or public health and sanitation, including dumping of refuse; or
(3) fixed by state law if the violation is one for which the state has fixed a fine.
(b) A person violating a provision of this code or other ordinance, rule, or regulation of the city is guilty of a separate offense for each day or part of a day during which the violation is committed, continued, or permitted, unless otherwise provided.
(c) Where the city council has by ordinance established a minimum fine for an offense under this code or any other ordinance, rule, or regulation of the city, a judge of the municipal court may never impose a lower fine for the offense. (Ord. Nos. 18001; 19963; 21973)