(a) A person who violates a provision of this article, or who fails to perform an act required of the person by this article, commits an offense. A person commits a separate offense each day or portion of a day during which a violation is committed, permitted, or continued.
(b) An offense under this article is punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $500, except that a second or subsequent conviction for the same offense within a period of less than one year from the first conviction is punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
(c) The culpable mental state required for the commission of an offense under this article is governed by Section 1-5.1 of this code.
(d) The penalties provided for in Subsection (b) are in addition to any other enforcement remedies and penalties that the city may have under city ordinances and state law. Prosecution for an offense under this article does not prevent the use of other administrative enforcement remedies or procedures applicable to the conduct involved in the offense. (Ord. 29023)