(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
(B) (1) It shall be an illegal nuisance for any owner, agent, lessee, tenant, or other person occupying or having charge or control of any premises to permit any of the conditions to exist as set forth in § 91.01. If the nuisance is not abated within 30 days, the owner or agent in charge of the property will be issued an infraction citation payable to the City Clerk in the amount of $100.
(2) The City Council hereby designates the City Superintendent or Public Works Director or his or her staff with the responsibility for issuing notices pursuant to § 91.01. The city staff shall notify in writing, by mail or personal service, the occupant, or agent in charge of any premises located in the city, that such violation exists. Such notice shall advise as follows:
(a) How the owner, occupant, or agent in charge of the property is in violation of § 90.01;
(b) The owner, occupant, or agent in charge of the property has 30 days to abate the nuisance;
(c) The owner, occupant, or agent in charge of the property may request a hearing before the governing board within 15 working days after receipt of a notice;
(d) If the nuisance is not abated within 30 days, the owner or agent in charge of the property will be issued an infraction citation payable to the City Clerk in the amount of $100; and
(e) If the infraction fine is not paid within ten working days, the owner, occupant, or agent in charge of the property will be issued an infraction citation and a hearing will be scheduled pursuant to the infraction rules of the state.
(C) Any person violating § 91.02 shall be punished by a civil penalty of $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second offense, $300 for a third offense and $500 for each subsequent offense within a 24-month period. Each such act which constitutes a violation of § 91.02, which either continues or is repeated more than 30 minutes after the issuance of a warning to cease said activities, shall be considered a separate offense and shall be prosecuted as a separate offense.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of § 91.03 shall be fined not less than $1 or no more than $100, recoverable with costs.
(Ord. 13, passed 3-3-1953; Ord. 2009-02, passed 10-5-2009; Ord. 2016-01, passed 8-1-2016)