1199.07 FINES.

   The owner and/or user of any building, structure or premises or part thereof, where any condition in violation of this Ordinance shall exist or shall be created, and who has assisted knowingly in the commission of such violation, shall be guilty of a separate offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined for each offense as follows:

   (a)   For each and every violation or instance of noncompliance, violators may be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, as defined by City of Findlay Municipal Code Part 5 General Offenses, Section 501.99, and each day that the violation exists will constitute a separate offense.

   (b)   A subsequent violation of this Ordinance involving the same property, the same violator, and occurring within two (2) years of the last prior conviction for the same violation, constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree, as defined in the City of Findlay Municipal Code Part 5 General Offenses Code, Section 501.99. This fine is not in lieu of any other fee or fees to obtain a zoning permit as set forth in Chapter 1169. (Ord. 2023-115. Passed 12-19-23.)