(A) (1) This chapter shall be administered and enforced by the Zoning Administrator, who is hereby designated the enforcing officer.
(2) In the event of a violation or a threatened violation of the ordinance, the City Council may institute appropriate actions or proceedings to present, restrain, correct or abate such violations or threatened violations. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to institute such action.
(3) Any taxpayer or taxpayers of the city may institute mandamus proceedings in the District Court to compel specific performance by the proper official or officials of any duty required by the ordinance.
(4) Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions hereof or who shall make any false statement in any document required to be submitted under the provisions hereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $700 or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days or both. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. The owner of the subject property and any contractor(s) involved shall be considered jointly liable.
(5) The contractor(s) performing any work requiring a permit under this chapter shall be in violation of the ordinance if working on the site prior to the issuance of a permit.
(6) If the city determines to enforce compliance of this chapter through a civil remedy, the offending party shall be required to reimburse the city for the city’s reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, and other professional costs incurred by the city associated with enforcing the offending party’s compliance with this chapter.
(B) Any person who shall violate any provision of § 152.103 of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished, for each violation, by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment of not more than 30 days. The continuation of a violation of any provision of § 152.103 of this chapter shall constitute, for each day the violation is continued, a separate and distinct violation hereunder.
(Ord. 906-2011, passed - -2011)