A. Violation Penalties: Persons who shall violate any provision of this title, or shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof, or who shall erect, install, alter, repair or do work in violation of the approved construction documents or directive of the fire code official, or of a permit or certificated use under provisions of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable of a fine not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day that a violation continues after due notice has been served shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. Recovery Of Costs: The city may recover all actual response costs, isolation costs or mitigation costs associated with all provisions of this title when deemed in the public best interest, to recover extraordinary expenses, or costs associated with the civil or criminal order of the court for any municipal, district or juvenile court within our district.
C. Abatement Of Violations: In addition to the imposition of the penalties herein described, the fire code official is authorized to institute appropriate action to prevent unlawful construction or to restrain, correct or abate a violation, or to stop an illegal act, conduct of business or occupancy of a structure on or about any premises. (Ord. 646, 9-13-2005; amd. Ord. 840, 6-11-2019)